Economic Analysis of a Marine Gas Hydrate Operation from the sea floor and its sediments: The case of hydrate bearing sediments in the Atwater Valley

Natural gas is an important energy source. Recently the world-wide consumption is rapidly increasing due to the growing demand caused by industrial growth and also by shifting to cleaner energy source driven environmental concerns. To satisfy demand also in the future, it is necessary to look for alternatives sources of supply of energy. An...

Alluvial Mining Operations: A Sustainable Guideline and Cash Flow Evaluation Model

The past five decades an unparalleled growth in societal demand for raw materials occurred which led to sometimes-irreversible negative impacts on the earth’s ecological system. Consequently sustainable issues are of growing importance in the world and this awareness is present among customers of IHC Merwede B.V. (IHC), their customers start to...