Other Research & Development

White Energy also has the following additional areas of business focus:

  • Expansion of the BCB technology into new coal related applications
  • Identification of valuable mining tenements with natural resources and minerals or sub-bituminous coal reserves

Expansion of the BCB Technology

White Energy is currently undertaking research and development efforts to identify and pursue opportunities in expanding the application of the BCB technology.

Briquette Carbonisation

  • White Energy holds the exclusive worldwide marketing rights to the patented technology that seeks to upgrade low rank coal to a metallurgical coke using a carbonisation technology. Our research and development team has conducted lab tests and are in the process of further developing the technology.
  • The resultant product will be suitable for metallurgical applications such as ferroalloys.

Coking Coal

  • White Energy is developing a briquetting process for application to coking coals.
  • Research to date has shown promising results.

Processing of Discarded Coal Fines

  • White Energy is exploring the possibility of the BCB technology being used to briquette discarded coal fines so that they can be handled and transported like normal coal. This provides a solution to both an economic and environmental challenge for coal producers.
  • White Energy, through its joint venture company River Energy JV Limited, is seeking to prove up this opportunity in the African coal fines market and is in commerical discussions with a number of South African coal producers. If successful, this process could be used throughout major coal producing regions such as Australia, the United States and China.