An international oxyfuel demonstration project for Central Queensland
The Callide Oxyfuel Project will demonstrate carbon capture using oxyfuel combustion, combined with carbon storage.
The Oxyfuel boiler is scheduled to be operational in the Callide A power plant by 2011. The plant, which has been out of service since 2001, is currently undergoing a complete overhaul.
The project team is assessing potential carbon storage sites to the west of the power plant and plans to select the final location in 2009. The carbon dioxide will be transported in road tankers.
The project is headed by CS Energy Ltd in conjunction with an international team of partners, including IHI Corporation (Japan), J-Power (Japan), Mitsui & Company (Japan) Schlumberger Oilfields Australia and Xstrata Coal.
The Australian Coal Association, and the Commonwealth, Queensland and Japanese governments are providing major financial support for the Callide Oxyfuel Project, and it is a flagship project for the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.
Learn how Oxyfuel combustion capture works.
Watch the Callide Oxyfuel Project video.
Focusing on the Callide Oxyfuel Project, this video explores the importance of retrofitting existing power plants with carbon capture technology in order to achieve reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.