New form of ice could help explore exciting avenues for energy production and storage
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
Clathrates are now known to store enormous quantities of methane and other gases in the permafrost as well as in vast sediment layers hundreds of metres deep at the bottom of the ocean floor. Their potential decomposition could therefore have significant consequences for our planet, making an improved understanding of their properties a key priority.