List of power stations in Queensland
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This is a list of active power stations in Queensland, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity.
Coal fired
These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Coal Type | Conveyance | Mine type | Cooling Water | Refs |
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Callide B | 700 | 2 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | [1][2] |
Callide C | 810 | 2 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | [1] |
Collinsville | 190 (closed)[3] | 5 | bituminous | road | open cut | fresh | [4] [5] |
Gladstone | 1,680 | 6 | bituminous | rail | open cut | seawater | [1] |
Kogan Creek | 750 | 1 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | dry cooled | [1] |
Millmerran | 852 | 2 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | dry cooled | [1] |
Stanwell | 1,445 | 4 | bituminous | rail | open cut | fresh | [1] |
Tarong | 1,400 | 4 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | [6] [1] |
Tarong North | 443 | 1 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | [1] |
Gas turbine
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These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce. Combined cycle plants include an Open Cycle Gas Turbine, plus a Heat Recovery Steam Generator that uses waste heat from the gas turbine to make steam to drive a Steam Turbine.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Fuel type | Cycle | Refs |
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Barcaldine | 55 | 2 | natural gas | Combined | |
Braemar | 502 | 3 | coal seam gas | Open | |
Bulwer Island, BP Refining | 32 | 3 | coal seam gas | Combined | |
Condamine | 144 | 3 | coal seam gas | Combined | |
Darling Downs | 630 | 4 | coal seam gas | Combined | |
Diamantina | 242 | 2 | coal seam gas | Combined | |
Leichhardt | 60 | 1 | coal seam gas | Open | |
Mackay Gas Turbine | 34 | 1 | oil | Open | |
Mica Creek | 318 | 12 | natural gas | Combined | |
Mount Stuart | 414 | 3 | kerosene | Open | |
Oakey | 282 | 2 | natural gas | Open | |
Phosphate Hill | 42 | 9 | natural gas | Combined | |
Roma | 80 | 2 | natural gas | Open | |
Swanbank E | 385 | 1 | natural gas/coal seam gas | Combined | [8] |
Tarong Gas Turbine | 15 | 1 | diesel | Open | |
Townsville | 242 | 2 | coal seam gas | Combined |
Gas (reciprocating)
These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Engines | Fuel type |
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Browns Plains | 2.18 | 2 | landfill gas |
Cannington, BHP Minerals[9] | 40.06 | 22 | natural gas / diesel |
Condamine | 3 | 1 | coal seam gas |
Coominya, AFC Abattoirs | 1.73 | 3 | natural gas |
Daandine | 33 | 11 | coal seam gas |
Luggage Point, Myrtletown | 3 | 2 | sewage gas |
Middlemount[10] | 45 | 20 | coal seam gas |
Moranbah[11] | 45 | 15 | coal seam gas |
Mt Isa XPS41 | 47.5 | 19 | natural gas |
Rochedale | 3.3 | 3 | landfill gas |
Roghan Road | 1.95 | 1 | landfill gas |
Stapylton | 1 | 1 | landfill gas |
Suntown, Arundel | 1 | 1 | landfill gas |
Swanbank B | 7 | 1 | landfill gas |
Whitwood Road | 1.1 | 1 | landfill gas |
Molendinar | 0.7 | 1 | landfill gas |
Hydroelectric
These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Pumped storage |
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Barron Gorge | 66 | 2 | no |
Kareeya | 88 | 4 | no |
Kareeya 5 | 7 | 1 | no |
Somerset Dam | 3.2 | 1 | no |
Tinaroo Falls Dam | 1.6 | 1 | no |
Wivenhoe | 500 | 2 | yes |
Wivenhoe Small Hydro | 4.7 | 1 | no |
Wind farms
These Wind Farms use the power of wind to turn wind turbines to generate all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines |
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Thursday Island | 0.45 | 2 |
Windy Hill Wind Farm | 12 | 20 |
Solar
These power stations convert light into electricity using the photovoltaic effect.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) |
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Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm | 25 |
Clare Solar Farm | 100[12] |
Collinsville Power Station | 42 |
Darling Downs Solar Farm | 110 |
Daydream Solar Farm | 180[13] |
Emerald Solar Park | 68 |
Gatton Solar Research Facility | 3.275 |
Hamilton Solar Farm | 69[14] |
Hayman Solar Farm | 60[15] |
Kidston Solar Project | 50 |
Lakeland Solar Farm | 10.8 |
