China To Tap Combustible Ice As New Energy Source

on Friday March 12, @05:00AM

Posted by timothy on Friday March 12, @05:00AM
from the undra-the-tundra dept.

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technology

lilbridge writes "Huge reserves of "combustible ice" — frozen methane and water, have been discovered in the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Estimates show that there is enough combustible ice to provide 90 years worth of energy for China. Burning the combustible ice may be a far better alternative than letting it just melt, releasing tons of methane into the air."