CO2CRC is pleased to welcome Santos Limited as its newest member company. CO2CRC CEO, David Byers, said “Santos is an Australian natural gas company and one of the leading LNG producers in the Asia-Pacific region with a strong commitment to a lower carbon future. It has a deep heritage in the C..
Check out the February 2020 issue of CO2CRC Insights here. This month's newsletter covers: CLEAN ENERGY: Chief Scientist acknowledges critical role for carbon capture and storage POLICY: Morrison backs innovation in emissions battle COOPERATION: Australia and Japan sign agreement o..
CO2CRC's Chief Operating Officer, Dr Matthias Raab, spoke on ABC Gippsland's Breakfast radio program on Friday 21 February. Matthias discussed CO2CRC's role in the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project. The project is a world first trial into the feasibility of supplying clean hydrogen m..
A CO2CRC research project, the Otway Stage 2C project, has provided important findings into carbon dioxide (CO2) injected deep underground as part of the emissions reduction technology known as carbon capture and storage (CCS). CO2CRC injected 15,000 tonnes of CO2 approximately 1,500 meters under..
CO2CRC has completed the delivery of a hydrogen refining plant to AGL’s Loy Yang facility in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The plant was delivered on trucks in four parts over December and February. The pilot plant has been designed to produce hydrogen from synthetic gas (syngas) produced by..
CO2CRC has welcomed comments by Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, at an address to the National Press Club yesterday in which he called for a technology-driven orderly transition to clean energy and the need for carbon capture and storage (CCS), alongside renewables, to decarbonise Aust..
Otway National Research Facility Open Day: Our Open Day planned for April 18 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 We hope you can join us for an event later in 2020. Please call Shelly on 0458 462 063 if you have any questions ..
In December 2019 it was a pleasure to host two important members of the local community - Bev McArthur MP, member for western Victoria and Daniel Meade, Moyne Shire Mayor - on separate visits to our Otway National Research Facility. Bev and Daniel were interested to learn about how CCS works..
Congratulations to all the winners announced at the CO2CRC CCUS Symposium Awards Dinner, held recently at RACV Resort, Torquay. Dr Charles Jenkins (CSIRO): John Tyndall Award for Excellence in CCS Research This award is for Charles’ outstanding contribution as Science Lead of the Otway Stage..