liquefaction
noun
liq·ue·fac·tion
ˌli-kwə-ˈfak-shən 
1
: the process of making or becoming liquid
2
: the state of being liquid
3
: conversion of soil into a fluidlike mass during an earthquake or other seismic event
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While liquefaction plants are under construction at U.S. ports, these projects take time to complete.
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Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
New natural gas production is unlikely to expand significantly until more liquefaction infrastructure is completed and takeaway capacity improves.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Venture is in various stages of commissioning, building and developing five natural gas liquefaction and export facilities near the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana.
—Spencer Kimball,pippa Stevens, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
However, storing hydrogen efficiently on an aircraft requires either liquefaction, which demands extreme cooling to -253°C, or high-pressure containment, which necessitates robust and heavy storage systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
New natural gas production is unlikely to expand significantly until more liquefaction infrastructure is completed and takeaway capacity improves.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Venture is in various stages of commissioning, building and developing five natural gas liquefaction and export facilities near the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana.
—Spencer Kimball,pippa Stevens, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
However, storing hydrogen efficiently on an aircraft requires either liquefaction, which demands extreme cooling to -253°C, or high-pressure containment, which necessitates robust and heavy storage systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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liquefaction
noun
liq·ue·fac·tion
ˌlik-wə-ˈfak-shən
1
: the process of making or becoming liquid
2
: the state of being liquid
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