Construction at Callide A Power Station will commence in late 2008, followed by electricity generation from the oxyfuel process in 2010 and geosequestration in 2011.
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.
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