Advisory Council and UCGP Research Group

The UCG Partnership's structure has two main  two groups within to assist, growth, member representation and promotion of UCG technology.

The Advisory Council and the UCGP Research Group

Advisory Council Remit

• Increase membership
• Expand our activities overseas by the establishment of local chapters, perhaps in partnership with another association
• Expand the annual conference and workshop and replicate this in other centres
• Increase the number of training courses and introduce a series of levels culminating in a recognised academic title and replicate this overseas, probably in conjunction with an academic institution
• Encourage and be pivotal in the establishment of good practice and minimum standards in the industry by our members - perhaps to become regulator
• Expand our list of available speakers willing to present on behalf of the Partnership at conferences, seminars and other events around the world
• Develop our Research capabilities by the establishment, together with academia, of a Research Council
• Ensure we maintain the highest standards of service to our members and remain sensitive to their needs
• Continue and become more proactive in the promotion of UCG by expounding the benefits of UCG and reach a wider audience
• Produce more articles and encourage our members and friends to write articles on behalf of the Partnership
• Continue our role as the centre of excellence for UCG and become the professional body for the industry
• Be vigilant to changing needs and circumstances and be prepared to respond quickly

Advisory Council Members :The Advisory Council consists of representatives from within the UCGP Membership and represents the global reach of the partnership. Alternate personnel may be nominated by an Advisory Council member to represent him or her at an Advisory Council meeting.

Mr Rohan Courtney OBE, Chairman

Triyatno Atmodiharjo, PT Odira (S E Asia)          

Dr. Chen Feng, Xinao (China) 

Kenneth Fergusson, UCGP (UK) 

Bob Godbolt, Scientific Drilling ( Global) 

Alan Golding, Analytika, (Botswana) 

Ben Hendry, Nabarro (Global)   

Hiroaki Hirasawa JCoal (Japan)                                              

Dr. Anil Khadse, Reliance (India)

Don Kinnersley Deloitte LLP (Global)    

Ron Loveland, Welsh Assembly (UK) 

Denis Smyslov, Red Mountain Energy (Russia)        

The UCGP Research Group

We have established the UCGP Research Group from amongst our academic and technical members, to foster collaborative research, support funding applications and create greater industry awareness of UCG technology, increasing knowledge flow. The UCGP Research Group will comprise a number of invited participants representing leading global academic institutions, all with specialist interests and experience in UCG Technology. The wide range of UCG projects around the world are extending the technology into new areas such a deep coal deposits, environmental monitoring and modelling and the combination of UCG with CO2 capture and storage. Studies in these issues will lead to an expansion of coal sites,suitable for UCG. Furthermore, the work is well suited to collaborative research on an international scale.

The Research Council Research:

• Increase information flow and co-operation between academic institutions researching UCG technology and associated technologies, especially CCS
• Assist, support and initiate cluster research on related UCG topics
• Increase the levels of expertise and knowledge in UCG
• Support funding applications for UCG research projects
• Feed research findings into industry and training
• Support technical training and advancement of commercial UCG growth
• Offer unbiased support and information to government and regulatory bodies
• Offer a UCG training course that is unsurpassed and globally recognised
• Engage and support our membership of both the Global Round Table on Climate Change and our founder member status of the Global CCS Institute.

UCGP Research Group members:

Professor Peter Styles, Keele University  (Acting Chair) 

Burl Davis, Carbon Energy, Australia 

Dr. Michael Green, UCGP                                                                                        

Professor Karol Kostur,BERG, Kosice, Slovakia

Dr Alexander Kronimus TNO, Netherlands

Professor Ji Liang, CUMT, Beijing , China

Dr Marcos Milan, Imperial College, UK

Professor Dr. Eng. Jan Palarski, Silesian , Poland 

Fabrizio Pisanu, Carbolsulcis, Italy                                                                      

Professor Dermot Roddy, Newcastle University, UK                                       

Dr Devin Sapsford, Cardiff University, UK

Professor Colin Snape, Nottingham University, UK

Dr Matt Turner, Clean Coal UCG, Global