The Global Methane Initiative, in cooperation with the Government of Poland, is pleased to host the GMI Partnership-Wide Meeting 2011, taking place 12-14 October 2011 in Krakow, Poland. In addition to exciting Plenary Sessions focusing on the reduction and capture of methane emissions and cross-cutting issues, the meeting will feature:
Opening Plenary Sessions
- State of the Initiative (PDF, 17 pp, 505 KB)
Jim Jones, U.S. EPA
- International efforts focusing on Short-Lived Climate Forcers (PDF, 20 pp., 175 KB)
Paul Gunning, U.S. EPA
- The Arctic Council's Work on Short-Lived Climate Forcers (PDF, 21 pp., 999 KB)
Håvard Toresen, Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
- Methane and Climate Change - the ways to move forward (PDF, 12 pp., 158 KB)
Zbigniew Kamieński, Ministry of Economy
Agriculture Technical and Policy Sessions
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
Draft Meeting Minutes (PDF, 11 pp, 77 KB)
- Welcome and Brief Introductions
Anil Dhussa and Jorge Hilbert, Co-chairs
- Brief Country Updates (5-10 minutes for each country)
Country delegates
- Subcommittee Leadership
Anil Dhussa and Jorge Hilbert, Co-chairs
- Overview of Topics to be Discussed at the Steering Committee Meeting (PDF, 9 pp, 206 KB)
Monica Shimamura, Administrative Support Group, Global Methane Initiative
- Discussion of Ongoing Subcommittee Work, Including the International Database
Anil Dhussa and Jorge Hilbert, Co-chairs
Allison Costa, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Discussion of Future Subcommittee Work
Anil Dhussa and Jorge Hilbert, Co-chairs
- Expo Planning: Possible Topics to Discuss
Anil Dhussa and Jorge Hilbert, Co-chairs
- Summary and Review of Action Items
- Report Out to Steering Committee (PDF, 11 pp, 84 KB)
Agriculture Technical Sessions
- Introduction and Overview
Co-chairs
Session 1: Financing for Project Development
Session 2: National Standards and Policies that Increase the Adoption of AD
Session 3: Spotlight on AD Projects around the World
(Each presentation will highlight two representative projects from the country)
- Thailand
Arux Chaiyakul, Thailand Department of Livestock Development
- United States (PDF, 29 pp, 1.9 MB)
Allison Costa, U.S. EPA
- Argentina (PDF, 46 pp, 6.9 MB)
Jorge Hilbert, INTA
Session 4: European Perspectives on AD Development
- Framework, Potential, and State of the Art of Biogas Technology in Ukraine (PDF, 27 pp, 1.8 MB)
Yuri Matveev, Renewable Energy Agency, SEC Biomass
- AD Projects in Poland (PDF, 14 pp, 704 KB)
Anna Bartkowiak, Poland Institute of Technology and Life Sciences
- United Kingdom's AD Strategy (PDF, 15 pp, 909 KB)
Steve Dagnall, AEA
Session 5: Increasing International Collaboration
- Canada/Mexico Project (PDF, 20 pp, 588 KB)
Daniel Masse, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Discussion of International Collaboration Projects
Anil Dhussa and Jorge Hilbert, Co-chairs
- Closing Remarks (PDF, 4 pp, 177 KB)
Anil Dhussa and Jorge Hilbert, Co-chairs
Coal Technical and Policy Sessions
Coal Site Visit Tours
Coal Subcommittee Meeting
Coal Technical Sessions
Day 1
- Introduction and Overview
Co-Chairs from the United States, India and China
Session 1: Best Practices for Coal Mine Methane Drainage Globally
Moderated by Ray Pilcher, Raven Ridge Resources (United States) (invited)
Session 2: Coal Mine Methane Technologies
Moderated by Felicia Ruiz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
- Heat to Power (PDF, 19 pp, 1.8 MB)
Audrey Mascarenhas, Questor Technology, Inc. (Canada)
- Technology to Enhance CMM to Gas Pipeline Quality or LNG (PDF, 22 pp, 1.9 MB)
Wim van der Zande, G.I. Dynamics (Netherlands)
- CSIRO CMM Research (PDF, 18 pp, 957 KB)
Dr. Hua Guo, CSIRO (Australia)
- Experience of Dart Energy in Surface-to-in-Seam Drilling for Coalbed Methane Extraction ahead of Mining
Peter Roles, Dart Energy Ltd (Poland)
Session 3: Coal Mine Methane Sources
Moderated by Jayne Somers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
- Surface Mine Coal Production and Pre-Mine Drainage (PDF, 31 pp, 1.4 MB)
Jim Marshall, Raven Ridge Resources (United States)
- VAM Project Updates Globally (PDF, 15 pp, 525 KB)
Neil Butler, Harworth Energy (United Kingdom)
Day 2
- Introduction and Overview
Co-Chairs from the United States, India and China
- Australia's Clean Energy Future Package and the Coal Sector Assistance Packages (PDF, 13 pp, 217 KB)
Wayne Calder, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (Australia)
Session 4: Coal Mine Methane Activities in Poland
Moderator TBD
Landfill Technical and Policy Sessions
Session 1: Methane Mitigation in Solid Waste Management
