Coalbed Methane in India: Opportunities, Issues and Challenges for Recovery and Utilization [Paperback]

This book offers a first-of-its-kind, standalone review of coalbed methane (CBM) in India, covering all the major technical and policy aspects. As an authoritative text on CBM in India, it addresses the essential geological, engineering and policy issues. The Coalbed Methane industry is a rapidly developing sector in Indian energy supply. The book presents the characteristics of coal beds in Indias Damodar and Son river valleys, which influence the commercial viability of CBM in the regions, as well as a study of the gas contents of the countrys major coalfields.?

The book begins with a brief review of methane emissions from Indian coal mines and the current coalbed methane situation in the country. Its unique features include a coalfield-by-coalfield technical assessment of CBM throughout India. Policy matters are addressed, including the National Exploration Licencing Policy (NELP) of the Indian Government Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, which is vital to an overallunderstanding of CBM development in the country. The scope and depth of its books coverage will benefit students, practising engineers, researchers and policy-makers.

1.Coalbed Methane:Its Relevance and Current Status.- 2.Technical, Environmental and Policy Aspects of CBM in Indian Context.- 3.Major Issues,Suitable Sites and Operational Feasibility of CBM in India.- 4.Legal Issues, SWOT Analysis, Global Market Players and Cost Benefit Analysis of CBM in India.

Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh was formerly a scientist at the CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, where he headed the Methane Emission and Degasification Division for almost two decades. He was the Principal Investigator tasked with determining the fugitive methane emissions from Indian coal mining activities for the Ministry of Environment and Forests &l#