List of power stations in Queensland

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Location 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[]

Gladstone Power Station, Queensland's largest power station

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 Commission Year Refs
Callide B 700 2 bituminous conveyor open cut fresh 1988 [1][2]
Callide C 810 2 bituminous conveyor open cut fresh 2001 [1]
Gladstone 1680 6 bituminous rail open cut seawater 1976 [1]
Kogan Creek 750 1 bituminous conveyor open cut dry cooled 2007 [1]
Millmerran 852 2 bituminous conveyor open cut dry cooled 2002 [1]
Stanwell 1445 4 bituminous rail open cut fresh 1996 [1]
Tarong 1400 4 bituminous conveyor open cut fresh 1986 [3][1]
Tarong North 443 1 bituminous conveyor open cut fresh 2003 [1]
  • Gladstone scheduled for closure in 2035.[4]
  • Tarong scheduled for closure in 2036.[5]
  • Callide B scheduled for closure in 2028.[4]
  • Stanwell scheduled for closure in 2046.[5]

Gas turbine[]

Braemar Power Station, 2006
Oakey Power Station, 2016

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
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 4(gas) 2(steam) 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 / diesel Open [6]
Phosphate Hill 42 9 natural gas Combined
80 2 natural gas Open
Swanbank E 385 1 natural gas/coal seam gas Combined [7]
Tarong Gas Turbine 15 1 diesel Open
Townsville 242 2 natural gas / coal seam gas Combined [8]

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
Browns Plains 2.18 2 landfill gas
Cannington, BHP Minerals[9] 40.06 22 natural gas / diesel
Condamine 3 1 coal seam gas
Coominya, 1.73 3 natural gas
33 11 coal seam gas
, Myrtletown 3 2 sewage gas
Middlemount[10] 45 20 coal seam gas
Moranbah[11] 45 15 coal seam gas
47.5 19 natural gas
Rochedale 3.3 3 landfill gas
1.95 1 landfill gas
Stapylton 1 1 landfill gas
, Arundel 1 1 landfill gas
Swanbank B 7 1 landfill gas
1.1 1 landfill gas
Molendinar 0.7 1 landfill gas

Hydroelectric[]

Splityard Creek Dam is part of Wivenhoe Power Station

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
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[]

Windy Hill Wind Farm, 2007
Main article: List of wind farms in Queensland

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
Thursday Island 0.45 2
Mount Emerald Wind Farm 180 53
Windy Hill Wind Farm 12 20
Coopers Gap Wind Farm 453 123

Solar[]

Main article: List of solar farms in Queensland

These power stations convert light into electricity using the photovoltaic effect.

Power station Max. capacity (MW)
25
100[12]
75
Collinsville Power Station 42
Darling Downs Solar Farm 110
Daydream Solar Farm 180[13]
Emerald Solar Park 68
3.275
69[14]
100
60[15]
Kidston Solar Project 50
10.8
100
5
148[16]
Sun Metals Solar Farm 150[16]
Sunshine Coast Solar Farm 15
75
1.22
1.7
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
, Decommissioned 0 1 bagasse on-site
, Bundaberg Sugar 5 2 bagasse on-site
, 13 4 bagasse on-site
, Nestlé 16 1 coffee grounds and sawdust on-site
, Wilmar International 10 2 bagasse on-site
, Wilmar International 38.8 1 bagasse on-site
Isis Central Sugar Mill 11.5 4 bagasse on-site
, Wilmar International 9 1 bagasse on-site
, Wilmar International 8 2 bagasse on-site
Marian Mill, 18 3 bagasse on-site
, 4.75 3 bagasse on-site
, Bundaberg Sugar 5 3 bagasse on-site
Mossman Central Mill, Mackay Sugar 11.85 5 bagasse on-site
, Decommissioned 0 5 bagasse on-site
Mulgrave Sugar Mill, 10.5 4 bagasse on-site
, Wilmar International 68 2 bagasse on-site
, Decommissioned 0 2 bagasse on-site
, Wilmar International 20 4 bagasse on-site
Racecourse Mill, 13.8 2 bagasse on-site
30 1 bagasse, wood waste on-site, road
5 1 wood waste road
, 19.3 3 bagasse on-site
1.5 1 crop waste on-site
, 7 1 bagasse on-site
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. ^ a b c d e f g h "Coal-Fired Plants in Australia – QLD & SA". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Callide Power Station". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Tarong Coal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Qld to close coal-fired power station a decade early". Australian Financial Review. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Transmission Annual Planning Report" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Completion of Oakey Power Station acquisition" (PDF). ERM Power. ERM Power. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Swanbank E CCGT Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Townsville Gas Power Plant". RATCH Australia Corporation. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  9. ^ Remote Energy. Energy Developments. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  10. ^ http://energydevelopments.azurewebsites.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/German-Creek-Factsheet_Rev1.pdf. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. ^ Moranbah North Power Station. Kable. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  12. ^ "New Queensland solar farm complete and ramping up generation". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Daydream Solar Farm". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Hamilton Solar Farm". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Hayman Solar Farm". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Accreddited Power Stations 1 January 2018 – 31 August 2018". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Whitsunday Solar Farm". 30 September 2018.

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