QUEENSLAND has been nominated to host the world's first commercial scale, low emissions coal technology.
The Queensland government has welcomed the federal government’s announcement as a vote of confidence in Queensland researchers, whose two regional projects were shortlisted for funding to further explore carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
"Both ZeroGen and Wandoan low-emission power plant proposals have been shortlisted to share in $120 million of Commonwealth funding for pre-feasibility work into CCS technology and development," Minister for Mines and Energy Stephen Robertson says.
The ZeroGen project will is estimated to capture 65% of carbon dioxide emissions, while investigating the potential for the plant to capture and store up to 90% of carbon dioxide emissions.
The Wandoan Project proposal is for an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power station project that will produce a net output of 334 megawatts and be able to capture up to 2.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
According to the Queensland government, the federal government’s $2 billion Carbon Capture and Storage Flagships Program will allow the two plans to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"The Queensland Government has made an early investment of $102.5 million in the ZeroGen project and other demonstration projects to accelerate the development and deployment of low emission coal technologies,” Robertson says.
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