US-India Coal Working Group Meeting September 22-24, 2009 (Washington, DC)
The sixth U.S.-India Energy Dialogue Coal Working Group (CWG) meeting was held in Washington, DC, on September 22-24, 2009. The meeting was chaired by U.S. Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy James Markowsky and Dr. S.P. Seth, Special Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India. The lead U.S. coordinator was Barbara McKee, Director, Office of Clean Energy Collaboration, Office of Fossil Energy, and the lead coordinator for India was P.R. Mandal, Advisor (Projects), Ministry of Coal. The three day meeting began with a meeting on September 22nd featuring representatives of the Indian delegation and U.S. industry representatives discussing opportunities for greater collaboration in the area of coal. On September 23rd, representatives from the U.S. and Indian governments, industry, national laboratories, and research met to discuss ongoing CWG activities, identify and discuss additional opportunities for the CWG, discuss the sustainable utilization of coal, and witness a signing ceremony for the Simulator project awarded to Sharpe International. The U.S. delegation included several DOE Office of Fossil Energy representatives including Scott Miles, Lowell Miller, and Joseph Giove.
Summary of Coal Working Group Meeting
Technical Presentations All presentations are in PDF format and require the Acrobat Reader.
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Coal Working Group Overview from India – Dr. S.P. Seth, Co-Chair Coal Working Group (India); Special Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India [204 KB PDF]
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Coal Preparation Simulation for India - Mark Sharpe, President, Sharpe International, LLC [2.07 MB PDF]
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Cost Effective Technology For Beneficiation And Recovery Of Fine Coal - Roe-Hoan Yoon, Director, Center for Advanced Separation Technologies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [3.55 MB PDF]
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Waste Coal Utilization in India - A. Dilo Paul, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Science Applications International Corp. [2.18 MB PDF]
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Coal Beneficiation Dry Methods - Rick Honaker, University of Kentucky; Gerald Luttrell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [6.75 MB PDF]
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Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate: Coal Mining Task Force – Al Whitehouse, Project Manager, Office of Surface Mining, U.S. Department of Interior [433 KB PDF]
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Coal Mine Methane Activities in India - Jayne Somers, Ph.D., P.E., US Environmental Protection Agency [10.89 MB PDF]
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Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited Presentation – Surender Mohan, Director (Mines), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited [8.18 MB PDF]
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Additional Opportunities for the Coal Working Group – P.R. Mandal, Lead Coordinator Coal Working Group (India); Advisor (Projects), Ministry of Coal, Government of India [70 KB PDF]
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