Tarong PCC Project
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Tarong PCC Project
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Capture Method: Post-combustionCapture Technology:AmineCapital cost:A$5 millionFinancial support:finsup--> Volume:1500 tonnes
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One of two pilots to test post-combustion CO2 capture for coal-fired power plants as part of APP
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
Retrofit
none
Not decided
1500 tonnes/CO2
In December 2010, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and Tarong Energy announced the first capture of CO2 at Tarong Power Station in Queensland - using post-combustion capture technology. The A$5 million pilot plant will test the use of amine-based solvents and aims to capture at a rate of 1500 tonnes per annum of CO2 from flue gases at the coal-fired facility. Trials are expected to be carried out until June 2011.
Tarong PCC is one of two Australian pilots being run by CSIRO as part of the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP) on Clean Development and Climate’s project CFE-06-06, which is testing post-combustion CO2 capture for coal-fired power plants. The second pilot is Munmorah PCC.
Transport and sequestration does not form part of the project but, if potential storage sites are identified and the trials are successful, the project could lead to significant reductions in CO2 emissions at the plant.was hailed as a major milestone for Queensland and Australia.
Financing
CSIRO and Tarong Energy have each contributed A$2.5 million to the project. The Australian government is providing a total of A$12 million towards the overall APP project.
Timing
Design of the pilot plant was carried out in 2009, with construction and start-up happening in 2010.
More information and press releases
CSIRO press release, 2 December 2010
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