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U.S. EPA and the Global Methane Initiative: Supporting Coal Mine Methane

Project Development in SW China

Southwest China Coal Mine Methane (CMM) Development Best Practices Workshop

December 8-9, 2015Guiyang, Guizhou, China

Felicia A. Ruiz, Climate Change Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)

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Global CMM Emissions Projection

U.S. EPA. Global Mitigation of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: 2010 – 2030 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. April 2014, EPA Report 430S14001. http://epa.gov/climatechange/EPAactivities/economics/nonco2mitigation.html

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Global Methane Initiative (GMI)

GMI is a voluntary, multilateral partnership that aims to reduce methane emissions and to advance the abatement, recovery and use of methane as a clean energy source.

Established in 2004 , with U.S. and China among 14 founding partners

– Now 43 government partners– Targets five sector-specific areas

for methane reduction• Agriculture • Coal Mines • Municipal Solid Waste• Municipal Wastewater• Oil & Gas Systems

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U.S. Coal Sector Activities Under Auspices of GMI

U.S. EPA is the nodal agency for GMI, houses the Secretariat (ASG)

Executes work under the U.S. Coal Sector Methane Action Plan– Goal to reduce GHG emissions, promote use of clean energy source, & achieve

profitable recovery of CMM

Co-Chairs the GMI Coal Mines Subcommittee, with China and India

• Promotes Methane Mitigation and Abatement– Identifies, evaluates and promotes CMM recovery and use opportunities;

develops technical documents, tools and resources• CMM/CBM Clearinghouses (China, India, Russia)• GMI Grants (2007 – 2012)• CMM feasibility and pre-feasibility studies – new studies in 2015!• Cooperation with UNECE Group of Experts on CMM

– Support for implementing / disseminating Best Practice Guidance • High-level policy and regulatory guidance

– Colombia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Ukraine• Technical, financial and policy workshops• Tools and resources for global community

– Updated CMM Country Profiles in June 2015– CMM Finance Guide and CMM Financial Model

Plan

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CMM in SW China

10% of China’s coal production comes from SW China

SW China has 11% of China’s coal associated methane

SW China accounts for 25% of drained CMM and 10% of that which is used.

Estimates of total methane drained in 2014 is around 3.4 billion m3; with 1.25 billion m3 used. Opportunities for additional gas use exist.

Opportunities for additional gas use.

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U.S. EPA / GMI Activities in SW China Since 2007

Grants to GZICCEP to support Guizhou CMM Initiative– Qinglong and Zhongling Pre-feasibility

Studies– Resources, Workshops, Network

Feasibility Studies– Songzao Coal and Electricity Co.– Nengfa (Linhua) Mine

Pre-feasibility Studies– Yanjing Pre-feasibility Study – Fuhong Pre-feasibility Study– Mopanshan Pre-feasibility Study

China Energy Markets Report– Energy market analysis for coal, natural

gas and CMM in 5 provinces

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Locations of GMI SW China Feasibility and Pre-feasibility Studies

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Results of Feasibility and Pre-feasibility Studies in SW China (1)

Mining complex Coal reserves Estimated recoverable gas resources

Gas end-uses investigated

Songzao 728.9 Mt 7.18 billion m3 LNG

Nengfa 174.5 Mt 51.5 million m3 gas sales

Qinglong 89 Mt 1.34 billion m3 power generation and CNG

Zhongling 710 Mt 8.91 billion m3 LNG

Yanjing 83 Mt 845 million m3 gas sales

Fuhong 9.4 Mt 122.7 million m3 power generation and coal drying

Mopanshan 60.75 Mt 2.92 billion m3 gas sales

Estimation of CMM resources and investigation of viable end-uses at each coal mine.

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Results of Feasibility and Pre-feasibility Studies in SW China (2)

Songzao – Joint venture for construction and operation of a CMM-to-LNG project at the Songzao coal mines.

Qinglong – Presently using CMM generated electricity, with potential for additional production and additional end uses.

Nengfa – Parent company of Linhua, is working toward development of the gas resources associated with its coal resources.

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Get Involved: Join the GMI Project Network

Brings necessary actors from the private sector, NGOs, and multilateral investment organizations (World Bank, ADB, etc.) together to implement reduction projects.

More than 1,000 diverse organizations from six continents.

Project Network members can:– Expand business and

increase profits– Distinguish

themselves in the marketplace

– Identify financial and technical support for potential projects

– Build capacity– Fulfill strategic goals– Mitigate climate

change

www.globalmethane.org

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全球甲烷论坛

2016年 3月 28-30，美国华盛顿

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Contact Information – U.S. EPA

Felicia A. RuizCoalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP), U.S. EPACo-Chair, Global Methane Initiative (GMI) Coal Subcommittee

+ 1 (202) 343-9129, ruiz.felicia@epa.gov

www.epa.gov/cmop

www.globalmethane.org