Natural Gas Hydrate Resources and Hydrate Technologies: A Review and Analysis of the Associated Energy and Global Warming Challenges

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yisong Yu ◽  
Xian-wei ZHANG ◽  
Jian-Wu Liu ◽  
Yohan Lee ◽  
Xiaosen Li
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Natural Gas Hydrate ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Storage

The new scenario involving the rapid energy supply transition from oil-based to natural gas-based undoubtedly affects the future carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offers an opportunity for the use...

scholarly journals Evaluation and re-understanding of the global natural gas hydrate resources

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-338
Author(s):  
Xiong-Qi Pang ◽  
Zhuo-Heng Chen ◽  
Cheng-Zao Jia ◽  
En-Ze Wang ◽  
He-Sheng Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Material Balance ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Resource Assessment ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Natural Gas Hydrate ◽  
The Future ◽  
Recoverable Resources

AbstractNatural gas hydrate (NGH) has been widely considered as an alternative to conventional oil and gas resources in the future energy resource supply since Trofimuk’s first resource assessment in 1973. At least 29 global estimates have been published from various studies so far, among which 24 estimates are greater than the total conventional gas resources. If drawn in chronological order, the 29 historical resource estimates show a clear downward trend, reflecting the changes in our perception with respect to its resource potential with increasing our knowledge on the NGH with time. A time series of the 29 estimates was used to establish a statistical model for predict the future trend. The model produces an expected resource value of 41.46 × 1012 m3 at the year of 2050. The statistical trend projected future gas hydrate resource is only about 10% of total natural gas resource in conventional reservoir, consistent with estimates of global technically recoverable resources (TRR) in gas hydrate from Monte Carlo technique based on volumetric and material balance approaches. Considering the technical challenges and high cost in commercial production and the lack of competitive advantages compared with rapid growing unconventional and renewable resources, only those on the very top of the gas hydrate resource pyramid will be added to future energy supply. It is unlikely that the NGH will be the major energy source in the future.

scholarly journals Global warming solutions: Carbon capture and storage

2021 ◽  
Vol 308 ◽  
pp. 01024
Author(s):  
Hengyang Fei ◽  
Chaoyue Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Greenhouse Effect ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
And Storage

Global warming (GW) is a severe problem that needs to be resolved, but how can scientists contribute to this issue? Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is a way of reducing the enhanced greenhouse effect. Here, we introduce two methods of CCS technology, including corresponding scientific proofs for each one being viable, the merits and demerits of each measure. Moreover, there are oppositions against the implementation of CCS projects. We also summarize some perspectives and possible solutions for societal opposition against CCS projects. This review will enhance the understanding of the strategies of CCS and the solutions of GW.

Assessment of Future Sustainable Power Technologies with Carbon Capture and Storage

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Hadjipaschalis ◽  
Costas Christou ◽  
Andreas Poullikkas
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Major Power ◽  
Natural Gas Combined Cycle ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Avoidance Cost

In this work, a technical, economic and environmental analysis concerning the use of three major power generation plant types including pulverized coal, integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) and natural gas combined cycle, with or without carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) integration, is carried out. For the analysis, the IPP optimization software is used in which the electricity unit cost and the CO2 avoidance cost from the various candidate power generation technologies is calculated. The analysis indicates that the electricity unit cost of IGCC technology with CCS integration is the least cost option with the lowest CO2 avoidance cost of all candidate technologies with CCS integration. Further investigation concerning the effect of the loan interest rate on the economic performance of the candidate plants revealed that up to a value of loan interest of approximately 5.7%, the IGCC plant with CCS retains the lowest electricity unit cost. Above this level, the natural gas combined cycle plant with post-combustion CCS becomes more economically attractive.

Environmental Risk of Gas Hydrates Exploitation in Tibetan Plateau Permafrost

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 2114-2117
Author(s):  
Rong Zhao ◽  
Hua Jin Chang ◽  
Ke Long Chen
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Middle Latitude ◽  
Qinghai Province ◽  
Engineering Process Control ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Important Significance

Gas hydrate samples were collected in Muli area (Qinghai Province, China) of Tibetan Plateau permafrost, which is the first discovery of gas hydrate in Chinese permafrost and in the low to middle latitude permafrost of the world. Although the exploitation of gas hydrate in Tibetan Plateau permafrost has lots of important significance, environmental risks including permafrost and alpine meadow ecosystem degeneration, global climate influence, and environmental pollution would take place in the exploitation process. In order to avoid or decrease the risk, safe and dependable exploitation technique, carbon capture and storage technology, engineering process control, legislation and emergency preparatory scheme should be put into practice.

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