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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published an Information Paper entitled Coal Mine Methane in China: A Budding Asset with the Potential to Bloom. The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine policies, technologies, and practices in China for coal mine methane (CMM) recovery and use, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities of medium- and smaller-sized coal mines. The paper presents 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, as well as with other key stakeholders at the local, provincial, national, and international level. The report finds that while China has made substantial progress in the CMM sector, there is great additional potential for CMM recovery and use.
This paper, developed with funding from US EPA, is one of a series of IEA Information Papers designed to highlight specific opportunities for cost-effective reductions from oil and natural gas facilities, coal mines, and landfills, with the aim of increasing methane recovery and utilization globally.
The white paper is available free on the IEA Web site: http://www.iea.org/Textbase/publications/free_new_Desc.asp?PUBS_ID=2085
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