TY - GEN digital ID - 131687519 TI - Coalbed Methane in India : Opportunities, Issues and Challenges for Recovery and Utilization AU - Singh, Ajay Kumar AU - Hajra, Partha Narayan PY - 2018 SN - 9783319664651 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Nature protection KW - Meteorology. Climatology KW - Geology. Earth sciences KW - Hydraulic energy KW - Water supply. Water treatment. Water pollution KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - Fuels KW - Structural parts and elements of building KW - methaan KW - opwarming (milieu) KW - funderingen KW - duurzame energie KW - waterbehandeling KW - waterverontreiniging KW - milieuverontreiniging KW - geologie KW - vervuiling KW - hydraulica KW - fossiele brandstoffen KW - klimaatverandering KW - India UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131687519 AB - 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 India’s 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 country’s 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 overall understanding of CBM development in the country. The scope and depth of its book’s coverage will benefit students, practising engineers, researchers and policy-makers. ER -