ACI/BCIA REPORTS
RESEARCH REPORT - Next Generation Carbon Products in Victoria
The potential for products from Victorian lignite is an area that has not been researched in any serious way. Traditionally coal was used for power generation, heating via briquettes and, for a short time, town gas production. This report demonstrates the multiple pathways possible in the utilisation of an inexpensive, high quality mineral that represents Victoria’s largest single resource.
RESEARCH REPORT - Transformational Technologies for Victoria’s Low Emissions Future
Australian Carbon Innovation (ACI) has provided an update to the report on the outcomes of the first five years of programs.
This report covers the work undertaken by ACI and our partner organisations since the Legacy Report (also found on this page) and details how we have delivered on our mission to develop research, technologies and people to reduce the environmental impact - and deliver social and economic benefits - from sustainable use of brown coal.
RESEARCH REPORT – Options for production of low cost clean hydrogen for export
CSIRO has recently completed a study commissioned by an ACI member company, Cleantech Energy Australia (CEA). The study was intended to estimate the cost of producing export quantities of clean hydrogen in 2030 when the “hydrogen society” in Japan is expected to ramp up.
The study produced up-to-the-minute best estimates of the cost of producing clean hydrogen by three methods: pyrolysis of lignite with carbon capture and storage (CCS), gasification of lignite with CCS, and electrolysis of water using dedicated wind or solar renewable electricity.
The study was jointly funded by CEA and ACI, using funding from the Victorian government and Australian Low Emissions Coal Research and Development Ltd (ANLEC R&D). CSIRO conducted a desktop costing study in collaboration with Monash University and Gamma Energy Technology.
ACI does not normally publish final project reports online. An exception is made in this case, with the permission of CEA and the contributors, because ACI regards the outcomes of this study to be of national significance.
The hydrogen production cost estimates provided in this report are an update on those contained in CSIRO’s ‘National Hydrogen Roadmap’ study of 2018. They are based on the best available cost estimate data and are focussed specifically on Victoria.
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FEASIBILITY STUDY - Regional Carbon Innovation Centre (RCIC)
Australian Carbon Innovation and Federation University have released a report on the feasibility study of a Regional Carbon Innovation Centre (RCIC) proposed for the Latrobe Valley.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the potential of a large-scale research and demonstration facility for the Gippsland and Latrobe Region that will sustainably develop the regions’ carbon resources. The study covers the viability, key benefits, potential locations, planning considerations and demands for a facility in support of an application for funding and subsequent planning and development stages.
This study has been funded by Regional Development Victoria with contributions from Federation University (FedUni) and Australian Carbon Innovation (ACI).
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BCIA's FIVE YEAR REPORT - Positioning brown coal for a low-emissions future 2009-2015
Brown Coal Innovation Australia (BCIA) developed a report on the outcomes of the first five years of programs to create a brighter future for brown coal. This report covers the work undertaken by BCIA and our partner organisations and details how we have delivered on our mission to develop research, technologies and people to reduce the environmental impact - and deliver social and economic benefits - from sustainable use of brown coal.
Please click the link below to download the report.