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Unlocking stranded coal with deep underground coal gasification

1st December 2013

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Deep, stranded coal seams lying under Britain’s land mass and coastal regions could become a substantial source of new low carbon ‘syngas’ suppli...
China’s largest coalbed methane field reaches record output

8th April 2026

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Located on the eastern margin of the Ordos Basin, the field is said to hold proven reserves of around 400bn m³ and is positioned as a national demonst...
A Vaughn, The methane mystery, NewScientist, 22 May 2021, p 16

22nd May 2021

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Globally, the concentration of methane in the atmosphere is rising since 2007, and the causes are not yet known. Methane is shorter-lived than CO2 but...
Energy World, No 199, June 1992

1st June 1992

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2 Viewpoint News4 International News 5 Home News 7 Institute News Features8 Exploitation of coal bed methane - Scott Barraclough11...
China CBM in slow start

1st October 2010

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Leslie Lie,WoodMackenzie’s Upstream Analyst and author of the report China’s CBM industry on the launchpad discusses the significance of CBM (coal bed...
Does switching from coal to gas really reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

1st December 2015

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The calculation of total emissions from gas and coal-fired power generation units must include those from leaked methane, particularly with coal bed m...
Energy World, No 223, November 1994

1st November 1994

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2 ViewpointNews3 International News4 Home News5 Commercial News20 Institute NewsFeatures6 Monitoring - equipment & methods - Dr Joe Kay11 Coal bed...
The rise and rise of coal bed methane across the globe

1st May 2009

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Iain Hardie, an Associate at Ashurst London, examines the increasing role played by coal bed methane (CBM) extraction in the UK and globally. As CBM i...