An
abundant supply of natural gas «delays up to decades the time period over which renewable energies become economically competitive,» the researchers write.
Both increasing
domestic supply of natural gas and lower natural gas prices, together with the high efficiency of combined - cycle power plants, have contributed to their increased use.
Coal is under increasing pressure from
cheap supplies of natural gas due to the fracking boom and now also from rising supplies of wind and solar electricity.
When and
if supplies of natural gas begin to run out, the oil companies will focus on squeezing usable fuels out of even more difficult prospects.
What is required is a long
term supply of natural gas that will not run out and can supply all the needs of the electricity generation industries, chemical industries and home consumers.
Nothing to Fear, Chapter 18, Remarkable Availability of Life Saving Fossil Fuels, explains why the United States has a huge potential
supply of natural gas from methane hydrates.
Similar prophecies have proved wrong before and doubters point out that electricity bills for American factories will rise if the U.S. starts selling its
growing supply of natural gas abroad and lifts current curbs on gasoline exports.
CH Energy Group President Steven Lant put in a pitch for the natural gas mining, saying it would provide the region with a
closer supply of natural gas as well as local jobs.
It would take 150,000 wells drilled over the course of 5 years for a 3 year
supply of natural gas = trade off, 1000 year water supply.
Regardless, solar is the only answer and wont solve everything which is why is vital for NY to have an abundant
supply of Natural Gas so that we can heat our homes and drive NYs economy.
The United States will continue to grow as an
important supplier of natural gas, projected to increase to 5.3 trillion cubic feet as unconventional gas plays such as the Marcellus Shale account for more than 50 percent of U.S. production by 2030, EIA said.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new, carbon - neutral way to convert vegetable - based fuels to syngas, a breakthrough that could allow producers to power hydrogen fuel cells or create a replacement for America's
dwindling supplies of natural gas, all without relying on fossil fuels.
«Getting
enough supplies of natural gas is no longer a concern now; what policymakers are concerned [about] is how to encourage Chinese citizens to use more natural gas,» Ma said.
It's admirable that Honda keeps offering the Civic CNG, a car that's built in America and relies on
American supplies of natural gas, but until there is a reliable, widespread infrastructure to support it and a larger, more well - informed consumer base creating more demand, it will remain a very niche vehicle.
Coal, which once supplied about half the nation's electricity, has dropped to 40 percent as it has been replaced by
booming supplies of natural gas and renewable sources such as wind and solar.
The US has 13.6 years
supply of natural gas according to this new British Petroleum report They assume 330 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of reserves in the US and a 54.8 years supply in the entire world.
Access to vast new supplies of American natural gas from shale deposits is one of the most exciting domestic energy developments in decades, particularly for the business of chemistry — energy policies must enable access to this
immense supply of natural gas while protecting the environment.
Duke Energy, one of the largest utilities in the country, spent $ 5 billion to acquire Piedmont Natural Gas in order to secure its
future supply of natural gas.
It's a simple change that could have profound effects — especially as the shale drilling boom provides abundant
new supplies of natural gas.
Recent increases in
domestic supplies of natural gas and resulting low prices have impelled utilities and power producers across the country to become more greatly dependent on natural gas.
The US has a 12 to 108
year supply of natural gas — and most likely 50 years or less including a portion of the most speculative estimates.
«Thanks to
abundant supplies of natural gas, the U.S. chemical industry is investing in new facilities and expanded production capacity, which tends to attract downstream industries that rely on petrochemical products.
«We have
a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly 100 years, and my administration will take every possible action to safely develop this energy,» Obama proclaimed.
Supplies of natural gas are adequate at least through 2020.
-- Matthew Lanfear, CEO of Great Eastern Energy,
a supplier of natural gas, electricity, and renewable energy in the Northeast
Ontario's
supply of natural gas would be cut by roughly 25 percent, leaving some regions with few obvious alternatives to substitute for the loss.
As the biggest station operator and
supplier of natural gas for transportation in the U.S., the company should benefit from higher oil prices and more focus on reducing emissions likely to drive many truck operators to consider this new engine.
The violence in Libya for instance, directly threatened the energy security of the members of the Alliance due to the interruption of supply of European refineries with light sweet crude oil and
the supply of natural gas to pipelines to Italy.