Oil and gas facilities will soon be charged for releasing methane, but technologies to capture the potent greenhouse gas are still relatively new and untested
I was thinking about point sources, like industrial processes that would normally outgas methane. On the other hand, flaring methane from natural and/or non-point sources is pretty much impossible (natural “will-o-wisps” notwithstanding).
I would guess that, at least theoretically, there’s some level of concentration of methane below which it’d be better to use air-conversion to CO2 via zeolites vs. point-source capture.
I was thinking about point sources, like industrial processes that would normally outgas methane. On the other hand, flaring methane from natural and/or non-point sources is pretty much impossible (natural “will-o-wisps” notwithstanding).
I would guess that, at least theoretically, there’s some level of concentration of methane below which it’d be better to use air-conversion to CO2 via zeolites vs. point-source capture.