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May 1 | News
A
team of Rice University students recently fulfilled a challenge to
economically turn shale gas produced in China into a range of useful,
profitable and environmentally friendly products. In building its plan,
the team had to deal not only with processing what's known as "sour gas"
straight out of the wellhead, but also had to come up with a solid
budget for the construction and profitable operation of the plant as
well as a strategy to protect the environment.
Apr 9 | News
According
to findings by the U.S. Geological Survey, the rate of earthquakes in
the United States’ midsection has jumped six-fold from the late 20th
century through last year, and the changes are "almost certainly
man-made." Most of the earthquakes resulting from drilling activities
are relatively mold, falling into the magnitude 3 range on the Richter
scale.
Feb 27 | News
In 2009, when the United States
fell into economic recession, greenhouse gas emissions also fell, by
6.59%
relative to 2008. In the power sector, however, the
recession was not the main cause. Researchers at Harvard University have shown that the primary
explanation
for the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from power generation that
year
was that a decrease in the price of natural gas reduced the industry's
reliance
on coal.
Feb 1 | News
Tons
and tons of old produce goes to waste each year, much of it simply
thrown away. A new biogas plant near Stuttgart, in Germany, has been
built specifically to convert this market waste into methane for
commercial use
Jan 19 | News
Former Secretary of Defense William Perry lists biomass, plug-in hybrid cars, nuclear power, more natural gas, and energy efficiency as the only potential near-term answers to easing the United States' emissions of greenhouse gases and addiction to oil. Of these items, what is the most important?
Jan 13 | News
An
international team of scientists says it's figured out how to slow
global warming in the short run and prevent millions of deaths from
dirty air: Stop focusing so much on carbon dioxide.
Jan 11 | News
A
quad porosity model developed by Oklahoma State University researchers
uses scanning electron microscopy to characterize up to four porosity
systems for shale gas. The simulation model, which will offer better
forecasting and potential cost savings, is about to be field-tested in
gas reservoirs over the next few months.
Jan 5 | News
A demonstration project on the southeastern tip of Australia has helped to verify that depleted natural gas reservoirs can be repurposed for geologic carbon sequestration. The project, which includes scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, also demonstrated that depleted gas fields have enough carbon dioxide storage capacity to make a significant contribution to reducing global emissions.
11/9/2011 | News
Metal-organic
crystal frameworks feature nanoscale pores and high surface areas—ideal
characteristics for absorbing and storing natural gas. But millions of
different structure variations have slowed R&D work, prompting a
Northwestern University research team to build an algorithm that can
sift through possibilities and find the best options, fast.
10/11/2011 | News
Led by Penn State University researchers, the new Marcellus Shale Research Network will consolidate and routinely update water data being collected by watershed groups, government agencies, industry stakeholders and universities as a searchable database.
