Published Tuesday, 20 February, 2007 at 12:20 PM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
QUEENSLAND SHOWS LEADERSHIP IN CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
In the face of increasing concerns about climate change, Queensland continues to lead the way in promoting clean coal technologies.
Minister for State Development John Mickel today announced the Department of State Development would provide $200,000 toward the cost of a feasibility study into the establishment of a National Low Emissions Gasification Test facility in Queensland.
He told Parliament the study would be carried out by the Brisbane-based Centre for Low Emission Technology (cLET) which is dedicated to developing cleaner ways to produce value added products from coal and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its production and use.
“This is a significant step for Queensland. We are at the forefront of fundamental research in key fields of clean coal technology,” Mr Mickel said.
“Coal gasification breaks coal down into a variety of products including electricity, hydrogen, synthetic gas, liquid fuels and even fertiliser.”
The Minister said cLET, which was set up in 2003, is a $26 million joint venture between the Queensland Government, the CSIRO and other industry stakeholders including the University of Queensland.
Its Chief Executive Officer, Doctor Kelly Thambimuthu is also a member of the Clean Coal Project Board created by Cabinet in July last year to administer the $300 million Queensland Future Growth Fund
“The Queensland Government’s coordinated approach to addressing climate change also includes the development of a Clean Coal Technology Research and Development Framework,” Mr Mickel said.
“The Clean Coal Project Board is currently evaluating this framework but there are many progressive projects already underway.
“ZeroGen, for example, is a Stanwell Corporation proposal to investigate the viability of integrating coal-based gasification with carbon capture and storage to produce low emission electricity.
“Then there is the Underground Coal Gasification Project – a Linc Energy and Ergo Energy trial at Chinchilla to burn coal underground and produce a gas that can be used to produce electricity, liquid fuels and chemicals. Again, the end result is the significant reduction of carbon emissions entering the atmosphere.
“These projects and many others demonstrate the vital Queensland coal industry can and will be a clean and green industry,” he said.
Contact for cLET: Doctor Kelly Thambimuthu, telephone 3327 4060
Media contact: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784.
20 February, 2007
Minister for State Development John Mickel today announced the Department of State Development would provide $200,000 toward the cost of a feasibility study into the establishment of a National Low Emissions Gasification Test facility in Queensland.
He told Parliament the study would be carried out by the Brisbane-based Centre for Low Emission Technology (cLET) which is dedicated to developing cleaner ways to produce value added products from coal and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its production and use.
“This is a significant step for Queensland. We are at the forefront of fundamental research in key fields of clean coal technology,” Mr Mickel said.
“Coal gasification breaks coal down into a variety of products including electricity, hydrogen, synthetic gas, liquid fuels and even fertiliser.”
The Minister said cLET, which was set up in 2003, is a $26 million joint venture between the Queensland Government, the CSIRO and other industry stakeholders including the University of Queensland.
Its Chief Executive Officer, Doctor Kelly Thambimuthu is also a member of the Clean Coal Project Board created by Cabinet in July last year to administer the $300 million Queensland Future Growth Fund
“The Queensland Government’s coordinated approach to addressing climate change also includes the development of a Clean Coal Technology Research and Development Framework,” Mr Mickel said.
“The Clean Coal Project Board is currently evaluating this framework but there are many progressive projects already underway.
“ZeroGen, for example, is a Stanwell Corporation proposal to investigate the viability of integrating coal-based gasification with carbon capture and storage to produce low emission electricity.
“Then there is the Underground Coal Gasification Project – a Linc Energy and Ergo Energy trial at Chinchilla to burn coal underground and produce a gas that can be used to produce electricity, liquid fuels and chemicals. Again, the end result is the significant reduction of carbon emissions entering the atmosphere.
“These projects and many others demonstrate the vital Queensland coal industry can and will be a clean and green industry,” he said.
Contact for cLET: Doctor Kelly Thambimuthu, telephone 3327 4060
Media contact: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784.
20 February, 2007