List of power stations in Queensland
Gas turbine
Table:
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

Open

Phosphate Hill

42

9

natural gas

Combined

Roma

80

2

natural gas

Open

Swanbank E

385

1

natural gas/coal seam gas

Combined

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Tarong Gas Turbine

15

1

diesel

Open

Townsville

242

2

coal seam gas

Combined

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Electric Power is the rate , per unit time , at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit . The SI unit of power is the watt , one joule per second . Electric power is usually produced by electric generators , but can also be supplied by sources such as electric batteries . It is usually supplied to businesses and homes ( as domestic mains electricity ) by the electric power industry through an electric power grid . Electric energy is usually sold by the kilowatt hour ( 1 kW·h = 3.6 MJ ) which is the product of the power in kilowatts multiplied by running time in hours . Electric utilities measure energy using an electricity meter , which keeps a running total of the electric energy delivered to a customer . Electric power can be delivered over long distances by transmission lines and used for applications such as motion , light or heat with high efficiency .
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The Barcaldine Power Station is a combined-cycle power station in Barcaldine , Queensland . Its NEMMCO registered capacity as of January 2009 was 55 MW . According to the Geoscience Australia database , it is also known as the Len Wishaw power station and consists of a 38 MW gas turbine and a 15MW steam turbine . The steam turbine at the power station is to be taken offline . The power station was built by Energy Equity Corporation , with the gas turbine being completed in 1995 and the steam turbine added in 1999 . The station had originally been planned for Blackall . Enertrade acquired the station and associated gas pipeline in June 2003 . With the dissolution of Enertrade in May 2007 , the station and pipeline were acquired by Ergon Energy Queensland Pty Ltd .
Natural gas ( also called fossil gas ) is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane , but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes , and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide , nitrogen , hydrogen sulfide , or helium . It is formed when layers of decomposing plant and animal matter are exposed to intense heat and pressure under the surface of the Earth over millions of years . The energy that the plants originally obtained from the sun is stored in the form of chemical bonds in the gas . Natural gas is a non-renewable hydrocarbon used as a source of energy for heating , cooking , and electricity generation . It is also used as a fuel for vehicles and as a chemical feedstock in the manufacture of plastics and other commercially important organic chemicals . Natural gas has a complicated effect on climate change ; it itself is a greenhouse gas , and it releases carbon dioxide when burned . However , natural gas use often supplants coal use , which is far more environmentally damaging , leading to lower net carbon dioxide emissions in countries such as the United States . Natural gas is found in deep underground rock formations or associated with other hydrocarbon reservoirs in coal beds and as methane clathrates . Petroleum is another resource and fossil fuel found close to and with natural gas . Most natural gas was created over time by two mechanisms : biogenic and thermogenic . Biogenic gas is created by methanogenic organisms in marshes , bogs , landfills , and shallow sediments . Deeper in the earth , at greater temperature and pressure , thermogenic gas is created from buried organic material .
Braemar Power Station is a complex of natural gas and coal seam gas fired combined-cycle power stations in Kogan , Western Downs Region , Queensland , Australia . It is near Dalby in the Darling Downs region .
Coalbed methane ( CBM or coal-bed methane ) , coalbed gas , coal seam gas ( CSG ) , or coal-mine methane ( CMM ) is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds . In recent decades it has become an important source of energy in United States , Canada , Australia , and other countries . The term refers to methane adsorbed into the solid matrix of the coal . It is called 'sweet gas ' because of its lack of hydrogen sulfide . The presence of this gas is well known from its occurrence in underground coal mining , where it presents a serious safety risk . Coalbed methane is distinct from a typical sandstone or other conventional gas reservoir , as the methane is stored within the coal by a process called adsorption . The methane is in a near-liquid state , lining the inside of pores within the coal ( called the matrix ) . The open fractures in the coal ( called the cleats ) can also contain free gas or can be saturated with water . [ citation needed ] Unlike much natural gas from conventional reservoirs , coalbed methane contains very little heavier hydrocarbons such as propane or butane , and no natural-gas condensate . It often contains up to a few percent carbon dioxide .
Bulwer Island is a 120 hectares ( 1.2 km2 ) reclaimed tidal mangrove island at the mouth of the Brisbane River in the suburb of Pinkenba , Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . It is named for Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton , the British Colonial Secretary who separated Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and made Sir George Bowen its first Governor .
