Envirogen
Oil & Energy - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Envirogen Details
Envirogen's power stations generate electricity in an environmentally responsible manner by utilising waste coal mine methane, as an alternative to traditional fossil fuel powered generation. The methane embedded in coal seams must be extracted prior to mining the coal for safety reasons and has traditionally been flared or released directly into the atmosphere. However, as methane is a particularly potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential of 21 times that of carbon dioxide, releasing the methane into the atmosphere is no longer a viable option in such a carbon constrained environment. Envirogen provides a solution for coal mines by utilising the waste methane in power generation. Envirogen's power stations are located on the mine site and extract the gas to use in power generators. The power generation process converts the methane into carbon dioxide and water, thus abating significant greenhouse gas emissions. The process also has the benefit of producing electricity from a resource that would otherwise be wasted.
