The GMI Coal Subcommittee meeting was held on 3 June 2015, followed by a Coal Mine Methane (CMM) Technical Seminar on 4 June 2015, sponsored by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) of Colombia, and the National Mining Agency of Colombia. The GMI Coal Subcommittee Meeting included updates from GMI Partner Countries as well as discussions and updates on the ...
This workshop featured three panel discussions covering regulations and policies affecting CMM recovery, incentives for CMM projects, and best practices for developing CMM projects in Kazakhstan and internationally. Agenda: Russian (PDF, 2pp, 204KB),
The 22nd Session of the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) Coal Subcommittee and the 10th Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane (CMM) met on 27-28 October 2015. Agenda: Download Agenda (PDF, 1p, 205KB)
The fourth session of the GMI Steering Committee was convened via teleconference on 4 November 2015. The primary focus of this meeting was to reach consensus on the GMI Futures Task Force recommendations and discuss next steps for rechartering GMI at the March 2016 Global Methane Forum. Minutes: Final Meeting Minutes — forthcoming
The meeting highlighted two presentations that demonstrate the value of capturing and using methane at wastewater treatment facilities: • Wastewater as Resources: Water, Energy, and Food Nexus, presented by Dr. Qiang He, University of Tennessee • How the Philadelphia Water Department moved from flaring their methane to a co-generation plant with 5.6 MW power generati...
