Jumpstarting coalbed methaneTest coalbed methane well planned at Chignik this year; in addition to gas, DGGS, USGS looking at small-scale GTL plants to provide rural energy Kristen Nelson PNA Editor-in-Chief
State and federal agencies have been trying to jumpstart coalbed methane as a source of local energy in rural Alaska and plan to drill a well near Chignik Lake on the Alaska Peninsula this summer to test coals for gas content.
But long-term possibilities for rural energy are not necessarily limited....
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