-don't handle solar or wind power-handled by other department
Global Conventional oil resources-took a picture of map of wold and expressed areas with highest oil resources and production
-shows the disconnect
-assessed that about 650 billion barrels of oil left to be found
-showed map of domestic oil production in U.S., but alot of these area are not accessible for various reasons, such as economics.
-Our country has a long history of activity, but significant potential remains, esp. with unconventional)continuous) resources and reserve growth
Reserve growth-when group estimates resources in the reserve, estimate number, usually a low number
unconventional resources: an important part of the national energy potential
-include gas hydrates, methane...
Conventional-drill rig, reservoir of oil
unconventional-not yet produced, not economic, on the horizon
-now no longer referred to as unconventional, but continuous, resources that are more promising
-unconventional production is a growing source of U.S. gas supply
-unconventional gas can become conventional and add to energy mix
-barnett shale gas production in texas
-new ways of producing resources popping up every few years
Truly unconventional-gas hydrates-found underground in ocean sediments, in the artic
-offer great potential
US has between 200,000 to 320,000 TCFG of in place gas in the form of gas hydrate
-if just a small fraction can be produced, that could dwarf the more than 1200 TCFG of UD conventional natural gas reserves and technically recoverable resources
-concentration of gas hydrates varies in different formations-gas hydrates in sand have more produceable potential
James brought up an interesting point in class. All of the other material that has been presented to us has been highly criticized by various sources, for example, "An Inconvenient Truth". This plenary, however, concentrated more on scientific fact, which in a sense seemed refreshing.
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Yes, everyone seemed to like hearing the unvarnished facts.
The unconventional sources look promising for a plausible transition to more sustainable sources of energy. During the transition, lost of work will be done on new technologies for getting away from fossil fuels, but it won't happen overnight.
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