Coolimba Power Project, Western Australia
Construction of Aviva Corporation Ltd’s 2x200MW coal-fired base-load power stations is proposed to begin in the second half of 2009 and be completed by 2012. The plant will be built ready for conversion to CO2 capture. Sequestration sites are being sought for the storage with the involvement of CO2CRC and ARC Energy.
Geological storage site assessments, Queensland and New South Wales
The Queensland State Government through the Geological Survey of Queensland has developed, in conjunction with the coal industry and the Commonwealth Government, the Carbon Geostorage Initiative (CGI) to identify and assess potential sites for safe, long-term CO2 storage in Queensland. Mapping work is currently underway for regional assessment of basin storage potential.
The NSW Government has undertaken a series of studies to assess the potential for geosequestration of carbon dioxide in deep and in NSW.
Both storage assessment initiatives are financially supported under the Australian coal industry’s COAL21 Fund.
Gorgon CO2 Injection Project, Western Australia
Chevron (operator), Shell and Exxon are planning a major sequestration project linked to the Gorgon LNG Project. The separated CO2 will be injected under Barrow Island to a depth of about 2.3km, with injection of 3.3 million tonnes of CO2 per year. A total of 125 million tonnes will be injected over the life of the project. The construction phase is planned to commence in late 2009 and take about five years. A data well has been drilled and a major study of the subsurface is underway.
Moomba Carbon Storage Project, South Australia
This project is currently at the early feasibility stage, with the objective of establishing a regional carbon storage hub in the Cooper Basin. The first (demonstration) phase, will involve the capture of CO2 from existing gas processing facilities and injecting one million tonnes of CO2 commencing in 2010, to re-pressure oil reservoirs for . Partners in this project include Santos and Origin.
Tarong PCC Project, Queensland
CSIRO and Tarong Energy will install a post-combustion capture pilot plant using an -based solvent at Tarong Power Station near Kingaroy, Queensland. The pilot plant will capture 1500 tonnes of CO2 each year over a two-year research program beginning in 2009
Brown coal carbon capture and storage research, development and demonstration
HRL IDGCC Project, Victoria
A proposed 400MW power generation plant in Victoria will involve integrated drying gasification combined-cycle (IDGCC) using brown coal. Partners include HRL Technology and Harbin.
Latrobe Valley Post-Combustion Capture Projects, Victoria
These projects involve retrofit of pilot scale post-combustion CO2 capture plants.
Hazelwood: work is underway on a facility at Hazelwood that will capture and chemically sequester CO2 at a rate of 10,000 – 20,000 tonnes each year, with capture to commence late 2008. CO2CRC will use that plant to test a range of solvent and process changes. Using two other rigs, CO2CRC will test adsorbent and membrane post-combustion techniques.
Loy Yang: A CSIRO mobile pilot PCC facility has begun operation at Loy Yang and will capture around 1000 tonnes of CO2 each year. Partners in this project include International Power, Loy Yang Power, CO2CRC, CSIRO and Process Group with funding from the Victorian government.
Mulgrave Pre-Combustion Capture Project, Victoria
CO2 emissions will be captured from HRL’s research gasifier in Mulgrave in a pilot-scale capture project by CO2CRC. The capture technologies will be evaluated to identify which are the most cost effective for use in a coal gasification power plant. Partners include CO2CRC and HRL with funding from the Victorian Government.
FuturGas Project, South Australia
Hybrid Energy Australia is researching the development of the carbon dioxide storage component of the FuturGas Project – an energy conversion development involving the gasification of lignite to syngas for the production of synfuels. It is proposed that the CO2 captured post-gasification will be stored in the Otway Basin to the south of the lignite resources. A feasibility study and an environmental impact study will be completed by 2011. It is hoped the project will become operational by 2016.