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U.S. Coal Mine Methane Conference
October 28-30, 2008
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
8:45 AM
Analysis of Pending and Future Climate Change Legislation (PDF) (29 pp, 546K)
Vicki Arroyo, Pew Climate Center
Emerging Institutional Issues
9:30 AM
Update on EPA and Climate Issues (PDF) (22 pp, 252K)
Dina Kruger, U.S. EPA
10:45 AM
Working with Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) (PDF) (14 pp, 283K)
Erik Sherer, MSHA
11:30 AM
Market Opportunities for Flaring and Ventilation Air Methane Projects in the United States (PDF) (19 pp, 571K)
Jeffrey Liebert, Verdeo Group
Emerging Opportunities and Technologies: Flaring and Ventilation Air Methane
1:45 PM
Special Challenges on Federal Lands (PDF) (22 pp, 1.6MB) William Radden-Lesage, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
2:45 PM
Case Study: Mitigating Ventilation Air Methane (PDF) (37 pp, 3.6MB) Nicolas Duplessis, Biothermica
4:00 PM
Case Study: Results from the First U.S. Field Trial of Oxidation Technology for Coal Mine Ventilation Air Methane (PDF) (40 pp, 1.8MB) Deborah Kosmack, CONSOL Energy
4:45 PM
Case Study: West Cliff Colliery’s Ventilation Air Methane to Power Project (PDF) (19 pp, 5.3MB) Patrick Booth, BHP Billiton
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29
Emerging Opportunities and Technologies: LNG Conversion
8:45 AM
CMM to LNG Conversion Technology (PDF) (26 pp, 1.7MB) Miroslaw Skrzypkowski, Ph.D., Prometheus Energy
Emerging Opportunities and Technologies: Abandoned Mines and Surface Mines
9:30 AM
Overview of Opportunities at Abandoned Mines in the United States (PDF) (23 pp, 499K) Jayne Somers, U.S. EPA
10:45 AM
Overview of Project Opportunities at Surface Mines (PDF) (29 pp, 610K) Michael Coté, Ruby Canyon Engineering, Inc.
11:30 AM
Emissions Reductions from Abandoned Mines and Surface Mines:
A Project Developer’s Perspective of the Opportunities and Hurdles to
Generating Carbon Credits (PDF) (15 pp, 276K) Annika Colston, BlueSource
Navigating the Emerging Carbon Market: Translating Opportunities into Monetary Benefits
1:30 PM
Analysis of Economically Viable Projects at US Coal Mines (PDF) (18 pp, 1MB) Barbora Jemelkova, U.S. EPA
2:00 PM
The Carbon Market Arena (PDF) (55 pp, 1.5MB) Anja Kollmus, Stockholm Environment Institute – US
3:15 PM
Expert Panel Discussion: Financing CMM projects: Managing Carbon Finance in a Time of Uncertainty
Moderated by Dianne Rudo, Rudo International Advisors
Participants:
Clark Talkington, SCC Americas (PDF) (6 pp, 349K)
Ben Patton, 3Degrees (PDF) (10 pp, 486K)
Natalie Halich, International (PDF) (9 pp, 652K)
Kevin Lewis, EcoSecurities (PDF) (12 pp, 826K)
Moderated by Dianne Rudo, Rudo International Advisors
Participants:
Clark Talkington, SCC Americas (PDF) (6 pp, 349K)
Ben Patton, 3Degrees (PDF) (10 pp, 486K)
Natalie Halich, International (PDF) (9 pp, 652K)
Kevin Lewis, EcoSecurities (PDF) (12 pp, 826K)