Swanbank Power Station

Swanbank Power Station

Swanbank Power Station
Location of Swanbank Power Station in Queensland
Country Australia
Location Ipswich, Queensland
Coordinates 27°39′35″S 152°48′48″E / 27.659783°S 152.813446°E / -27.659783; 152.813446Coordinates: 27°39′35″S 152°48′48″E / 27.659783°S 152.813446°E / -27.659783; 152.813446
Status Operational
Commission date
  • 1967 (Swanbank A)
  • 1971 (Swanbank B)
  • 1969 (Swanbank C)
  • 2000 (Swanbank D)
  • 2002 (Swanbank E)
Decommission date
  • 2005 (Swanbank A)
  • 2012 (Swanbank B)
  • ???? (Swanbank D)
Owner(s) Stanwell Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Secondary fuel Landfill gas
Combined cycle? Yes
Power generation
Units operational
  • 28 MW (38,000 hp) (Swanbank C)
  • 385 MW (516,000 hp) (Swanbank E)
Make and model
Nameplate capacity 385 MW

The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia and consist of the highly efficient 385 megawatts (516,000 hp) gas-fired Swanbank E Power Station and the smaller 28 megawatts (38,000 hp) gas-fired Swanbank C Power Station.

The coal for Swanbank B came from coalfields in South-East Queensland, including New Acland Mine, by road. Water is supplied from Lake Moogerah and the Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme began to supply the power station with water in August 2007.[1]

Components

Swanbank A was commissioned in 1967 with six 66 megawatts (89,000 hp) steam turbines, powered by coal. Swanbank A Station, which was one of the coal burning stations, was decommissioned in August 2005. The three 133-metre (436 ft) high, 7,000-tonne (6,900-long-ton; 7,700-short-ton) 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.

Swanbank B was commissioned in 1971 with four 120 megawatts (160,000 hp) steam turbines, powered by coal. Four units of Swanbank B were decommissioned in April 2010, June 2010, 2011, and May 2012, due to the plant reaching the end of its operational life.[2] The coal for Swanbank B came from coalfields in South-East Queensland, including New Acland Mine, by road. Water is supplied from Lake Moogerah and the Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme began to supply the power station with water in August 2007.[1]

Swanbank C was a small gas turbine generating plant, rated at 28 megawatts (38,000 hp). It had two Rolls-Royce Avon gas generators discharging into a power turbine which drove the generator. Middle Ridge Power Station was a similar design, with four gas generators discharging into two power turbines, one on each end of the 56 megawatts (75,000 hp) electrical generator. It was commissioned in 1969.[3]

Swanbank D was a small open cycle gas turbine. Delivering only 37 megawatts (50,000 hp), it was commissioned in 2000 but only ran for a few years.[4]

The much larger and more efficient Swanbank E was commissioned in 2002 with a single 385 megawatts (516,000 hp) combined cycle gas turbine.[5] The gas turbine of Swanbank E was the largest of its type at the time of its commissioning.[6]

World record

In 2011, Swanbank E set a world record for the continuous operation of an Alstom GT26 gas turbine.[6] It had been running for 254 days when it was shut down on 9 July 2011 for planned maintenance.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bundamba plant begins to produce recycled water". WaterWorld. PennWell Corporation. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stanwell Corporation - Final coal delivered to Swanbank B Power Station". Power Engineering (PennWell Corporation). 7 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Electricity Industry Chronology". Chronology of Engineering works in Queensland. Engineers Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "20pc growth in Queensland generation capacity since start of NEM". Electricity Week. EWN Publishing. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Swanbank E Power Station" (PDF). Fact Sheet. Stanwell. September 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Swanbank E sets world record for continuous operation" (PDF). Media Release. Stanwell Corporation. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

External links

YouTube videos of chimney demolition

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