Gas Hydrate and Climate Change
Sandhya Satahkopan C1, Annapurna Boruah2
1Sandhya Satahkopan, C, Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India.
2Dr Annapurna Boruah, Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India.
Manuscript received on 03 May 2021 | Revised Manuscript received on 06 May 2021 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 May 2021 | Manuscript published on 30 May 2021 | PP: 30-36 | Volume-1 Issue-1, May 2021 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijpe.A1907051121
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Abstract: Energy demand after the industrial revolution is increasing exponentially but the supply of the same is not even close because of the diminishing fossil fuels. Since, the easy oil has been exploited, researchers are looking for potential crude generation in harsher environment. The harsher environment would mean usage of sophisticated technologies to extract and at deeper levels, which is not considered economical. Consequently, scientists and researchers are looking for alternative energy source such as Gas hydrates in order to meet the energy demand. The anthropogenic activities such as burning of fossil fuel, coal, wood etc has caused adverse effect on the environment like global warming. Therefore, unconventional source of energy like gas hydrates can be used as clean energy. Gas hydrate stability is controlled by several factors like, temperature, pressure, gas composition, ionic impurities in water, thickness of the zone. This paper pertains to study the phase behaviour of the gas hydrate with respect to pressure and temperature, furthermore, the environmental implications of gas hydrates which trigger catastrophic events like tsunami, submarine landslide ocean acidification etc. Special attention is also placed on the opportunities and challenges of gas hydrates policies in consideration to environmental impacts in order to push forward the global developments of the sustainable energy.
Keywords: Climate Change, Gas Hydrate, Environmental Impact, Seafloor Instability.