US-India Coal Working Group Meeting
June 5-7, 2007 (Washington, DC)

The fourth Energy Dialogue Coal Working Group (CWG) meeting was held in Washington, DC on June 5-7, 2007. The meeting was chaired by Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Thomas Shope and Dr. S.P. Seth, Additional Secretary of India's Ministry of Coal. Over 50 participants from the U.S. and Indian governments, industry, national laboratories, and research institutions discussed recent accomplishments and the status of CWG projects, and reviewed three joint research and development projects addressing coal preparation that will promote energy security, pollution reduction and mitigation of greenhouse gases in ways that do not hamper economic development. In addition, discussions focused regulatory frameworks to ensure safety and environmental protection, and opportunities to implement CO2 capture and storage, and clean fossil energy technologies. 

Technical Presentations
All presentations are in PDF format and require the Acrobat Reader.

Status of CWG and Related Activities

• Status of CWG Activities - Craig Zamuda, U.S. Department of Energy
• CWG Status Report from India - Pravat Mandal, Ministry of Coal
• CWG Planned Activities - Craig Zamuda, U.S. Department of Energy
• Asia Pacific Partnership Coal Mining Task Force - Nell Triplett, U.S. Department of State
• Methane to Markets - Jayne Somers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Trade & Development Agency Programs - Marian Bassett, U.S. TDA
• Underground Coal Gasification - Julio Friedmann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Department of Commerce India Initiatives - Shannon Fraser, International Trade Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce

Proposed Research and Development Joint Initiatives

• Low Volatile Coal Beneficiation/U.S. - Mark Sharpe, Sharpe International, LLC
• Low Volatile Coking Coal Beneficiation/India - K.S. Anandan, Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Ltd.
• Advanced Coal Cleaning and Recovery - Roe-Hoan Yoon, Virginia Tech
• Coal Fine Recovery Effective Technology - A. B. Chaterjee, CMPDI
• Thermal Coal Beneficiation - A.B. Chaterjee, CMPDI
• Coal Cleaning Plant Simulator Discussion - Mark Sharpe, Sharpe International, LLC

Regulatory Framework for Coal Mining, Underground Coal Gasification and Coal Bed/Mine Methane Extraction

• Oil, Gas and CBM Wells Near Coal Mines - Eric Sherer, Mine Safety and Health Administration
• Overview of Alabama's CBM Industry - David Bolin, Alabama Oil and Gas Board
• Advancing Mine Safety and Energy Production through Coal Bed Methane Production - Pramod Thakur, Consol Energy
• UCG: U.S. Regulatory Framework - James Covell, EG&G Technical Services, Inc.
• Considerations on UCG in India - Eric Redman, Heller-Ehrmann Co.

Other 

• Overview of Coal Mining Industry in India - P.S. Bhattacharyya, Coal India Limited
• Neyveli Lignite Corporation: Problems and Needs - K.S. Anandan, Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Ltd.
• Neyveli Lignite Corporation Projects and Environment - K.S. Anandan, Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Ltd.