Swanbank Power Station
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 Swanbank Power Station |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 27°39′35″S 152°48′48″E / 27.659783°S 152.813446°ECoordinates: 27°39′35″S 152°48′48″E / 27.659783°S 152.813446°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1971 (Swanbank B) 2002 (Swanbank E) |
| Decommission date | 2005 (Swanbank A) |
| Owner(s) | CS Energy |
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| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Secondary fuel | Natural gas |
| Tertiary fuel | Landfill gas |
| Combined cycle? | yes |
| GHG emissions | 4.28 million tonnes |
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| Installed capacity | 865 MW |
The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia and comprise the highly efficient 385MW gas-fired Swanbank E Power Station and the 125MW coal-fired Swanbank B Power Station.
The coal for Swanbank B comes from coalfields in South-East Queensland, including New Acland Mine, by road. Water is supplied from Lake Moogerah and the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project began to supply the power station with water in August 2007.[1]
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[edit] Components
Swanbank B was commissioned in 1971 with four 120 MW steam turbines, powered by coal. Swanbank E was commissioned in 2002 with a single 385 MW combined cycle gas turbine.[2] The gas turbine of Swanbank E was the largest of its type at the time of its commissioning.[3]
[edit] World record
In 2011, Swanbank E set a world record for the continuous operation of an Alstom GT26 gas turbine.[3] It had been running for 254 days when it was shut down on 9 July 2011 for planned maintenance.
[edit] Decommissioning
Swanbank A Station, which was one of the coal burning stations, was decommissioned in August 2005. The three 133 m high, 7000 tonne concrete smoke stacks were collapsed on 20 August 2006. All three were collapsed at the same time with a 10 second delay between each stack. The deconstruction and demolition project, undertaken by Trio Industries, was scheduled to be completed in February 2007.
Only one of Swanbank B's four generating units remain in operation, with this final unit expected to be retired in mid 2012 due to the plant reaching the end of its operational life.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant Begins To Produce Recycled Water. 31 August 2007. Retrieved on 17 September 2007.
- ^ Swanbank power station. CS Energy. Retrieved on 25 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Swanbank E sets world record for continuous operation". Media Release. Stanwell Corporation. 14 July 2011. http://www.stanwell.com/Files/Swanbank_E_sets_world_record_for_continuous_operation_-_July_2011.pdf. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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