Until recently, in an effort to eliminate carbon emissions, wind and solar have been the focus of investment in alternative energy. However, they depend entirely on ideal weather conditions, they require a stable grid network and they cannot be relied upon for sustainable base load power generation without significant battery storage infrastructure. In any case, wind and solar is a long way off keeping up with global climate change targets, especially given coal fired power generation will be emitting Greenhouse Gases (GHG) through the combustion of coal for the next 30 years.

 

As Australia’s second largest export earner, coal is deeply embedded in Australia’s economy and the coal industry is a major employer and contributor to the Australian economy.

 

Therefore, as Australia joins the world in moving towards decarbonisation, a solution for this dilemma is to find alternative uses for coal that do not contribute to GHG.

 

This is where PLH energy comes in. We have developed technologies that contribute to the decarbonisation of fossil fuels and that are unique and cost-effective. The hydrogen production technology that is being developed by PLH energy, known as C2H2, utilises captured CO2 as a catalyst in a unique chemical process  to produce clean hydrogen. In addition, PLH energy is licensed to utilise Cseq, a technology and process that utilises captured CO2 and sequesters the carbon by converting the CO2 into carbonates and bicarbonates. Together, these technologies can help a coal-fired power station for example, to decarbonise  and at the same time, generate additional energy from clean hydrogen.

 

By means of PLH energy's  two main decarbonisation technologies, C2H2 and Cseq, Australia and other coal and natural gas producing nations are able to transition over the coming decades to a decarbonised economy, whilst helping the world reduce carbon emissions to acceptable levels.