Greening Australia

In 2008, we formed a partnership with Greening Australia to tackle carbon emissions through the planting of native forests, and assess the long-term carbon offsets from biodiverse native forests.

So far we’ve provided $1 million in funding for potentially groundbreaking carbon offsets research at more than 400 sites across 12 landscapes, from Queensland to Western Australia.

The project will help determine if there is more carbon offset potential in multi-species native forests compared to single species plantations, and achieve large-scale emission offsets through the conversion of marginal farmland, of which Australia has a large supply, to native forest.

For more project information, visit www.greeningaustralia.org.au.
 

Using algae to capture carbon

Another promising carbon capture process we’re investigating is the use of algae to remove the carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power generation.

The innovative process uses native species of algae to absorb CO₂ in the same way as plants and trees, and produces useful by-products such as oxygen and biofuels.

In 2009 we signed an agreement with GreenCell, a Queensland-based algae bioreactor technology company, to run a pilot project at our Swanbank B Power Station.

For more information on GreenCell, visit www.greencell.biz

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