About CCS

 

CLEAN COAL SCIENCE

Coal is the world?s largest source of energy for stationary applications. This role is expected to remain in this position for the foreseeable future, even though other sources, such as natural gas and renewables are expected to take an increasing share.
The use of coal as a fuel for electricity generation in developing countries, in particular, is expected to show strong growth. Technology development is a key to capturing economic opportunities and minimising adverse environmental impacts.

The focus of the Implementing Agreement on Clean Coal Science is the basic science of coal combustion. The specific objectives
are to encourage, support and promote research and development that will lead to improved understanding and characterisation
of conventional combustion processes; develop techniques that control and reduce solid, liquid and gaseous emissions associated with combustion processes; improve operating efficiency, and identify methods for the effective utilisation of combustion by-products.

The Implementing Agreement embraces a wide range of activities associated with coal combustion, including work related to advanced power generation technologies, improved modelling and diagnostic methods, and the development of low-NOx burners,
to co-firing with other fuels and bio-coprocessing.

The work of the Agreement has led to numerous commercial applications, including the development of a new generation of
low-NOx burners which has already achieved sales of over $400 million in one participating country.

The work programme is conducted using both task sharing and cost sharing. The cost shared component involves a common
fund which is used to support coal research studies at the International Flame Research Foundation in the Netherlands.

There are Contracting Parties from 12 countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland,Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

For further information contact:

Chairman