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US EPA's Assistance ID No.CX824001-01-0
Support for Coalbed Methane Clearinghouse in
The People's Republic of China

SUMMARY REPORT

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ESTABLISHING THE CLEARINGHOUSE

An agreement on the establishment of China Coalbed Methane Clearinghouse has been reached in July 1994.Mr.Wang Naixing(left in front), former Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Coal Industry, Mr. Sun Maoyuan, former Vice President of the CCII (currently Vice President of China United CBM, fourth from left in the second row), Mr. Huang Shengchu, Vice President of the CCII(second from left in the second row) and Ms. Sina Kruger (right in front ),Director of Methane and Utilities Branch of the USEPA are participating in the discussion

ORGANIZING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

The International Workshop on Coal Mine Methane Recovery and Utilization is held at Kunlun Hotel, Beijing in November 1998, organized by the Clearinghouse. Mr. Fan Weitang, former Vice Minister of Vice Industry, is delivering welcome address

The International Workshop on Coal Mine Methane Market Development is held at Landmark Towers, Beijing, in November 1999, organized by the Clearinghouse. Mr. Wang Xianzheng, Vice Administrator of the State Administration of Coal Industry (second from right in front) and Mr. Robert Armstrong ( third from left inn front), Acting Counselor of the US Embassy in Beijing, deliver speeches at the opening session which is chaired by Mr. Bai Ran, Deputy Director-general of the SACI

EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

In February 1998，the Clearinghouse teams together with the British Geological Survey for the Asian Development Bank's Technical Assistance Project and prepared the report Study on the Coalbed Methane Production in China． Mr．Dou Qingfeng and Mr．Huang Shengchu welcome Mr．Edu.Hassing( second from left )，senior project official of the Bank and the specialists from the UK and the Netherlands

In March 1999, Mr. Huang Shengchu (first from right), is engaged by the Asian Development Bank as specialist for the coalbed methane project in China, Mr. Huang is working together with international consultants from the US and Australia for the ADB's project Feasibility Study for a Coalbed Methane Demonstration Project at Yangquan Coal Mines

In September 1996，Mr．Sun
Maoyuan(second from right)，Vice President of China United CBM and Mr．Huang Shengchu( first from right)，Vice President of the CCII have a Study tour of gas engine manufacturing facilities in Sweden
and meet with officials from Sweden International Development Agency on the import of gas engines by using loan from Sweden government

FOLLOW-UP PROJECTS

	In March 1999，President of the CClI Mr. Li Jinzhu(second from left)， and Vice President Mr. Huang Shengchu(first from left) have a meeting in Beijing with Mr．Karl Schultz(the second on the right), Team Leader of Coalbed Methane Programs of the USEPA on the follow-up project Coal Mine Methane Market Development funded by the USEPA

TRAINING ABROAD

Mr. Zhu Chao (in the middle), Deputy Chief of Research and Consulting Division of the CCII and Project Manager of the Clearinghouse, receives training programs in the US in May 1996

Ms. Hu Yuhong (in the middle), Chief of the Research and Consulting Division of the CCII and Project Manager of the Clearinghouse, receives training programs in the US in November 1999

The staff of the Clearinghouse are working together with Mr. Karl Schultz(left in front) Team Leader of coalbed Methane Programs of the USEPA