Industrial decarbonisation via CCS: Current status and recent advances
A workshop was held at the University of Western Australia on 13 March 2023 to discuss global industrial experience and challenges of decarbonisation through Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The workshop, hosted by the Future Energy Exports CRC, brought together 18 speakers, including government authorities, world leading CCS research, industry and regulation experts, and over…
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Enabling large-scale hydrogen underground storage in porous media
Hydrogen value chain has been confirmed as an important new energy industry to balance the clean energy demand and supply. However, the volumetric inferior calorific value in kWh/Nm3 of hydrogen is the lowest (2.8 kWh/Nm3) compared with other fuels although the mass energy density is the highest (33.3 kWh/kg). Therefore, cost-effective, scalable, large-scale, and safe…
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Underground Hydrogen Storage Workshop Report
Australia is making progress towards becoming a renewable energy superpower, which not only enables the opportunity to decarbonise the economy, but also increases clean energy exports which will also contribute to regional and global decarbonisation efforts. However, most renewable energy sources are intermittent and not always available when needed. For example, the sun is not…
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Public Acceptance of Hydrogen Workshop Summary Report
Energy literacy and public perception will be key attributes for a smoother energy transition over the next 5-10 years. As the energy mix changes with new and improved technologies adopted, and new energy sources introduced, there is bound to be uncertainty in the minds of some. Public engagement and benefit sharing are all on the…
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Development and testing of boil-off gas software package for LNG and LH2
This report is the deliverable for Milestones 1.3.1 and 2.2.1 of the FEnEx CRC’s Commonwealth Grant Agreement. The generation of boil‐off gas (BOG) is an unavoidable result of the cryogenic storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or liquid hydrogen (LH2) due to heat ingress into the storage tanks. Quantifying the amount of BOG that will…
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Techniques and specifications for integration of improved process control system designs into existing architecture
This deliverable report provides detail of work completed towards achieving the objectives of Milestone 3.3.1 of the FEnEx CRC’s Commonwealth Grant Agreement. The milestone 3.3.1 aimed to address techniques and specifications for integration of improved process control system designs into existing architectures, evaluated using the experimental data sets. We present the findings of the digital…
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Fugitive Emissions Workshop Report
This report is the outcome of the Fugitive Emissions Workshop held on 9 June 2022 during the FEnEx CRC Annual Conference. Methane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas after CO2 and contributes 23% of current anthropogenic global warming. A facilitated workshop was held to promote exchange between industry, government, and academic personnel with…
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Options for Closed Carbon Cycles and Methane Reforming with CCS
This report is the deliverable for Milestone 2.4.1 of the FEnEx CRC’s Commonwealth Grant Agreement. The following techno-economic review reports on the current state of play with respect to the use of three existing and emerging blue hydrogen production technologies: Pyrolysis, steam methane reforming (SMR) and auto thermal reforming (ATR). The economic viability of these…
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Opportunities for Helium Development in Australia
This report is the deliverable for Milestone 1.1.1 of the FEnEx CRC’s Commonwealth Grant Agreement. Helium is a unique substance of significant value (4 to 7 USD/m3), which is most efficiently produced from natural gas. Global demand for helium is rising, with frequent shortages and a supply-side oligopoly. Australia has an estimated 3.6 billion m3…
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Production & Maintenance Information Standards Review and Prioritized Use Cases for Developing Data Exchange & Communication Systems
This report is the deliverable for Milestone 3.1.1 of the FEnEx CRC’s Commonwealth Grant Agreement. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is transforming businesses by bringing real‐time data and intelligence during the lifecycle of a plant or facility. Interoperability among systems involved in this data exchange is essential but represents one of the biggest obstacles…
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Mapping of Key Stakeholders in Hydrogen & LNG Supply Chains
This report is the deliverable for Milestone 4.2.1 of the FEnEx CRC’s Commonwealth Grant Agreement. As global markets shift towards low or zero emissions energy sources, Australia’s position as one of the world’s largest energy exporters faces a significant period of change. Hydrogen has been identified as a prime opportunity for Australia to continue its…
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Annual Report 2020/2021
2020/2021 year in review – a genuinely pleasing result for our first twelve months.
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