ENERGY RESOURCES

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In this paper, we will discuss how we can discover carbon in the deep seas. In the 21st century, the world not only faces energy constraints, but the world also has to face the impacts of man-made climatic change, which is causing harm to the atmosphere. This is due to the excess production of carbon-dioxide. The technology has advanced tremendously, and men want to enjoy the pleasures of life. However, deep oceans could be used to solve the issue.

Energy consumption has been increasing day by day. When countries and economies develop, the energy needs and requirements increase significantly. This energy requirement could be met through the use of fossil fuels. The demand is not only increasing in developed countries, but also in developing countries, because developing countries are not switching to low cost energy usage. This low cost energy usage requires high initial investment, and it reduces the efficiency of the technology. China and India are steadily expanding, and they would need to find an effective way to meet their energy resources (Lovelock, J, 2006).

Carbon-dioxide consumption before the First World War in the atmosphere was around 0.03%. The percentage of Carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere increased to 0.038% in 2006. The increase in carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere could have significant affects on the climate. Climate in the recent years has dramatically changed. Global Warming is the commonly used the word for such a phenomenon.

Research show that west and the developed countries contribute significantly towards the production of carbon footprints. According to various research reports, 1/5th of the quantity of world consist of methane. This methane gas is stored in Earth's crust on land and in shallow waters. The methane production takes place due to biological decay. It does not include the vast quantity of methane present in deep sea water, which is produced through the action of archae with high water pressure. It is in the form of frozen methane hydrates, which was built 60 million years ago. Archaea is a group of prokaryotic single cell microorganism, which is very similar to bacteria. They were formed under high pressure, when the water froze around tiny methane bubbles. It formed clathrate, which constitute, various various cells. The walls of these cells are frozen water, containing frozen methane gas.

The quantity of this methane gas is estimated to be around 10,000 billion tons. This means the total quantity present would be twice as that of the methane gas present in fossil fuels on land and coal. The methane gas produced is very stable, since 60 million years. The only problem with this frozen methane is the difficulty in retrieving this methane gas. For example, in Blake Ridge Gas field, there may be around 200 m of soil without the methane gas, which is just below the sea floor. Even under this sea floor, there is probably 300 m or more of frozen methane. Hence, there is a huge reservoir of methane gas below such sea ...