US to invest $5.6 million in methane hydrate research

摘要

Washington—The US Department of Energy August 31 announced it is investing $5.6 million in 14 research projects on methane hydrates, which the agency says could be a major source of natural gas. Methane hydrates are ice-lattice structures with frozen natural gas, and they are found worldwide, including under the Arctic permafrost and on the ocean floor.