Find out how post combustion capture works and how it can reduce emissions from coal-fired power stations by more than 85 per cent.
CSIRO's research is focussed on the following:
Coal is Australia’s largest export and a major contributor to the national economy. It is the primary fuel for power generation worldwide and provides more than 80 per cent of Australia’s electricity supply.
Coal is however a major contributor to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Current coal-based power technologies account for more than one third of Australia’s emissions alone.
CSIRO’s coal technology research is focused on maintaining the benefits that Australia’s coal resources bring to the nation and world while minimising the adverse environmental impacts of coal mining and coal-fired power generation.
Working with industry, research organisations and government, CSIRO’s coal technology research covers the entire coal value chain.
