[permaculture-oceania] Emission free coal on way

[Russ Grayson]

Emission-free power stations by 2012, researcher says

A leading Australian energy research group says the idea that Australia
could have zero-emission coal-fired power plants is no longer fanciful.

The chief executive officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for
Greenhouse Gas Technologies, Peter Cook, says developing emission-free power
stations is a relatively simple process involving splitting carbon and
hydrogen in coal.

Mr Cook says he is helping researchers in the United States to develop the
process, which could be duplicated in Australia.

"We're involved in a project called Future-Gen which is why I'm over here in
the States at the moment," he said.

"This is a billion-dollar project that the US is putting together, they're
going to be using coal and they're going to be producing hydrogen from the
coal, then they're going to use that hydrogen for powering generators and
then they'll put the CO2 in the ground, and that's due to come on stream by
2012," he said.

ABC ONLINE

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