Coal bed methane global market potential

Miscellaneous · Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2007

OSTI ID:20885542

Drazga, B ^[1]

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Worldwide increases in energy prices, as well as the increased potential for project financing derived from emissions credits, have renewed focus on coal bed methane (CBM) and coal mine methane (CMM) projects in coal-producing countries around the world. Globally, CBM utilization projects (in the operational, development, or planning stages) capture and utilize methane from gassy underground coal mines in at least 13 countries. The total methane emission reductions that could be achieved by these projects are approximately 135 billion cubic feet per year (equal to 14.8 million tons of carbon equivalent per year). This global activity level reflects a growing awareness of the technological practicality and the economic attractiveness of coal mine methane recovery and use. This report outlines the potential of the global CBM market. Contents: An overview of CBM; Challenges and issues; Technologies to generate power from CAM; Global CBM/CMM utilization; Country highlights; Ranking of countries with the largest CMM development potential (Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Africa); Planning CBM/CMM projects; Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies; Demonstration projects; Development plan and application process; Equity and debt; Carbon financing; Government sponsors; Private sponsors; Project risk reduction support; Examples of integrated project financing; Glossary.

• Research Organization: Real Publishing LLC, Anthem, AZ (United States)
• OSTI ID: 20885542
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
03 NATURAL GAS
METHANE
COAL DEPOSITS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
DEGASSING
COAL SEAMS
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
GLOBAL ASPECTS
UNDERGROUND MINING
POWER GENERATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
MARKET
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
FINANCING