Callide Power Station
| Callide Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Biloela, Central Queensland |
| Coordinates | 24°20′50″S 150°36′31″E / 24.34722°S 150.60861°ECoordinates: 24°20′50″S 150°36′31″E / 24.34722°S 150.60861°E |
| Status | Baseload |
| Commission date | 1965 |
| Construction cost | $28.7 million |
| Owner(s) | CS Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Type | Steam turbines |
| Cooling source | Fresh |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 8 |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,720 MW |
Callide Power Station is located near Biloela, in Central Queensland, Australia. It is coal powered with eight steam turbines with a combined generation capacity of 1,720 MW of electricity. Callide A was commissioned in 1965 and refurbished in 1998.
The coal for Callide comes from the nearby Callide Coalfields and water from the Awoonga dam and Stag Creek Pipeline.[1]
Callide A
At the end of 1962 approval was granted for a new power station near Biloela.[2] Work commenced at the site in February 1963. The design of the plant based around separate generating units and a control room was a first for Queensland.[2] It was also the first power station in Queensland to use dry cooling towers.[2]
It has four 30 MW steam turbines, the first of which was operating by June 1965. From its commissioning a drought meant water restrictions at the station reduced output.[2] The second set was expected to be operating by May 1966, but was lost at sea while being transported from England.[2] A replacement unit arrived in June 1967. The third set was operating in October 1967 and the fourth in May 1969.[2] The total cost of the project was A$28.7 million.[2]
Callide A has been in storage since 2001, except for Unit 4 which is being used for the Callide Oxyfuel project.[3]
Callide B
Following on from an aggressive construction program at Tarong Power Station, Callide B was commissioned in 1988 with two 350 MW steam turbines. The Hitachi machines are almost identical to those in Tarong and Stanwell.
Callide C
The Callide Power Plant (a.k.a. Callide C) was commissioned in 2001 with two 460 MW advanced cycle steam turbines.[4] Callide C uses a more efficient "supercritical" boiler technology to burn coal to generate electricity.[5]
Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates this power station emits 5.73 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year as a result of burning coal.[6] The Australian Government introduced a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme in 2011 to help combat climate change, intended to reduce emissions from power stations. The scheme was replaced in 2014 by a 'direct action' program. The National Pollutant Inventory provides details of other pollutant emissions, but, as at 23 November 2008, not CO2.
See also
References
- ↑ InterGen page on Callide. Retrieved 2008-05-18
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dunn, Col (1985). The History of Electricity in Queensland. Bundaberg: Col Dunn. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-9589229-0-X.
- ↑ Callide Oxyfuel Project
- ↑ InterGen & CS Energy Open US$800 MLN Australian Power Project. AsiaPulse News. 05-JUL-2001 Retrieved 2008-05-18
- ↑ Australia joins the supercritical ranks: although a country with a coal-based power industry, Australia has taken up supercritical technologies surprisingly late. However, once started there seems to be no stopping. Here we look at a series of new supercritical developments that have been commissioned in the coal country of Queensland. Modern Power Systems 01-APR-2005 Retrieved 2008-05-18
- ↑ Callide C. Carbon Monitoring for Action. Retrieved on 23 November 2008
External links
- CS Energy page on Callide
- Callide Coal-Fired Power Stations, Queensland, Australia