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Joint Australia/Federal Republic of Germany Feasibility Study on the conversion of Australian Coals Into Liquid Fuels in Australia - 1982

Imhausen, Dr. Karl-Heinz, Prof.

Bundesministerium Fuer Forschung und Technologie, Bonn-Bad Godesberg
(Germany, F. R.)

Table of Contents 130kb

Section 1
389kb

1

 Introduction 7

2

 Basic Data for the Study 9
  2.1 Objectives 9
2.2 Technical Basis of Design 9

3

 Quality of the Coals from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria 11

4

 Hydrogenation Tests 16
  4.1 New South Wales Coal 16
4.2 Queensland Coal 16
4.3 Victorian Brown Coal 17

5

 Technical Basis of Design 20
  5.1 New South Wales and Queensland Plants 20
Section 2
426kb		 5.2 Victoria Plant 33

6

 Planned and Reached Production and Product Qualities 40

7

 Coal and Water Requirements and Thermal Efficiency 43

8

 Personnel Requirements for Operation, Repair and Maintenance 45

9

 Personnel Requirements for Construction Period 47

10

 Energy Utilities - Off-Site Units 48

11

 Erection Time Schedule 49

12

 Impact on Environmental and Safety Facilities 53
  12.1 Safety Facilites 53
12.2 Waste Water 55
12.3 Noise 55
12.4 Gaseous Effluents 56
12.5 Dust Emissions 57
Section 3
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13

 Site and Site Conditions 60
  13.1 New South Wales Plant 60
13.2 Queensland Plant 65
13.3 Victoria Plant 70
14 Investment Costs 74
15 Financial and Economic Project Evaluation 77
  15.1 Financial and Economic Analysis Method 77
15.2 Basic Assumptions Applied to Analysis 79
15.3 Model Parameters 81
Section 4
358kb		 15.4 Calculation Procedure 88
15.5 Investment Cost 89
15.6 Re-Investment and Re-Current Cost 90
15.7 Total Assets Required 90
15.8 Financial Cash Flow 94
15.9 Economic Evaluation of the Project 94
15.10 Economic Cash Flows 97
15.11 Resulting Rate of Returns from Financial and Economic Evaluations 97
15.12 Sensitivity Tests 100
15.13 Conclusions with Respect to Financial Viability 101
  15.13.1 New South Wales 101
15.13.2 Queensland 102
15.13.3 Victoria 103
15.14 Project Economies 105
15.15 Macro-Economic Parameters 107