New authority and strategy for Latrobe Valley mine …
Rae is the former Latrobe Valley Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner who has been monitoring mine rehabilitation in the Latrobe Valley since June 2017. Rae is joined by experienced board director Ms Christine Trotman, who will serve as deputy chairperson. Latrobe Valley locals Mr Ian Nethercote and Mr Ian Gibson have also been appointed to the ...
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Latrobe Valley Brown Coal Mine Batter Stability …
The TRB advises the Minister on mine stability issues, with a focus on the Latrobe Valley. The purpose of the Batter Stability Project is to address the recommendation made by the TRB, which specifies the requirement of geotechnical studies to be undertaken at each of the three Latrobe Valley mines in order to re-establish a robust
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Latrobe Valley mine 'pit lakes' risk river health in drying …
Filling the Latrobe Valley's three open-cut coal mines with vast amounts of water to turn them into "pit lakes" would worsen the ecological health of the ailing Latrobe River system, new ...
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World-first coal to hydrogen plant trial launched in Victoria
A demonstration plant will be built in the Latrobe Valley as part of the $496 million project to develop technology to produce hydrogen from the region's vast reserves of coal.
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The world-first Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project was successfully completed in February 2022 with the arrival of the Suiso Frontier in Kobe, Japan with a load of liquefied hydrogen extracted from Latrobe Valley coal. This achievement proved the HESC Project's technical viability and the basis for Project …
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Big plans for Latrobe Valley lignite, Australia
There are viable emerging alternative uses for the massive brown coal deposits of Victoria's LaTrobe Valley which could contribute to a reduction in Australia's carbon emissions footprint, according to one of Australia's lead clean coal energy proponents. The strong forward looking forecast was touted in Melbourne at the inaugural Paydirt 2008 Victoria Resources Conference …
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Rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley Coal Mines
Rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley Coal Mines - Integrating regulation of mine rehabilitation and planning for land and water use: Case Study Project 1.3, CRC TiME. Alex Gardner, ... the Latrobe Valley, Victoria. It demonstrates the leading role of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (MRSD Act) in mine rehabilitation ...
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From a humid swamp to a cooler climate
Today, the Latrobe Valley is the centre of Victoria's energy industry and is responsible for more than 80 per cent of the electrical power supplied to the state. To date, Loy Yang, Yallourn and Hazelwood mines have produced 800 million tonnes, 1,100 million tonnes, and 770 million tonnes of brown coal respectively, for the adjacent thermal ...
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No sight of new mines | Latrobe Valley Express
The former Coalition government has defended its pursuit to develop new Latrobe Valley coal mines amid Labor claims it had overstated progress of the secretive plan.
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Latrobe Valley Authority, Australia
Latrobe Valley is situated in the south-eastern part of Australia, in the state of Victoria, with a history of high dependency on coal and heavy industries. It used to be one of Australia's carbon hotspots, with its ageing power stations using increasingly out-dated technologies and fuelled by low-quality lignite.
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Latrobe Valley
Hydrogen was produced through extraction from Latrobe Valley coal and biomass by gasification. Gasification is a well-developed technology and core to current Integrated coal Gasifier Combined Cycle (IGCC) developments used for power generation in Japan, US, EU and China.
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Australia's Latrobe Valley brown coal fields
@article{osti_6807799, title = {Australia's Latrobe Valley brown coal fields}, author = {Ellis, T R}, abstractNote = {Brown coal resources of the Latrobe Valley in Australia total 140 billion tons to a depth of 975 feet, while economically recoverable reserves have been calculated to total 57 billion tons. Although the coal provides only a very low heating value, about 3300 Btu/lb with 60% ...
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Coldry Technology in the Latrobe Valley
COLDRY TECHNOLOGY IN THE LATROBE VALLEY Scalable Immediately Deployable Cost-effective Coldry product can be used in local black coal power plants and transported to remote black coal power plants. 10-30% Coldry:Lignite mix can be used in lignite-fired plants for emissions reduction. Coldry possible in significantly upgraded lignite plants.
