Natural gas

Natural gas (commonly refered to as gas in many countries, but note that this is also American and Canadian slang for gasoline) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. It is found in oil fields and natural gas fields, as well as—in smaller quantities—in coal beds.

Sources

Natural gas is commercially produced from oil fields and natural gas fields.

Related Topics:
Oil field - Natural gas field

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Possible future sources

One experimental idea is to use the methane gas that is naturally produced from landfills to supply power to cities. Tests have shown that methane gas could be a financially sustainable power source.

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There are plans in Ontario to capture the biogas, methane gasses rising from the manure of cattle caged in a factory farm, and to use that gas to provide power to a small town.

Related Topics:
Biogas - Manure - Cattle

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There is also the possibility that with the source separation of organic materials from the waste stream that by using an anaerobic digester, the methane can be used to produce useable energy. This can be improved by adding other organic material (plants as well as slaughter house waste) to the digester.

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