Who approved methane project in Tamil Nadu?

Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited
In July 2009, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India gave licence to Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited to explore and extract coalbed methane for 667 square kilometers in the Mannarkudi block of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

How Coal bed methane is formed?

CBM is formed during the process of coalification by transformation of plant material into coal. It is generated by either a microbiological or thermal process as a result of increasing heat at greater depth during coal formation. The coal seams are often saturated with groundwater at high pressure.

What is coal bed methane Upsc?

Coal bed methane (CBM) refers to a reserve of natural gas stored in coal seams. It is an unconventional form of natural gas. This topic is important for the UPSC Examination for General Studies Paper 3 Environment and Ecology as CBM is also seen as a clean energy source.

How is coal bed methane used?

It is a primary clean energy source of natural gas. The development and utilization of CBM is of great social and economic benefit. It is a clean-burning fuel (compressed natural gas—CNG) for domestic and industrial uses. The extraction of CNG reduces explosion hazards in underground coal mines.

How does coal bed methane work?

Coal Bed Methane (CBM) is an unconventional form of natural gas found in coal deposits or coal seams. CMB is formed during the process of coalification, the transformation of plant material into coal 1. It is considered a valuable energy resource with reserves and production having grown nearly every year since 1989.

What makes up 90 natural gas?

Thermal and physical properties Commercial natural gas stripped of NGL and sold for heating purposes usually contains 85 to 90 percent methane, with the remainder mainly nitrogen and ethane.

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