- Waste Opportunities: Past and Future Climate Benefits from Better Municipal Waste Management in Europe from European Environment Agency (PDF, 28 pp, 343 KB)
Ioannis Bakas, European Topic Center on Sustainable Consumption and Production
- The Waste Sector's Contribution to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - A Successful Experience in Germany (PDF, 25 pp, 1.1 MB)
Marlene Sieck, German Federal Environment Agency
- A Climate Calculator for Solid Waste Management (PDF, 18 pp, 333 KB)
Regine Vogt, IFUE
- Implications of New Waste Management Legislation in Finland (PDF, 22 pp, 1.6 MB)
Jukka Salmela, Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority
- Report Out to Steering Committee (PDF, 3 pp, 40 KB)
Session 2: Solid Waste Management and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
- Mitigation Actions Available in the Waste Sector (PDF, 29 pp, 1.5 MB)
Gary Crawford, Veolia, International Solid Waste Association
- Waste NAMA as Part of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy (PDF, 15 pp, 471 KB)
Sandra Lopez Tovar, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Colombia)
- Assessing NAMAs for Energy, Transportation, and Waste Sectors (PDF, 10 pp, 210 KB)
Ms. Olja Stanić, Ministry of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning, (Republic of Serbia)
Session 3: Case Studies from Recent Innovative Landfill and Wastewater Biogas Projects
- Financing an International Landfill Biogas Project –Mariupol and Chernigov Landfill Gas Energy Projects in Ukraine (PDF, 33 pp, 2 MB)
Yuri Matveev, REA//SCC Biomass
- Energy from Wastewater (PDF, 56 pp, 4.3 KB)
Daniel Yeh, University of South Florida
- Landfill Gas Systems Operations and Maintenance (PDF, 24 pp, 1.1 MB)
Chad Leatherwood, SCS Engineers
- Leachate Management (PDF, 25 pp, 2.8 MB)
Terry Beasy, Heartland Technology Partners
Landfill Subcommittee Meeting
Landfill Technical and Policy Sessions
Session 4: The Polish Experience – Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Landfill Gas Energy
Oil and Gas Technical and Policy Sessions
Final Meeting Minutes (PDF, 5 pp, 33 KB)
- Introduction and Welcome to the Oil & Gas Technical and Policy Sessions
Carey Bylin, U.S. EPA
- Global Methane Initiative (PDF, 9 pp, 303 KB)
Carey Bylin, U.S. EPA
- GAZ-SYSTEM — Natural Gas Emission Reduction from Transmission System and Goals of GAZ-SYSTEM Activities (PDF, 35 pp, 466 KB)
Eliza Dyakowska, Gaz-System
- ONGC Experience Implementing Vapour Recovery Units on Crude Oil Storage Tanks (PDF, 33 pp, 2.8 MB)
A.B. Chakraborty, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
- Indonesian Climate Policy and the Importance of Methane Reductions in the Oil & Gas Sector (PDF, 34 pp, 1.6 MB)
Syamsidar Thamrin, Indonesian State Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS)
- Panel Session on Companies' Experiences with Methane Leak Detection and Measurement Studies
Johan Tegstam, FLIR Systems AB (PDF, 10 pp, 13.4 MB)
Milton Heath, Heath Consultants (PDF, 14 pp, 1.1 MB)
A.B. Chakraborty, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) (PDF, 34 pp, 560 KB)
Dr. Axel Scherello, Open Grid Europe GmbH (PDF, 19 pp, 680 KB)
Reid Smith, BP
- Using Reduced Emission Completions (RECs) to Minimize Methane Emissions from Hydraulically Fractured Gas Wells (PDF, 19 pp, 819 KB)
Reid Smith, BP
- Opening Remarks
Carey Bylin, U.S. EPA
- Routing Centrifugal Compressor Seal Oil De-gassing Emissions to Fuel Gas as an Alternative to Installing Dry Seals (PDF, 28 pp, 1.7 MB)
Don Robinson, ICF International
Reid Smith, BP
- Using Pipeline Pumpdown to Minimize Methane Emissions During Transmission Pipeline Repair (PDF, 19 pp, 680 KB)
Dr. Axel Scherello, Open Grid Europe GmbH
- Experience with Methane Emission Reductions (PDF, 22 pp, 1.8 MB)
Cesar Rafael Chavez Ortiz, Ministry of the Environment and Natural
Steering Committee Sessions
Background Papers
- Outreach and Communication (PDF, 8 pp, 140 KB)
- GMI Partnership Expo (PDF, 3 pp, 30 KB)
- Municipal Wastewater (PDF, 3 pp, 28 KB)
- GMI Partner Action Plans (PDF, 7 pp, 130 KB)
- GMI Futures (PDF, 5 pp, 45 KB)
Country Statements
Subcommittee Progress Reports
Presentations
- Statement of Meeting Goals (PDF, 1 pp, 36 KB)
- Outreach and Communication (PDF, 18 pp, 165 KB)
- GMI Partnership Expo (PDF, 11 pp, 73 KB)
- Municipal Wastewater (PDF, 9 pp, 69 KB)
- GMI Partner Action Plans (PDF, 9 pp, 68 KB)
- GMI Futures (PDF, 13 pp, 79 KB)
Outcomes
Steering Committee Minutes
Closing Plenary Sessions
- Agriculture (PDF, 4 pp, 177 KB)
- Coal (PDF, 3 pp, 55 KB)
- Landfills (PDF, 3 pp, 40 KB)
- Oil and Gas (PDF, 3 pp, 58 KB)
- Steering (PDF, 20 pp, 89 KB)