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KIRSTY GOGAN IS AN INTERNATIONALLY SOUGHT-AFTER ADVISOR TO GOVERNMENTS , INDUSTRY , ACADEMIC NETWORKS AND NGOS . SHE IS REGULARLY INVITED AS AN EXPERT SPEAKER ON SCIENCE COMMUNICATION , CLIMATE CHANGE , COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION TO HIGH PROFILE EVENTS .

TELL US ABOUT TERRAPRAXIS AND THE REPOWERING COAL INITIATIVE ? TerraPraxis is a non-profit organisation , founded to design and implement strategies that leverage science , technology and energy innovation . Our focus is on accelerating action for climate and prosperity , leading the development and accelerated deployment of highly scalable solutions for the hardest-to-decarbonise sectors by enabling high-impact rapid transitions for the toughest parts of the decarbonisation challenge .

More than 2,000GW of coal-fired capacity are used in the world today , adding roughly 15bn tons of CO₂ emissions each year – making up almost half of all carbon emissions . Since more than half of the global coal fleet is comprised of young assets

“ WE ’ RE BUILDING THE MARKET FOR AMRS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRODUCT ITSELF IS BEING DEVELOPED ”

( less than 14 years old on average ), retirement of this infrastructure is an unattractive and unrealistic prospect for many owners and investors . Existing coal-fired power plants have enormous value in established markets for their power , grid connections and experienced personnel .

WHO ARE YOU WORKING WITH AT TERRAPRAXIS ? Eric Ingersoll is another Co-founder – he is a strategic advisor and entrepreneur with deep experience in the commercialisation of new energy technologies with extensive project and policy experience in renewables , energy storage , oil & gas , and nuclear , with a special emphasis on advanced nuclear technologies .

Martin Wood is co-founder of Bryden Wood , tech-powered global company of creative technologists , designers , architects , engineers and analysts who are working with Terra Praxis on Repowering Coal .

TerraPraxis has assembled a world-class design team to create a scalable , rapidly deployable architecture for a cost-effective coal plant repowering system for a wide range of existing coal plants .

The design team is made up of experts across a range of sectors ( eg Microsoft , KPMG , MIT , University of Buffalo and Bryden Wood ) which are developing new tools that leverage best-in-class , highly automated design and delivery models , drawing on tools used in sectors like data centers and pharmaceuticals .

20 April 2022