Coal Proceedings
Coal Subcommittee Meeting
Final Subcommittee Meeting Minutes (PDF, 18 pp, 147 KB)
Welcome Addresses
Co-Chair Felicia Ruiz (United States), Co-Chair Huang Shengchu (China), and Co-Chair A.K. Debnath (India)
- Brief introduction of all meeting participants
- Adoption of agenda
Policy Session
Moderator: Clark Talkington, Advanced Resources International
- Policies and Programs to Address Fugitive Emissions from Coal Mining in Australia: Bruce Murphy, Australia Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (PDF, 10 pp, 640 KB)
- Current Situation of Development and Utilization of Coal Mine Methane (CMM) and Potential During 12th Five-Year Plan in China: Huang Shengchu, China Coal Information Institute (CCII) (PDF, 20 pp, 756 KB)
- Development of CMM in India: Opportunities & Challenges: B.N. Prasad, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) (PDF, 26 pp, 991 KB)
Partner Country and Project Network Updates
Country Updates:
- China (PDF, 16 pp, 395 KB)
- India (PDF, 12 pp, 943 KB)
- Mongolia (PDF, 35 pp, 951 KB)
- Poland (PDF, 26 pp, 1.34 MB)
- Ukraine (PDF, 16 pp, 2.79 MB)
- United States (PDF, 7 pp, 95 KB)
Project Network Updates:
- Brief updates on activities and new developments in 2013
Action Items for the Year
Co-Chair Felicia Ruiz (United States)
- Coal Subcommittee Action Plan
- Country-specific Coal Action Plans
- Updates to the CMM Technology Database
- International CMM Project Database
- Other
Summary of Action Items Discussed at this Meeting
Subcommittee Co-Chairs
- Meeting action items
- Specific tasks participants agree to accomplish and report on by next meeting
- Next subcommittee meeting (potential dates and agenda topics)
- Announcements about upcoming coal-related conference/workshops
Coal Technical Sessions
(Note: links not provided for presentations that did not have supporting slides)
Finance Session: Carbon Markets, Incentives and Funding Sources
Moderator: Michael Coté, Ruby Canyon Engineering
Energizing the Electricity Market for Methane
Meredydd Evans, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PDF, 27 pp, 539 KB)
CMM Utilization Business Models after the Kyoto Protocol
Boni Jiang, Guizhou International Cooperation Center for Environmental Protection (PDF, 18 pp, 346 KB)
VAMOX® Projects at Walter Energy's U.S. Coal Mines
Raphaël Bruneau, Biothermica Technologies (PDF, 32 pp, 3.54 MB)
Directional CBM Drillings Ahead of Mining - New Chance for Reduction of CMM Emissions in Poland
Jacek Skiba, Central Mining Institute of Poland (PDF, 31 pp, 3.49 MB)
Power and Heat Cogeneration to Utilize Coal Mine Methane in Ukraine
Artur Ghazaryan, Green Way 2020 (PDF, 18 pp, 1.51 MB)
Methane in Abandoned Coal Mines in China - An Unexploited Resource
Ronald Collings, Ruby Canyon Engineering (PDF, 29 pp, 1.86 MB)
Current Status, Issues and Prospects of CMM Recovery and Utilization in Henan Province, China
Wang Sipeng, Safety Administration of ZhengZhou Coal Industry (Group) Co. Ltd. (PDF, 17 pp, 1.56 MB)
Technology Session: Innovation and Adaptation of Technology for Cost-Effective VAM Abatement
Moderator: Dr. Hua Guo, CSIRO Advanced Coal Technology
Long-Term Experience of VAM Processing
Michael Hager, MEGTEC (PDF, 25 pp, 4.28 MB)
Preliminary Deflagration and Venting Study for VAM RAB®
J. A. Hamilton, Corky's Sustainable Energy (PDF, 19 pp, 2.52 MB)
Development and Site Trials of a 25kWe VAM Catalytic Combustion GasTurbine Prototype Unit
Shi Su, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering
Development of a 'Design Assurance Process' and the First Safe Direct Coupling of a Commercial Scale RTO to a Working Coal Mine Ventilation Fan
D.J. Cork, Corky's Sustainable Energy (PDF, 29 pp, 2.33 MB)
Best Practices Session: Safe and Effective Capture of CMM and VAM
Moderator: Dr. David Creedy, Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation
Coal Mine Safety Project - Mei Kuang An Quan
Dr. David Creedy, Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation (PDF, 22 pp, 3.11 MB)
Methane Gas Drainage in Khe Cham Coal Mine and Forecast of Developing Potential of Gas Drainage at Underground Coal Mines in Quang Ninh Coal Basin Vietnam
Mr. Le Trung Tuyen, Vinacomin - Institute of Mining Science and Technology (PDF, 23 pp, 2.62 MB)
Preliminary Assessment of Methane Recovery from Sealed Off Areas of Moonidih Mine, India
B.K. Prusty, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India (PDF, 25 pp, 1.27 MB)
Integrated Coal Production and Methane Extraction
Dr. Hua Guo, CSIRO Advanced Coal Technology
Panel Discussion: Technical Session Chairs and Delegate Participation