Normanton Solar Farm | 5 |
Ross River Solar Farm | 148[16] |
Sun Metals Solar Farm | 150[16] |
Sunshine Coast Solar Farm | 15 |
University of Queensland Solar | 1.22 |
Weipa Solar Farm | 1.7 |
Whitsunday Solar Farm | 69[17] |
Biomass combustion
These power stations burn biomass (biofuel) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Max. Capacity(MW) | Turbines | Fuel Type | Conveyance |
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Babinda Sugar Mill, Decommissioned | 0 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
Bingera Sugar Mill, Bundaberg Sugar | 5 | 2 | bagasse | on-site |
Farleigh Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd. | 13 | 4 | bagasse | on-site |
Gympie Coffee Manufacturing, Nestlé | 16 | 1 | coffee grounds and sawdust | on-site |
Inkerman Mill, Wilmar International | 10 | 2 | bagasse | on-site |
Invicta Mill, Wilmar International | 38.8 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
Isis Central Sugar Mill | 11.5 | 4 | bagasse | on-site |
Kalamia Mill, Wilmar International | 9 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
Macknade Mill, Wilmar International | 8 | 2 | bagasse | on-site |
Marian Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd. | 18 | 3 | bagasse | on-site |
Maryborough Sugar Factory, MSF Sugar Ltd. | 4.75 | 3 | bagasse | on-site |
Millaquin Sugar Mill, Bundaberg Sugar | 5 | 3 | bagasse | on-site |
Mossman Sugar Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd. | 11.85 | 5 | bagasse | on-site |
Mourilyan Sugar Mill, Decommissioned | 0 | 5 | bagasse | on-site |
Mulgrave Sugar Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd. | 10.5 | 4 | bagasse | on-site |
Pioneer Mill, Wilmar International | 68 | 2 | bagasse | on-site |
Pleystowe Mill, Decommissioned | 0 | 2 | bagasse | on-site |
Proserpine Sugar Mill, Wilmar International | 20 | 4 | bagasse | on-site |
Racecourse Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd. | 13.8 | 2 | bagasse | on-site |
Rocky Point | 30 | 1 | bagasse, wood waste | on-site, road |
Stapylton | 5 | 1 | wood waste | road |
South Johnstone Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd. | 19.3 | 3 | bagasse | on-site |
Suncoast Gold Macadamias | 1.5 | 1 | crop waste | on-site |
Tableland Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd. | 7 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
Tully Sugar Mill | 21.4 | 5 | bagasse | on-site |
Victoria Mill, Wilmar International | 11.8 | 3 | bagasse | on-site |
Visy Paper, Brisbane | 2 | 1 | black liquor | on-site |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Coal-Fired Plants in Australia - QLD & SA". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Callide Power Station". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "RATCH - Australia Corporation". ratchaustralia.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ↑ "Collinsville Coal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "TRANSFIELD SERVICES TAKES FULL OWNERSHIP OF COLLINSVILLE POWER STATION". News. Transfield Services. 22 August 2002. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tarong Coal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Transmission Annual Planning Report" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Swanbank E CCGT Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Remote Energy. Energy Developments. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ . Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ Moranbah North Power Station. Kable. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "New Queensland solar farm complete and ramping up generation". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "Daydream Solar Farm". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ↑ "Hamilton Solar Farm". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "Hayman Solar Farm". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- 1 2 "Accreddited Power Stations 1 January 2018 - 31 August 2018". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "Whitsunday Solar Farm". 30 September 2018.
External links
- NEMMCO List of Generators (xls)
- List of Green Power approved generators (pdf)
- Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy
- BCSE Renewable Energy Power Plant Register 2006 (pdf)
- Renewable Energy Credit registry
- Map of Power Station Locations in the NEM
- Energy Developments Limited Remote Area Energy