"We aim to establish methane hydrate production technologies for practical use by the fiscal 2018 year" ending March 2019, a consortium official said.
"We want to consolidate technologies for its commercialisation," economy, trade and industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi also told a news conference, according to Jiji Press.
"I hope we can make use of resources surrounding our country as soon as possible by clearing hurdles one by one," he added.
The move comes as resource-poor Japan has struck out in search of new energy supplies after it shut down its stable of nuclear reactors in the wake of 2011's tsunami-sparked nuclear crisis.
日本周二宣布,已经成功地从日本海底提取出甲烷水合物,俗称“可燃冰”,此举可能将给这个资源贫乏的国家开启可延续多年的燃气资源宝藏。
一个开采联盟从海平面下1公里处(3300英尺)钻探出这种甲烷水合物,这是一种外表像冰但含有被水分子包围的结构十分紧密的甲烷的一种矿物燃料。据称这是世界上首次提取出这种燃料。
这种白色固体物质燃烧时发出苍白色的火焰,燃尽后只留下水。据估计1立方米的可燃冰含有数倍于同体积甲烷气体的能量。
经济、贸易和工业部的一名官员称,由日本石油天然气金属矿产资源机构带领的这一联盟于去年二月份开始前期工作,本周二开始进行为期两周的试验性生产。
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