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CSIRO overstating ultra-supercritical coal plant costs study finds

Muddies the investment case for black coal ultra-supercritical plants.

Noel Dyson
Tarong Power station is a supercritical plant that traps 99.99% of its coal dust.

Tarong Power station is a supercritical plant that traps 99.99% of its coal dust. | Credits: Stanwell Corporation

Independent analysis by Arche Energy shows the CSIRO's GenCost's capital cost assumptions for black ultra-super critical plants are between 1.2 and 1.4 times higher than they should be. These ultra-supercritical...

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