clean coal 2011 conference

Intersting that Exergen has got a spot at the start amongst the other large players.

The 2nd annual Victorian Coal & Energy Conference 2011 will discuss the future for the Victorian coal industry in equipping industries for a carbon constrainted world.

30-31 March 2011 | Century Inn, Traralgon VIC

Speaker list --

??Ian Nethercote, Chief Executive, Loy Yang Power
??Charlie Speirs, Clean Coal Victoria, Department of Primary Industries
??David Johnston, GM Development, Exergen
??Allison Jones, Latrobe City Council
??Geoff Gay, TRUenergy
??Michael Priestnall, Cambridge Carbon Capture (UK)
??Malcolm Roberts, National Generators Forum
??Ashley Moore, Environmental Clean Technologies
??Chris Osborne, Geologist, Clean Coal Victoria, Department of Primary Industries
??Dr David Haarburger, Brown Coal Innovation Australia Limited
??Dr Geoffrey W. O'Brien, GeoScience Victoria
??Perry Toms, Director of Business Development, Ignite Energy Resources
??Ted Waghorne, GHD
??Peter Malpas, Braemar Seascope
??Tony St Clair, MBD Energy
??Robert Annells, Lakes Oil NL
??Craig Dugan, Process Group
??Len Walker, Cougar Energy Limited
??Mark Miller, Greenearth Energy Ltd
??Marianne Lourey, ACIL Tasman


Topics to be discussed including:

??Future for the Latrobe Valley coal industry
??Victoria?fs future as Eastern Australia?fs energy hub
??Equipping the Latrobe Valley for a carbon constrained world
??Vision for Carbon Neutral Energy from Victorian Brown Coal
??CO2 reduction initiatives
??Planned project and port expansion
??Transport strategy
??Unlocking export potential & low emission coal use
??Plans & development for UCG & CCS in the Latrobe Valley
??Dual Gas, Oxyfuel and Gasification
??Using brown coal?fs greatest weakness to transform it to high value, high energy density coal and oil products
??Partnership opportunities
??Community, environmental and economic perspective & considerations
??Policy, regulation & taxation
??Clean coal technology & the skills to deliver cuts in greenhouse gas emissions