Coal Proceedings

Tuesday, 30 October 2007

SESSION 1: Coal Mine Methane Projects and Technologies

Part 1: Overview and Technology Case Studies

Coal Mine Methane Recovery & Utilization: A Global Overview of Project Opportunities (PDF, 28 pp., 530 KB)
Dr. Pamela Franklin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USA)

Overview and Technology Case Studies in China (PDF, 36 pp., 867 KB)
Dr. Huang Shengchu, China Coal Information Institute (China)

Directional Drilling Techniques Used in a China Degasification Project (PDF, 33 pp., 1.6 MB)
Frank Hungerford, Valley Longwall (Australia)

Japanese Technology to Upgrade Low-Quality CMM Using Filtration with Activated Carbon (PDF, 17 pp., 404 KB)
Etsuo Shito, Gas & Power Investment Co. Ltd (Japan)

Part 2: Technology Case Studies: Methane Capture, Processing, and Utilization

Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) Power Plant in Full Operation (PDF, 57 pp., 4 MB)
Richard Mattus, MEGTEC (Sweden)

VAMCAT Demonstration Project in China (PDF, 20 pp., 769 KB)
Hua Guo, CSIRO

Gas Engine Power Generation for CMM/VAM (PDF, 21 pp., 611 KB)
Yoshinaga Takahashi, Yokohama Dockyards & Machinery Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Hiroaki Hirasawa, Japan Coal Energy Center (Japan)

Wednesday, 31 October 2007

SESSION 2: Coal Mine Methane Project Case Studies

Sustainable Energy Development Coal Mine Methane in China: Overview of a 120-MW Coal Mine Methane Cogeneration Power Plant in PR China (PDF, 41 pp., 2 MB)
Thomas Teo, Electric Power Industry, Caterpillar Asia Pte Ltd (China)

Case Study: Green Gas DPB, Czech Republic: Integrated, Large-Scale Mine Gas Management (PDF, 20 pp., 1.2 MB)
Roland Mader, Green Gas International (UK)

Case Study: CBM/CMM Extraction in the US: A Winning Proposition for Gas and Coal (PDF, 40 pp., 5.7 MB)
Mike Onifer, CNX Gas (USA)

Coal Mine Gas Utilization with Gas Engines - Case Study: Sasyadko Mine, Ukraine (PDF, 43 pp., 2.2 MB)
Gerhard Pirker, GE Energy, Jenbacher Gas Engines

Developing the Methane Resources of Ukraine: Ukraine Methane Group CBM/CMM Development Projects (PDF, 12 pp., 282 KB)
Jon Kelafant, Covalent Energy Corporation (USA)

CMM Drainage and Utilization (PDF, 24 pp., 1 MB)
Neil Butler, Harworth Power (UK)

Great Potential for CMM Project Development in Henan Province, China (PDF, 22 pp., 1 MB)
Jiang Guangjie, Henan Province CBM Company

SESSION 3: Policy and Finance Issues: Financing CMM Projects and Addressing Project Financing Risks

Panel Discussion 1 - Financing CMM Projects: Overcoming Political and Project Risks
Zhao JianPing, World Bank
Kangbin Zheng, Asian Development Bank (PDF, 15 pp., 151 KB)
Andrew Aldridge, Climate Change Capital (UK)
Greg Dunne, ICECAP Ltd. (UK)

Panel Discussion 2 - UNECE Case Studies: Developing Investment Documents for CMM Projects in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe - Lessons Learned (including question and discussion)
Clark Talkington, UNECE (PDF, 21 pp., 446 KB)
Deltcho Vitchev, Renaissance Finance International (UK)
Alexander Hoffman, Green Gas International (UK)

Panel Discussion 3 - Roundtable on Policy Issues Affecting CMM Development, including: (1) Formulation of Legal Framework for Concurrent Coal Mining and CBM Recovery, and (2) Policies in Japan and the Effect on the Carbon Business
Matt Inamuro, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan) (PDF, 6 pp., 138 KB)
Cameron Davies, Alkane Energy (UK) (PDF, 5 pp., 169 KB)

Thursday, 1 November 2007

Working Meeting of the Methane to Markets Partnership

Meeting Minutes (PDF, 17 pp, 368 KB)

Welcome and Introductions
Subcommittee co-chairs and vice chair

Brief introductions of all meeting participants

Adoption of Agenda

Questions for the Administrative Support Group

General updates from countries regarding activities and feedback from Expo

Countries expected to participate in this discussion, if present:

Australia (PDF, 5 pp., 281 KB)

China (PDF, 10 pp., 282 KB)

Germany

India (PDF, 9 pp., 190 KB)

Italy

Japan (PDF, 6 pp., 249 KB)

México

Nigeria

Poland

Russia

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States (PDF, 7 pp., 109 KB)

Vietnam

Open discussion for Project Network members regarding outcomes from the Expo and implementing Steering Committee's recommendations

Open discussion covering possible post-Expo activities, including the following:

Addressing barriers to project implementation:

Update each country profile, specifically citing project implementation barriers

Creation of country-specific strategies to increase CMM project development

Improving communication with Project Network and coal mining industry to solicit broader input for the Partnership

Capitalizing upon Expo contacts and lessons learned to incorporate more business and financial interests into the Partnership

Update from UNECE on progress evaluating CMM terminology

Discussion of possible dates and venues for next Subcommittee meeting