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Ignite Energy Resources and Truenergy to demonstrate DICE in the LV -

DICE Demonstration Project
TRUenergy and IER propose to collaborate to develop
a DICE demonstration project in the Latrobe Valley,
(DICE Project).
The DICE Project will generate ~4MW, utilising
hydrophobic and high calorific value lignite derived
from IER’s coal upgrading process.
It is proposed that DICE be hosted at TRUenergy’s
Yallourn site.
The purpose of the DICE Project, which will involve
CSIRO as a key stakeholder, is to demonstrate that
dewatering and DICE technologies can be scaled-up
over the next 3 to 5 years to 50MW to 100MW
capacity, and to assess the economics and CO2
emissions of the entire fuel ‘upgrading’ to electricity
production chain.
Engine manufacturer MAN is actively involved in the
development of DICE engines in conjunction with
CSIRO. Once a successful demonstration of the
project has been completed, the path to a
commercial, bankable technology for industrial and
power generation applications is expected to
achievable according to the timeline below.
The demonstration project is proposed to be available
for use on any feedstock (subject to its suitability) and
there are not proposed to be any exclusivity
arrangements with respect to commercialising the
technology.
DICE will accelerate the deployment of
low emission brown coal-based power
technologies in Victoria and around
the world.
Demonstration Funding
TRUenergy and IER are seeking government funding
for the development of a suitable DICE demonstration
plant at Yallourn.
It is estimated that the Victorian and Federal
Governments' contributions to this Demonstration
Project (DICE only, ie not fuel upgrading) during the
period 2012 through 2014/15 will need to be around
$15 million each, with the participating companies
providing, in total, a matching contribution of $15
million related to the lignite preparation for DICE.
Benefits of the project
The project will deliver specific benefits to the
Victorian economy, industry and the environment by
demonstrating dual fuel injection DICE technology by
mid 2015 in a pre-commercial environment.
The DICE Project goals include:
• Confirmation of process performance and
reliability/maintenance using brown coal feedstock;
• Demonstration at a sufficiently large scale to
enable single step scale-up to a commercial scale
facility (approximately 100MW);
• Economic assessment of DICE using lignite derived
fuel.

http://dice-net.org/images/pdf/dice-project-fact-sheet.pdf

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