CS Energy's engineering technology manager Dr Chris Spero said the agreement covered a project to convert a conventional coal-fired power station to oxy-firing, which sees the coal burned using pure oxygen rather than air.
“Like most good ideas, this is a simple concept. By burning the coal in oxygen rather than air, we increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the waste gas, making it easier to capture and store this greenhouse gas," Spero said.
The project has applied for funding from the Australian Coal Association, through the $300 million clean coal fund announced on March 17, and will apply to the Federal Government's Low Emissions Technology Development Fund.
