Refurbishment of the Callide A Power Station commenced in 2009, and will be followed by electricity generation from the oxyfuel process in 2011 and geosequestration in 2012.

The demonstration project will continue for up to five years, during which time the project team will assess the potential commercial applications of oxyfiring technology to other plant.

Key milestones achieved to date include:

• Completion of the two-year project feasibility study carried out through the Cooperative Research Centre for Coal in Sustainable Development
• Tests of Queensland coal's combustibility in oxyfuel conditions at a pilot facility in Japan
• A plant condition assessment of Callide A, which found no unforeseen issues and confirmed the key areas needing refurbishment before the retrofit of oxyfuel technology takes place, and
• Investigations into suitable geosequestration sites west of Callide A.
• Overhaul and plant refurbishment of Callide A to prepare it for the oxyfuel retrofit.
• Performance testing and bench marking of Callide A boiler under air-firing conditions. Results were used to refine the design of the CO₂ treatment plant.
• Earthworks for the CO₂ and Oxygen plants.
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