Ruby Canyon Engineering Projects

RCE has been involved with the identification, assessment, project development, and quantification of greenhouse gas emissions at coal mine methane projects for the following projects:

Surface Coal Mine Emissions Reductions – Developed methane emissions estimate for large surface mine in Powder River basin and calculated emission reductions associated with CBM wells on mine property. Provided baseline emission estimates for abandoned underground coal mines in Illinois basin.

Verification of Emission Reductions – Provided validation assessment of coal mine methane emission reductions that qualify under voluntary carbon market rules. Completed in conjunction with an initial verification of methane emission reductions under CCX guidelines; in progress.

Baseline Determination and Completed Project Design Document for Underground Coal Mine Project – Provided full documentation of baseline emissions and emission reductions as well as methane reserves for a coal mine methane project at an underground coal mine in Utah. Provided services to get emission reductions verified and into voluntary carbon market.

Baseline Determination and Completed Project Design Document for Abandoned Mine Project – Provided baseline emission estimates for abandoned underground coal mines in Illinois basin. Provided full documentation of baseline emissions and emission reductions and methane reserves for a coal mine methane project in the Illinois Basin. Assisted client in commercializing and verifying their emission reductions in U.S. voluntary carbon market.

Verification of Emission Reductions – Verification of methane emission reductions under CCX guidelines; in progress.

Baseline Determination for Abandoned Mine Project – Provided baseline emission estimates for abandoned underground coal mines in the Illinois basin.

GHG Inventories – Subcontractor providing technical support for U.S. EPA’s Coalbed Methane Outreach Program and the Natural Gas STAR program. Topics include the full spectrum of coal mine and upstream oil and gas methane issues internationally and in the U.S.

New Baseline Methodology Development – Provided technical assistance in the development of baseline emission methodologies including coal mine methane and transportation sector emissions. Provided verification services for various GHG emission reduction projects in the U.S. voluntary carbon market.

Project Origination and Evaluation – Provided technical expertise in identifying and evaluating coal mine methane project opportunities in China, India, Russia, Romania, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine as well as oil and gas projects in Latin America. Provide technical assistance for new methodology development, completing project design documents, developing monitoring plans and reports, and GHG inventories for multi-sector GHG emission reduction projects in the U.S. and internationally.

Baseline Determination for Underground Coal Mine Project – Provided technical assistance in identifying and evaluating coal mine methane project opportunities in the U.S. Provided technical assistance in preparing the baseline methane usage prior to the establishment of a CMM project in China under the Kyoto Protocol.