A Review of the Methane Hydrate Program in Japan

In this paper, methane hydrate R&D in Japan was examined in the context of Japan’s evolving energy policies. Methane hydrates have been studied extensively in Japanese national R&D programs since 1993, with the goal of utilizing them as an energy resource. Currently, the Research Consortium...

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Main Authors: Ai Oyama, Stephen M. Masutani
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spelling ftrepec:oai:RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:10:p:1447-:d:112684 2024-04-14T08:14:46+00:00 A Review of the Methane Hydrate Program in Japan Ai Oyama Stephen M. Masutani https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/10/1447/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/10/1447/ unknown https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/10/1447/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/10/1447/ article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:31:38Z In this paper, methane hydrate R&D in Japan was examined in the context of Japan’s evolving energy policies. Methane hydrates have been studied extensively in Japanese national R&D programs since 1993, with the goal of utilizing them as an energy resource. Currently, the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources in Japan (MH 21) is in the third phase of a project that began in early 2002. Based on publicly available reports and other publications, and presentations made at the ten International Workshops for Methane Hydrate Research and Development, we have attempted to provide a timeline and a succinct summary of the major technical accomplishments of MH 21 during project Phases 1, 2, and 3. methane hydrate; MH 21 Research Consortium; Japan; energy policy Article in Journal/Newspaper Methane hydrate RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
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description In this paper, methane hydrate R&D in Japan was examined in the context of Japan’s evolving energy policies. Methane hydrates have been studied extensively in Japanese national R&D programs since 1993, with the goal of utilizing them as an energy resource. Currently, the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources in Japan (MH 21) is in the third phase of a project that began in early 2002. Based on publicly available reports and other publications, and presentations made at the ten International Workshops for Methane Hydrate Research and Development, we have attempted to provide a timeline and a succinct summary of the major technical accomplishments of MH 21 during project Phases 1, 2, and 3. methane hydrate; MH 21 Research Consortium; Japan; energy policy
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