Should we burn methane? (hook up, component)

[Brian.Pearson]

Methane may be answer to 56-million-year question

[jtur88]

Who asked the question 56-million years ago?

[irman]

Where do you get enough methane to make it worthwhile ?
Hook up a cow on the other end of the hose ?

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by irman

Where do you get enough methane to make it worthwhile ?
Hook up a cow on the other end of the hose ?

Skimmed the story and skipped that part, huh?

[Grandpa Pipes]

Originally Posted by Brian.Pearson

Methane may be answer to 56-million-year question

Most folk's know "methane" by it's street name of "Natural Gas" which means we already are burning "methane".

One thing no one should ever want to happen is the methane trapped frozen in the oceans to some how thaw to pollute earths atmosphere.

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by Tightwad

Most folk's know "methane" by it's street name of "Natural Gas" which means we already are burning "methane".

One thing no one should ever want to happen is the methane trapped frozen in the oceans to some how thaw to pollute earths atmosphere.

That's what I was going to say... we already burn lots of methane - it's just dinosaur farts instead of cow farts...

[irman]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

Skimmed the story and skipped that part, huh?

Uhmmm ... yeah, I did !
That was a long story to read !!

[Brian.Pearson]

You know, who would have guessed that natural gas is mostly methane.

I’ve been working in the energy arena for over two decades and sometimes forget to lead with the basics. Shale gas is “natural gas produced from shale.” Wikipedia notes “Methane is the major component of natural gas, about 87% by volume” though other sources typically give a range of around 70% to 90%. Most of the rest of nat gas is ethane, propane and/0r butane. The stuff that gets to your home “is almost pure methane.”

[Brian.Pearson]

You know, who would have guessed that natural gas is mostly methane.

I’ve been working in the energy arena for over two decades and sometimes forget to lead with the basics. Shale gas is “natural gas produced from shale.” Wikipedia notes “Methane is the major component of natural gas, about 87% by volume” though other sources typically give a range of around 70% to 90%. Most of the rest of nat gas is ethane, propane and/0r butane. The stuff that gets to your home “is almost pure methane.”