A world leading algal biofuel research and development facility that could hold the key to rapid reductions in carbon emissions from coal fired power stations has been opened at James Cook University in Townsville.
The algal carbon capture and storage (BIO-CCS) technology is already proving successful in trials and will soon be rolled out at three power stations including Tarong Power Station at Kingaroy.
Essentially, the algae eats the CO2 and excretes biofuel and stockfeed, so the CO2 is captured and turned into something that can be used.
The 5,000 square metre research plant has proven capable of producing 14,000 litres of oil and 25,000 of algal feed for livestock from every 100 tonnes of carbon consumed.
The company, MBD Energy, predicts the BIO-CCS technology will emerge as a viable CO2 abatement technology option for all existing coal and gas fired power stations, smelters and refineries around the world.
Company chairman, Jerry Ellis, says the technology has been designed to mimic the fundamental processes of the Earth’s carbon cycle, but it does the job in a matter of hours rather than millions of years.
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