海底甲烷水合物-未来可能的新能源

Methane Hydrate- A Potential New Energy Source

能源问题是现今我们全人类共同的问题。如何能够尽快找到煤炭和石油的替代能源是解决能源问题的紧迫任务。海底甲烷水合物以其丰富的储量、巨大的能量被科学家视为未来可能的新能源。本文从甲烷水合物的状态和结构、相平衡特征、赋存、勘探方法及深海拟开发技术、开发所面临的困难和可能导致的问题以及目前未能开采的原因几个方面对这一科学问题进行了综述。指出目前海底甲烷水合物尚没有开采，还处于探矿阶段。而且，海底甲烷水合物大规模不当开采可能会导致全球气候变暖、海啸等灾难。但是在未来10～15年将会有成熟的开采技术。海底甲烷作为一种可能的新能源具有乐观的开发前景。

Nowadays people have to face the problem of the world＇s energy crisis.Making major efforts to development and utilization of energy , then mankind in the near future will face a major energy shortage problem.Human need to find a new energy to replace oil and natural gas to alleviate the energy crisis urgently.The methane hydrate with its rich reserves is regarded by great scientists as a possible new energy replacement , but no seabed mining methane hydrates which was still in the prospecting stage.According to scientists＇prediction , large-scale exploitation of seabed methane hydrate could lead to global warming , tsunami.If these issues were resolved , it would bring disastrous consequences to human beings , but it was predicted in the next ten to fifteen years a maturity of mining technology would present.Methane hydrate as a possible new energy was optimistic about the prospects for development .