The 8th International Symposium

　

The 8th International Symposium on CBM/CMM and Carbon Trading in China
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International Workshop on Mine Methane Emission Reduction in China

Kunlun Hotel, Beijing, China 4-5^th December, 2008

　

Announcement and Call for Papers

The 8th International Symposium on CBM/CMM and Carbon Trading in China

4^th December, 2008

Sponsors:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, P.R. China

Organizer:

China Coal Information Institute

“The 8th International Symposium on Coalbed Methane/Coal Mine Methane and Carbon Trading in China” will be held on December 4, 2008 at Kunlun Hotel in Beijing, China, cosponsored by China State Administration of Coal Mine Safety and US Environmental Protection Agency, organized by China Coal Information Institute.

As an important event in CBM/CMM sector, “The 8th International Symposium on CBM/CMM and Carbon Trading in China” has become a platform for promoting CBM/CMM development through strengthening the technical and economic cooperation in CBM/CMM recovery and utilization at home and abroad. The Symposium will provide opportunities for more extensive and direct exchange among Chinese and foreign governmental departments, international financial organizations, and the companies from coal, CBM, petroleum, electricity and geology industries. You and your colleagues are warmly welcome to attend “the 8th International Symposium on Coalbed Methane/Coal Mine Methane and Carbon Trading in China”.

Topics of the Symposium

Methane to Markets Partnership
Policies, regulations and financing issues
Potential and prospects of CBM/CMM projects in China
Theoretical study on CBM/CMM development
New technologies and their application of CBM development
Coal mine gas drainage technologies
- Underground directional horizontal long borehole
- Gob well drainage
CBM/CMM utilization technologies
- Civil utilization
- Power generation
Ventilation air methane utilization technologies
Carbon Trade
Aids from International organizations and financing channels
- Recent advances of CDM projects
- CMM utilization projects and CDM projects

Languages of the Symposium

The languages of the symposium are English and Chinese.

Venue of the Symposium

The symposium will be held in the Kunlun Hotel. Ideally located in the heart of Beijing, Kunlun Hotel provides an ideal base for shopping and exploring The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the famed Silk Market. Beijing Capital International Airport is just a 20-minute drive away.

Call for Papers

Participants at home and abroad are welcome to submit their papers. All the papers should be submitted to the organizing committee via email or mail by October 30, 2008. The papers submitted within the deadline will have the chance to be included in the proceedings and the priority to be presented in the workshop.

Registration

The fee for each delegate, including accepted authors, will be US$400 inclusive of registration fee, materials, working lunch, receptions, etc. The expenditure for accommodation will be borne by the delegates. Delegates to the symposium should complete the attached Registration Form and send the form to the Organizing Committee by email or fax by November 1, 2008.

International Workshop on Mine Methane Emission Reduction in China

5^th December 2008

Sponsor:

Australia-China Bilateral Climate Change Partnership

Organizers:

China Coal Information Institute

CSIRO

The International Workshop on Mine Methane Emission Reduction will be held on 5th December, 2008 at Kunlun Hotel in Beijing, China, in conjunction with the 8th International Symposium on CBM/CMM and Carbon Trading in China on 4th December 2008.

China is the biggest coal producer in the world with annual coal output of 2.35 billion tonnes in 2006. China is also the world’s largest coal consumer, with coal accounting for approximately 70% of China's total energy consumption. The volume of explored coal mine methane resource appears to be around 35 trillion m3, which is equal to the natural gas reserve in China. Recent statistics suggest that Chinese coal mines emit up to 13 billion m3 of methane into the atmosphere annually, and China is responsible for about 45% of the total global ventilation air methane emissions. It is estimated that over 70-80% of the drainage gas has a methane concentration of less than 30%, which can not be used by conventional gas utilisation technologies.

A series of invited presentations at the workshop will address:

Coal mine resource and methane emission characteristics in China,
Advanced gas capture/drainage technology,
Methane emission prediction,
Potential of dilute methane mitigation and utilisation in China,
Advanced dilute methane mitigation and utilisation technologies,
Related Chinese regulations,
Project finance, and
Clean Development Mechanism.
Study results from three major research projects funded by the Australia-China Bilateral Climate Change Partnership will be included in the relevant presentations.

The workshop will be a platform for promoting development in CMM/VAM recovery and utilisation through direct exchanges among the delegates, and will provide a valuable information-sharing opportunity for industrial stakeholders, governmental policy makers, and financial organisations etc.

Registration

Registration to attend the workshop is free to delegates. The presentation materials, reception, working lunch and workshop dinner will be provided during the workshop. Delegates will bear their own expenses for travel, accommodation etc. Please complete and return the attached Registration Form to the Organizing Committee by email or fax by November 1, 2008. Please note that places are limited.

Contact Information

Ms. Liu Xin, Mr. Zhao Guoquan, Mr. Li Hongjun, Ms. Huang Lan

China Coal Information Institute

35 Shaoyaoju, Chaoyang District,

Beijing 100029, P.R.China

Tel: 0086-10-84657948, 84657850

Fax: 0086-10-84657948, 84657806

Email: cbmc@coalinfo.net.cn or cbmc@public.bta.net.cn

Mr Rhys Worrall

CSIRO Exploration and Mining

1 Technology Court, Pullenvale, QLD 4069 Australia

Tel: +61 7 3327 4176

Fax: +61 7 3327 4455

Email: rhys.worrall@csiro.au

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