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CSIRO’s gas separation program provides gases such as syngas, hydrogen and methane at competitive costs.  Applications include combustion, direct conversion to electricity in fuel cells and providing a starting point for liquid fuels production.

A hand holds a large coal lump. Gas separation provides clean gases for energy applications.
 
 

The OMI™ technique is used to determine buoyancy and capillary controls in reservoirs in order to assess the location of oil accumulation.

Plan view of an oil reservoir with an OMI log through the reservoir
 

The Energy Transformed National Research Flagship is conducting an integrated program of research directed at assessing the viability of the long-term storage of CO2 in coal seams.

Coal being added to a coal hill from a machine.
 
The demand for natural gas is growing and Australia’s large reserves generate research and development challenges that CSIRO is helping to meet with expertise in gas processing, conversion and a research base geared to meet the evolving needs of the methane economy.
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