The key objective of the project is to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by the uncontrolled release of coal mine methane (CMM) to the atmosphere and to the identification of suitable, economically interesting schemes for its energetic use. In particular, the project partners aim at

• the development of comprehensive decision guidelines for optimum use of CMM under various conditions,
• an analysis and comparison of the current legal and administrative background in countries with large coal deposits (Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Kazakhstan and United Kingdom),
• the development, construction and testing of trial units for new technologies for CMM gases,
• the analysis of GHG emission decrease resulting from CMM utilisation.