ucg expert panel to visit kingaroy

UCG Expert Panel
To Visit Kingaroy
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August 23, 2010 - The State Government's Underground Coal Gasification Expert Panel will visit Kingaroy this week and residents will have an opportunity to raise their concerns about the local Cougar Energy project, (right), with them.

South Burnett Regional Mayor David Carter said the panel members would attend a meeting in the Kingaroy Town Hall Reception Room on Wednesday (August 25) from 7.00-9.00pm.

Invitations have been extended to the members of the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group and the Kingaroy Cougar Consultative Committee to attend.

Cr Carter said other concerned citizens of the region were also welcome to attend.

The panel consists of three independent specialists who will provide an assessment of the environmental, technical and economic viability of UCG technology and report back to the State Government.

Prof Chris Moran is a founding director for the Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry at UQ, and worked in CSIRO for 16 years in natural resources science and agriculture. He has 20 years experience in landscape and water research.

Prof Joe da Costa is based at the Centre for Coal Energy Technology, School of Chemical Engineering at UQ. He is a researcher on the application of nanotechnology for clean energy delivery and carbon capture technologies.

Dr Christopher Cuff is the Director of C&R Consulting and a chemical mineralogist with an international reputation for his expertise on the interaction of water and soil. He is also a former Dean of Science at James Cook University.