Ethane

EU Must Take on its Methane Problem before Turning to Hydrogen

Facing dangerous levels of warming, Europe aspires to achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Satellites Reveal Depth of Permian Basin’s Methane Emissions Problem

A study shows leaked methane emissions across the Permian Basin in the 11 months to March 2019 were enough to supply two million homes with natural gas.

Gas Storage Method may Help Next-Generation Clean Energy Vehicles

A research team led by Northwestern University (NU) has designed and synthesized new materials with ultrahigh porosity and surface area for the storage of hydro…

Shell Greenlights $6.4 bln Australia Natural Gas Project

Royal Dutch shell said on Friday it would develop the first phase of Australia's largest coal-bed methane resource in Queensland.

Oil and Gas Technology

First-of-its-kind Power Plant Utilizes Ethane in Combustion Mix

A new Competitive Power Ventures gas-fired power plant in Pennsylvania.

Gas power plant

First-of-its-kind Power Plant Utilizes Ethane in Combustion Mix

A new Competitive Power Ventures gas-fired power plant in Pennsylvania, United States, has been adapted to use ethane in its combustion mix.

Biobattery

Biogas from Organic Waste could Cover 20% of World Gas Fuel Demand

The organisation claims the world is using only a "fraction" of the potential to use biogas and biomethane from organic waste as a clean fuel alternative.

Energy Storage Battery

Simple Metal Films Give Fuel Cells a Boost

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) promise efficient energy generation with low emissions but the methane oxidation reaction (MOR) on which they rely is slow.

Fossil Fuel Companies Have Had Even Worse Impact on Climate Change

The oil and gas industry has had a far worse impact on the climate than previously believed, according to a study indicating that human emissions of fossil meth…

New Technique Could Accelerate Waste-to-Methane Production

In a recent study, environmental engineering master's student Bappi Chowdhury and his colleagues found that adding conductive materials to the waste products co…

Coal Mine

Government Plans to Give Big Push to Private Sector Mining of Coal

Stating that the coal sector had a single mindset of coal production from Coal India Ltd, he said the sector has to be dynamic, respond to the challenges coming…

The Fracking Industry’s Methane Problem is a Climate Problem

While carbon dioxide—deservedly—gets a bad rap when it comes to climate change, about 40 percent of global warming actually can be attributed to the powerful …

Why ‘Flammable Ice’ Could Be the Future of Energy ?

Japan succeeded in extracting an untapped fuel from its ocean floor – methane hydrate, or flammable ice. Proponents argue that it will offset energy crises, bu…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Drillers in Oil Field are Burning Off More Natural Gas than Ever Before

Methane-emissions intensity in the Permian Basin plunged 64% in the past seven years, even as crude production surged, according to a report by Texans for Natur…

New Technology

Satellite Detects Methane Gas, A Tool to Curb Climate Change

Oil and gas accidents have long emitted vast amounts of methane, a gas second only to carbon dioxide in its potential to warm the planet. Measuring such release…