Alternatives and Fundamentals

The purpose of the ANLEC R&D Alternatives and Fundamentals Research Program is to investigate and enable those technologies that offer large reductions in the capital and operating cost for coal-fired power stations low greenhouse gas emissions. Typical coal fired power generation technologies considered for attention include;

• oxy-fuel combustion,
• post combustion capture processes,
• integrated gasification combined cycle systems,
• carbon dioxide transport and storage,
• advanced low emission technologies for brown coal.

Research informing permitting and portfolio assessment is also included. The A&F Program aims to:

• Generate and test new ideas for significant cost reductions in the next generation of Low Emission Coal Technologies (LECT)
• Enable and accelerate LECT deployment in Australia by reducing demonstration project risk
• Support focused, collaborative R&D on enabling LECT technologies