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Presentation to Bureau of Economic Presentation to Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) – University of Texas Geology (BEG) – University of Texas
in Austin, Pickle Campusin Austin, Pickle Campus
Australia, Coal and Carbon Capture & Storage Australia, Coal and Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)(CCS)
Cameron O’ReillyCameron O’ReillyFulbright Scholar, Australia US Alliance StudiesFulbright Scholar, Australia US Alliance Studies
11 May, 200911 May, 2009
Australia & Coal – factsAustralia & Coal – facts Australia the fourth largest producer of hard coal at 323 Australia the fourth largest producer of hard coal at 323
million tonnes – only USA, China and India larger million tonnes – only USA, China and India larger (Australia’s population 21.5 million – source ABS)(Australia’s population 21.5 million – source ABS)
Australia third (80%) in percentage of electricity generated Australia third (80%) in percentage of electricity generated from coal – only Poland and South Africa are higherfrom coal – only Poland and South Africa are higher
Australia the largest exporter of coal in the world at 244 Australia the largest exporter of coal in the world at 244 million tonnes in 2007 (USA 53 million tonnes)million tonnes in 2007 (USA 53 million tonnes)
Coal exports made up of 112 million tonnes of steaming Coal exports made up of 112 million tonnes of steaming coal exports and 132 million tonnes of coking coal exportscoal exports and 132 million tonnes of coking coal exports
Coal mix includes brown coal/lignite (Victoria) and black Coal mix includes brown coal/lignite (Victoria) and black coal (Queensland and New South Wales) – only black coal coal (Queensland and New South Wales) – only black coal exportedexported
Source – World Coal InstituteSource – World Coal Institute
Australia – other relevant facts Australia also large producer of gas – LNG (mainly Western
Australia) and domestic use Australian gas reserves estimated at 4-5 billion cubic
metres (source Australian Parliamentary Library) Historic gas reserves in Cooper, Gippsland and Otway
basins (gas use higher in Victoria/SA) Growth of coal bed methane in Queensland and NSW
(proposed new LNG trade from east coast) Substantial offshore gas development underway or planned
in North West shelf and Timor Sea Gas availability has meant Western Australia electricity
generation is majority gas fired Australia also has 40% of world’s low cost uranium reserves
(source AUA)
Electricity Generation Sources
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United States
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Coal Natural Gas Hydro Renewable Oil Nuclear
Source: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) & US Department Of Energy, EIA
Black Coal Brown Coal
But Texas electricity is different
Coal 36% Gas 49% Nuclear 10% Wind 4% * Hydro 1%
Texas is the largest electricity market in the USA (10% of US electricity use), the highest user of coal for electricity generation and the biggest wind producer
Australia’s national greenhouse gas emission sources
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Source: Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2006, US EPA
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The Greenhouse gas situation in Australia and the US
Stationary energy contributes more to Australian emissions than it does to US emissions – Australia has less diversified electricity sector
Both countries depend heavily on fossil fuels The transport sector contributes more to US
emissions – far larger vehicle fleet Industrial processes contribute more to US
emissions (and a great deal to Texas emissions) Agriculture still a relatively large emitter in both
countries compared to its share of Gross Domestic Product
Current initiatives Australia
Draft legislation before the Australian Parliament to establish a cap and trade emissions trading system by 2011 (CPRS). Scheme coverage includes 75% of emission sources
Targeted reduction in emissions of 5% below 2000 level emissions by 2020, or up to 25% if a new global agreement is reached. Ultimate aim of 60% reduction in emissions by 2050
Fixed carbon price of $10 per tonne for first year
National renewable energy target of 20% by 2020 to be legislated
Substantial allocation of permits to energy intense industries
United States
Waxman/Markey cap and trade proposal being debated in the House Committee with targeted reduction of 20% below 2005 levels by 2020
Ultimate aim of 83% reduction from 2005 emission levels by 2050
A range of proposals for State based carbon trading schemes covering California, north-west and north-east
National portfolio standard under consideration in 2009 energy bill
A range of direct support for renewable energy research and development in 2009 stimulus package
Solutions – Carbon Capture & Storage? (CCS)
CCS given high priority by Australian Government CCS would give a future to large coal reserves in US and
Australia and alleviate domestic energy security concerns India and China are coal rich and CCS could therefore make
the greatest difference to world emission outcomes US with over 50% of electricity produced by coal likely to be
interested in CCS Over twenty states with coal interests in the US – including
politically significant States for Democrats of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois
Major problems seen as potential cost of CCS, scale of infrastructure, risk/liability and timetable
Contentious with environmentalists but has some support from Clean Air Taskforce (CAC)
Global coal reserves 2007. source BP
Global oil reserves 2007. source BP
CCS – Australian Initiatives – Global Carbon
Capture & Storage Institute Announced by Australian Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd on 19 September, 2008 Officially launched 16 April, 2009 – Australian
Government funding of $100 million Claims to have 83 supporters including 16
national governments and 40 corporates Nick Otter announced as interim CEO Former World Bank President James Wolfensohn
the inaugural Chairman of International Advisory Council
Other Australian initiatives Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
– established property rights for storage of CO2 in offshore waters – 10 zones identified in March, 2009
CO2CRC – Cooperative Research Centre funded by Government and industry – looking at Otway Basin Pilot Project
Coal 21 Program – initiative of coal producers and generators to fund CCS research – funded by levy on producers
Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund - $500 million Federal Government fund that will support some CCS pilots – includes project at Hazelwood in Victoria
Hazelwood owned by International Power which is also in Texas market
Other demonstration projects at Barrow Island in Western Australia and Monash Energy Project
Victorian brown coal – the heart of Australia’s CCS challenge
Australia’s second largest State has developed major industrial base off low cost brown coal electricity
Production centred in La Trobe Valley east of Melbourne
Modelling by esaa of a carbon price found that 6,700 megawatts of Australian electricity generation would close – mainly brown coal plant in La Trobe Valley
Will cause major economic disruption and hardship in La Trobe Valley
Federal Government has now allocated $3.9 billion in transitional assistance for brown coal generators as part of ETS
Victorian initiatives
Established own Clean Coal Victoria CEO is Charlie Spiers – La Trobe Valley
history – worked for Loy Yang Power $110 million allocated by Victorian
Government for pre-commercial CCS demonstration projects
$12.2 million for funding to establish CCV Australia’s Federal Energy Minister, Martin
Ferguson, comes from Victoria