Reply #44: Probably not.

[sexybomber]

Methane hydrates are found at the bottom of the deep ocean, where it's quite cold. The problem is that you have to keep the MH cold until you burn it.

Why, you ask?

Because if you heat it up to, say, room temperature, it will explode pretty violently.

So no, it's not practical to use it as an energy source, both for that reason and the huge expense of getting it up to the surface in the first place.

Trust me, I'm a Marine Science major ;-)