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- Identifying Opportunities for Coal Mine Methane Recovery at U.S. Coal Mines: Profiles of Selected Gassy Underground Coal Mines 2002-2006 (PDF, Jan. 2009) (207 pp, 1.2MB, About PDF)
- U.S. Abandoned Coal Mine Methane Recovery Project Opportunities (PDF) (61 pp, 2.1MB, About PDF)
- Coal Mine Methane Global Overview, prepared by CMOP on behalf of the Global Methane Initiative Coal Subcommittee
- Thermal Oxidation of Coal Mine Ventilation Air Methane (PDF) (6 pp, 197K, About PDF)
- Technical Options Series
Global
- The Global Methane Initiative - Advancing Coal Mine Methane Project Opportunities (PDF, Sept. 2011) (8 pp, 155K)
- Coal Mine Methane: A Review of Capture and Utilization Practices with Benefits to Mining Safety and to Greenhouse Gas Reduction (PDF, Mar. 2011) (36 pp, 5.0MB)
- Coal Mine Methane Project Opportunities: Globally and in Viet Nam (PDF, Sep. 2010) (10 pp, 317K)
- Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines
- IEA World Energy Outlook 2008
- 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Volume 2 Energy, Chapter 4 Fugitive Emissions (PDF) (78 pp, 696K)
- Coal Mine Methane Global Overview, prepared by CMOP on behalf of the Global Methane Initiative Coal Subcommittee (2006)
- Coal Mine Methane: A Valuable Energy Resource for the International Community (PDF, Feb. 2005) (2 pp, 809K)
- Glossary of CMM Terminology (PDF) (8 pp, 62K)
- Proposed Methodology for Estimating Emission Inventories From Abandoned Coal Mines (PDF) (64 pp, 596K)
China
- China's Energy Markets: Anhui, Chongqing, Henan, and Guizhou Provinces (November 2011) (PDF) (130 pp, 4.1MB)
This EPA publication features information resulting from energy market analyses performed during the course of several comprehensive coal mine methane (CMM) recovery and utilization feasibility studies conducted in China. - Feasibility Study for CMM Drainage and Utilization at Liuzhuang Coal Mine, Huainan Coal Field (February 2010) (PDF) (180 pp, 9.1MB)
The Executive Summary of this document is available in Chinese (PDF). (8 pp, 374K) - Feasibility Study of CMM Utilization for Songzao Coal and Electricity Company Coal Mines (May 2009) (PDF) (150 pp, 7.5MB)
This document is also available in Chinese (May 2009) (PDF). (161 pp, 11.0MB) - Coal Mine Methane in China: A Budding Asset with the Potential to Bloom
IEA Information Paper, February 2009. International Energy Agency. An assessment of technology, policy, and financial issues relating to CMM in China, based on interviews conducted at coal mines in Guizhou and Sichuan provinces. - World Bank Report: A Strategy for Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and Coal Mine Methane (CMM) Development and Utilization in China (January 2007)
- China Investment Guide (DOC, Apr. 2004) (84 pp, 1.0MB)
- CMM Projects in Fushon Mining Area (PDF, Oct. 2001) (5 pp, 383K)
- CMM Projects in Jiaozuo Mining Area (PDF, Oct. 2001) (21 pp, 949K)
- CMM Projects in Yangquan Mining Area (PDF, Oct. 2001) (20 pp, 1.1MB)
- CMM Projects in Huainan Mining Area (PDF, Apr. 2001) (25 pp, 755K)
- CMM Projects in Panjiang Mining Area (PDF, Apr. 2001) (20 pp, 891K)
Ukraine
- Coal Mine Methane in the Ukraine: Opportunities for Production & Investment in the Donetsk Coal Basin (PDF, Jan. 2001) (131 pp, 2MB)
Russian Federation
- International Energy Agency (IEA): Coal Mine Methane in Russia 2009 (PDF, 2009) (70 pp, 2.6MB)
- Reducing Methane Emissions from Coal Mines in the Russian Federation (PDF, Sept. 1996) (91 pp, 1MB)
Poland