Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a misunderstood technology and because of this is often viewed negatively, but for Australia to meet its net zero emissions target, several experts agree that CCS is going to have to play a key role.
In a world first, Australia recently shipped its maiden cargo load of liquified hydrogen from a Victorian project that will eventually produce up to 225,000 tonnes of clean hydrogen each year using carbon capture and storage technology.
While this first load of hydrogen was produced using brown coal from Victoria’s Latrobe Valley and the CCS component of the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) pilot project is not yet operational, partners in the project estimate they will ultimately slash global emissions by around 1.8 million tonnes per year through the use of this proven technology.
That equates…
Why CCS will be a key part of the clean energy transition
