Novatech Energy’s Strategic Plan for
Capturing methane emissions from exiting and future coalmining operations targeting future zero emissions.
Natural gas can be as detrimental to the climate as coal if its leaks are not properly addressed. Even a leakage rate of 0.2 percent can have the same climate impact as coal. While natural gas emits less carbon dioxide when burned compared to coal, its high methane content makes it a potent greenhouse gas. Methane leaks from gas systems are more widespread than previously believed, but advanced technologies like sensors and satellites can detect them.
The Novatech Energy mission
To provide a system to capture and utilise fugitive methane emissions from coal mines by taking ownership and responsibility of the gas from extraction to full commerciality of clean energy supply. Implement a cohesive plan for miners to enable regulatory compliance for continued coal mining operations. Commercial utilisation of all methane emissions using innovative technology for existing energy markets. Initiating a clean fuel project beginning with a hydrogen pilot for future full scale energy markets for hydrogen and solid carbon production.
Novatech Energy projects are designed to be self-contained, utilizing both on-site resources and off-site facilities for the acquisition, production, and transportation of fugitive methane feedstock.
Prioritising
methane leakage and capture requirements
Minimising
mine operation interference
Mitigating
all emissions for regulatory compliance
Forging
relationships between community and industry
Captured Fugitive Methane
SCHEMATIC ONE ILLUSTRATES CLICK TO ENLARGE
- Methane leakage occurs from all coal seams involved with mining
- Current in-seam and novel multi-seams extraction systems
- Methane pathways to surface
- Methane capture options for hydrogen production
High-Efficiency Methane Capture
SCHEMATIC TWO ILLUSTRATES CLICK TO ENLARGE
- High-efficiency methane capture system implemented for production of hydrogen and solid carbon
- ULDS system safely extracts methane from coal seams using controlled surface area and miniature boreholes
- VAM gas is mixed with high-methane concentration to enable gas upgrade for methane pyrolysis production
Methane Pyrolysis
SCHEMATIC THREE ILLUSTRATES CLICK TO ENLARGE
- Exploring clean energy solutions, including converting fugitive methane to hydrogen
- Production of solid carbon and hydrogen leads to a significant reduction in fugitive methane emissions.
