http://gigaom.com/2013/03/14/3-hurdles-for-japans-gas-discovery/ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:06:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2013/03/14/3-hurdles-for-japans-gas-discovery/#comment-1320145 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:28:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=620161#comment-1320145 “At current natural gas prices of $3.64 per MMBTU, there’s no reason for anyone to invest in methane hydrate projects” -> that may be true in the US but considering the way-more expensive prices Japanese (and Asian countries more generally) pay for importing gas, it makes sense for them to search another solution… especially a domestic one

]]> http://gigaom.com/2013/03/14/3-hurdles-for-japans-gas-discovery/#comment-1319941 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:38:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=620161#comment-1319941 The breathlessness of the article was a bit over the top. Hydrates have been studied for years. DOE has conducted lots of research. But, man, the challenges. And if you get it all you have is methane, which people sell to produce 11 cents a kilowatt hour power.

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