from this site: http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=EC129p4b.pdf
"...A major solar-coal trial is taking place at Liddell power station in NSW, by Solar Heat and Power, for extra steam production, and CSIRO’s National Solar Research Facility in Newcastle is exploring the use of Concentrating Solar Thermal technology to reform methane from natural or coalbed gas to make synthesis gas (CO + CO2 + H2) for power generation (Solar-Gas), industrial chemical or transport fuel production, or for generating hydrogen for power production. This has the added bonus of taking off the CO2 in a pure stream for long-term sequestration."
that was from Feb-Mar 2006 so don't know how it's going now.
Other sites that may be of interest: http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=solar+coal&meta=
CXY Price at posting:
0.0¢ Sentiment: ST Buy Disclosure: Held