Natural gas must shrink six hundred times to fit in trucks
Technology
To transport energy across borders without massive pipelines, engineers must chill natural gas until it transforms into a liquid that occupies a fraction of its original space.
When natural gas is cooled to a staggering -162 degrees Celsius, it undergoes a radical physical transformation. In its gaseous state, the fuel required to fill a standard shipping truck would take up as much space as 600 trucks parked in a line. By turning it into a liquid, that same energy fits into a single tank, making it possible to bridge gaps where pipelines don't exist.