Nuclear and micro nuclear are the long term future. Earth processes from the core are the present and foreseeable future. Let the alarmists scream and pout, but don’t be one of them.
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Next big energy gusher is sub sea liqid Methane
Plenty off the Atlantic coast
Japan also has some exploratory drilling
Why 'flammable ice' could be the future of energy - BBC Future
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Having very few other options in terms of domestic energy makes this hard-to-access source of methane an appealing prospect. Japan is not a country that has other carbon-based sources of energy .
Energy Resources from the Bottom of the Sea. Research is underway into the commercialization of natural methane hydrate believed to exist in the seabed layer in the waters surrounding the Japanese archipelago. Methane hydrate, a substance resting in Japanese coastal waters also known as "burning ice," has attracted attention in recent years.
SpaceX. Its Falcon Heavy rocket, first launched earlier this year, is the current record-holder for the most powerful operational launch system. Even so, the American start-up has its eyes on the horizon, planning its next vehicle, the Big Falcon Rocket.
This behemoth will run on the already-tested Raptor engine. And besides being one of the most advanced engines ever developed (more on that later), it will use methane instead of the purified jet fuel.