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- New form of ice could help explore exciting avenues for energy production and storage
- New study measures methane emissions from natural gas production and offers insights into two large sources
- 'Smart windows' have potential to keep heat out and save energy
- Is natural gas a 'bridge' to a hotter future?
| New form of ice could help explore exciting avenues for energy production and storage Posted: 10 Dec 2014 10:13 AM PST The discovery of a new form of ice could lead to an improved understanding of our planet's geology, potentially helping to unlock new solutions in the production, transportation and storage of energy. Ice XVI, the least dense of all known forms of ice, has a highly symmetric cage-like structure that can trap gaseous molecules to form compounds known as clathrates or gas hydrates.  |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2014 09:14 AM PST A small subset of natural gas wells are responsible for the majority of methane emissions from two major sources -- liquid unloadings and pneumatic controller equipment -- at natural gas production sites. With natural gas production in the United States expected to continue to increase during the next few decades, there is a need for a better understanding of methane emissions during natural gas production.  |
| 'Smart windows' have potential to keep heat out and save energy Posted: 10 Dec 2014 09:14 AM PST Windows allow brilliant natural light to stream into homes and buildings. Along with light comes heat that, in warm weather, we often counter with energy-consuming air conditioning. Now scientists are developing a new kind of 'smart window' that can block out heat when the outside temperatures rise. The advance could one day help consumers better conserve energy on hot days and reduce electric bills.  |
| Is natural gas a 'bridge' to a hotter future? Posted: 08 Dec 2014 11:57 AM PST Natural gas power plants produce substantial amounts of gases that lead to global warming. Replacing old coal-fired power plants with new natural gas plants could cause climate damage to increase over the next decades, unless their methane leakage rates are very low and the new power plants are very efficient.  |
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