Victorian Carbon Capture Project Heralds Era of Climate Change Solutions
Source: Victoria. Minister for Energy and Resources. Media Release
"The world-class carbon dioxide storage project launched at Nirranda in Victoria’s south-west has put the international spotlight on the state’s climate change research. Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor marked the beginning of carbon dioxide injections into the vast subterranean reservoirs with the Federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson, saying the project was Australia’s first carbon dioxide storage demonstration project to come into operation. “The Brumby Government is taking action on climate change and is reducing greenhouse gas emissions by providing $6 million for this project, which is conducted by the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) and will involve the injection of 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground,” Mr Batchelor said."