Today's Sydney Morning Herald has an article on a new CO2 sequestration project that is being developed in the Australian state of Victoria. This is an exciting project that demonstrates the commitment of industry and government around the world to move forward with a "no regrets" policy of improving efficiencies and reducing emissions, regardless of the disagreements that may exist over the science of climate change.
The opening of Australia's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plant in Victoria has been hailed as a major step toward making "clean coal" viable.
The Otway Basin Project in south-west Victoria will see up to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide captured from natural gas injected 2km underground in a depleted gas reservoir.
During the two-year trial, CO2 will be compressed and transported to the basin near Nirranda, about 30km east of Warrnambool.
The project is part of research to learn if emissions can be successfully trapped in geological formations, as a way of curbing the greenhouse gases produced by fossil fuels.
"The success of this program will confirm the CCS technology as a viable option to reduce the carbon footprint of coal," federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said at the opening of the plant.
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