Ex-EPA chief concerned about Leigh Creek syngas project

Former South Australian EPA chief Professor Campbell Gemmell has raised concerns about a potential gas project in the town of Leigh Creek which will use unconventional technology – banned in Queensland and Scotland – to extract gas from beneath the ground.

Leigh Creek syngas project granted petroleum licence

South Australian company Leigh Creek Energy has been granted a petroleum production licence to commence commercial syngas production at the former coal mine site in the state’s far north.

Leigh Creek Energy’s Pre-Commercial Demonstration (PCD) plant.

Leigh Creek Energy's low-cost hydrogen pitch

South Australian company Leigh Creek Energy says it can produce 200-million kilograms of hydrogen a year at less than $1 per kg to fuel growing global demand.