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Lessons from Germany's industry
Since mining began, of the 310sq km of the region used for lignite, Mr Fuengeling said 230 sq km had been renovated, reclaimed and rehabilitated. In contrast to the Latrobe Valley, where the overburden ratio to coal is 1:4, in …
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The Fate of Trace Elements During MTE and HTD Dewatering of Latrobe
ABSTRACT The nonevaporative brown coal dewatering technologies, Mechanical Thermal Expression (MTE) and Hydrothermal Dewatering (HTD), are being evaluated in an attempt to increase the efficiency of coal drying compared with current evaporative methods. Product waters from each of the three major Latrobe Valley mines were prepared under both …
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Coal
More than 80 per cent of this brown coal (also called lignite) is located in the Gippsland Basin, off the South-East coast of Victoria. Brown coal seams in the Latrobe Valley are up to 100 metres thick with multiple seams …
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Japanese consortium sets out plan to commercialise Latrobe Valley …
A coal-to-hydrogen project in Victoria's Latrobe Valley has received a multi-billion-dollar boost, prompting concerns from an environment group about its carbon emissions.
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Hydrogeological modelling to inform closure planning …
The three lignite mines are located within the Latrobe Valley Depression, which is bound to the north by the Southern Highlands, to the south by the Balook Block and Baragwanath Anticline …
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Hydrogen refinery project proposed for …
"If we want to make the Latrobe Valley the Silicon Valley of hydrogen, then we have to take advantage of this and extract it without emissions." ... and did not rule out approaching the other mine operators into …
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Why is rehabilitating the Latrobe valley brown coal mines so …
As thermal power generation comes to an end in the Latrobe valley, the rehabilitation and closure of the three lignite mines has become a 'burning' issue. Hazelwood mine is closed, while …
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Loy Yang seeks water for mine lake | Latrobe Valley Express
The BWE is based on the Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy (LVRRS), formed as part of the Hazelwood mine fire inquiry. The inquiry made many recommendations on what take of water could be utilised best for mine-filling. ... The Loy Yang mine is a stark presence in the Latrobe Valley landscape. From a vantage point, during a tour of ...
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Morwell Opencut (Lignite mine), Morwell, City of Latrobe, …
Morwell Opencut (Lignite mine), Morwell, City of Latrobe, Victoria, Australia : Open-cut brown coal (lignite) mine in the Latrobe Valley (Gippsland).
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Brown Coal in Victoria, Australia and Maddingley Brown …
the Latrobe Valley, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, there are three large brown coal open cut mines as follows. 1) Hazelwood Open Cut Mine: commenced in 1959, pit area 10 km2, pit depth 120m, and ...
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Lessons from Germany's industry
Since mining began, of the 310sq km of the region used for lignite, Mr Fuengeling said 230 sq km had been renovated, reclaimed and rehabilitated. In contrast to the Latrobe Valley, where the overburden ratio to coal is 1:4, in Germany, it is reversed – …
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CCS is essential for the continued use of brown coal in a …
AGL, as a power generator, will develop learning in project management, technology development and CCS deployment for lignite power stations in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria. As a member-based company, BCIA's aim is to support innovations that reduce the environmental impact – and deliver social and economic benefits – from sustainable use ...
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Ballymoney Lignite Deposit
This paper presents an overview of the strategy adopted to bring the Ballymoney opencut lignite deposit to an advanced stage of mine design and confidence. Certain aspects of the project differentiate it from the normal Australian experience. These include the thick overlying glacial drift, the proximity to established infrastructure and the wide fluctua- tions in annual lignite …
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Paper: Geomechanics of Australian open cut coal mining
Waghorne, EP 2009, 'Brown coal mining in the Latrobe Valley', Monograph 12 Australasian Coal Mine Practice, 3rd edn, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Carlton, pp 470–485.
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Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia: A world class brown coal …
The major coal depocentres largely occur to the south of the Latrobe River and west of a marine interface with the Gippsland Limestone. Only the Traralgon seam occurs both …
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Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia: A world class brown coal …
The Latrobe Valley brown coalfields are situated some 150 km east of Melbourne in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Future perspective on the utilization of inexpensive lignite is also conferred. Although both conventional and nanostructured materials face challenges regarding economic cost, energy consumption, secondary pollution and ...
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Securing a future for Latrobe Valley mine rehabilitation
The amendment also gives greater certainty about the future of the coal mines, with improved guidance for mine rehabilitation planning in the Latrobe Valley to ensure the community's safety is maintained throughout mine rehabilitation.
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