

China To Import “Clean Coal” Technology from Australia


Exporting clean energy technologies to developing countries is a potentially huge business. This deal is an example. China produces over 10 billion cubic meters of methane per year from their coal mines. A $100 million Hybrid Coal and Gas Turbine (HCGT) will turn that methane into electricity. The “clean coal” power plant technology was developed in Australia.

Renewable energy and water purification company EESTech Inc. announced that it has been awarded a purchase agreement contract worth US$100 million by Liaoning Fuxin Coal Group of Northern China for a 10 megawatt HCGT power plant.

The agreement represents only the first stage of a two-stage contract. Stage two will involve the construction of an additional 20 megawatts of capacity. The total 30 megawatts that will be produced are expected to be purchased by Fuxin under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

HCGT uses coal waste and ventilated air methane (VAM) to produce electricity. This can reduce fugitive methane gas emissions from underground coal mines by burning the methane in a power generating station. It also utilizes coal that would otherwise cost mining companies millions to dispose of.

Methane also comes from other sources, such as dairy farms and waste treatment plants. Like natural gas, methane is a relatively efficient and clean-burning fossil fuel.

Categories: Renewables
Denis Du Bois

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