BP plc ( formerly The British Petroleum Company plc and BP Amoco plc ) is a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London , England . It is one of the world 's seven oil and gas supermajors , whose performance in 2012 made it the world 's sixth-largest oil and gas company , the sixth-largest energy company by market capitalization and the company with the world 's 12th-largest revenue ( turnover ) . It is a vertically integrated company operating in all areas of the oil and gas industry , including exploration and production , refining , distribution and marketing , petrochemicals , power generation and trading . It also has renewable energy interests in biofuels , wind power and solar technology . As of 31 December 2018 [ update ] , BP had operations in nearly 80 countries worldwide , produced around 3.7 million barrels per day ( 590,000 m3/d ) of oil equivalent , and had total proven reserves of 19.945 billion barrels ( 3.1710×109 m3 ) of oil equivalent . The company has around 18,700 service stations worldwide . Its largest division is BP America in the United States . In Russia , BP owns a 19.75% stake in Rosneft , the world 's largest publicly traded oil and gas company by hydrocarbon reserves and production . BP has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . It has secondary listings on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange . BP 's origins date back to the founding of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1908 , established as a subsidiary of Burmah Oil Company to exploit oil discoveries in Iran . In 1935 , it became the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and in 1954 adopted the name British Petroleum .
Condamine Power Station is a 140 MW combined cycle power station near Miles on the western Darling Downs in Queensland , Australia . The station is located 8 kilometres ( 5.0 mi ) east of Miles on the south side of the Warrego Highway . The Condamine Power Station is owned by QGC Limited , a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell . It has been claimed to be the worlds first combined-cycle power station entirely fired by untreated coal seam gas and Australia 's first steam turbine condenser cooled by coal seam methane waste water . However , the Townsville Power Station at Yabulu , which was converted from a peak load power station to burn only coal seam gas in a combined cycle configuration , was commissioned much earlier , in February 2005 . Construction began on 19 October 2007 . It was completed in mid-2010 . The EPC contractor was Austrian Energy and Environment with the gas turbines supplied by Siemens . Parsons Brinckerhoff were the owner 's engineer for construction . The gas turbine with dispatchable unit ID ( DUID ) CPSA began bidding into the National Electricity Market on 1 June 2009 , with the first generation made available to the market on 10 July 2009 . The Columboola Switching Station , which connects Condamine Power Station with the Chinchilla-to-Roma 132-kilovolt transmission line , was completed in October 2008 . AGL Energy had an option to acquire the Condamine Power Station .
Darling Downs Power Station is in Kogan , Western Downs Region , Queensland , Australia . It is 40 kilometres ( 25 mi ) west of Dalby and owned by Origin Energy . The Darling Downs Power Station is adjacent to the QLD-NSW high voltage transmission Interconnector and the Powerlink Queensland R2 Braemar 330/275 kV Substation . Darling Downs is a gas fired combined cycle gas turbine power station and is the largest of its type in Australia . It is powered by three 120 MW GE Frame 9E gas turbines and one 270 MW steam turbine , which generate a total of 630 MW of electricity . A 205 kilometre pipeline transports the gas to the station from gas fields near Wallumbilla . The power station uses less than 3% of the water that a traditional coal powered power station does by utilising air-cooled technology . Origin Energy developed the power station and the construction costs for the project were $ 780 million . Darling Downs entered commercial operation in July 2010. and was officially opened on the 5 November 2010 by Premier Anna Bligh .
Diamantina Power Station is a combined-cycle gas turbine electricity generation plant in Mount Isa , Queensland . It was developed by APA Group and AGL Energy Limited at a cost of $ 570 million . Siemens Energy will supply one steam turbine , two gas turbines and two heat-recovery steam generators . Construction commenced in 2012 . It became operational in mid-2014 with a generating capacity of 302 MW when combined with 60 MW provided by the adjacent Leichhardt Power Station . On 1 October 2014 , the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave authorisation for the power station owner along with the operator of other generating equipment in the city , Stanwell Corporation , to manage electricity supplied to the North West Power System .
Leichhardt Power Station is a 60 MW open cycle gas turbine power station near Mount Isa in the Australian state of Queensland . The gas-fired power station was completed in 2014 and is capable of operating on diesel if gas is not available . It contains a single Rolls-Royce Trent 60 gas turbine . It is adjacent to the larger combined cycle Diamantina Power Station for which it provides backup . The power station was built under an engineering , procurement and construction contract by WSP Global . Mount Isa is not on the National Electricity Market , but does have piped natural gas from production in southern Queensland supplied via the Carpentaria Gas Pipeline . Both Diamantina and Leichhardt power stations are owned by APA Group . APA Group bought out its 50% equity partner AGL Energy on 31 March 2016 for A $ 151 million . It retained the long-term gas supply contract with AGL .
The Mackay Gas Turbine is a remote-controlled power generator that is operated for short periods when customer demand for electricity is high . The gas turbine 's ability to start quickly is important in ensuring a secure , reliable power supply for distribution to consumers . It was commissioned in 1975 and recently underwent refurbishment to ensure continued reliable operations . The Rolls-Royce Olympus 34 MW gas turbine runs on LFO and has black start capability .
Fuel oil ( also known as heavy oil , marine fuel or furnace oil ) is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation , either as a distillate or a residue . In general terms , fuel oil is any liquid fuel that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power , except oils having a flash point of approximately 42 °C ( 108 °F ) and oils burned in cotton or wool-wick burners . Fuel oil is made of long hydrocarbon chains , particularly alkanes , cycloalkanes , and aromatics . The term fuel oil is also used in a stricter sense to refer only to the heaviest commercial fuel that can be obtained from crude oil , i.e. , heavier than gasoline and naphtha . Small molecules like those in propane , naphtha , gasoline for cars , and jet fuel have relatively low boiling points , and they are removed at the start of the fractional distillation process . Heavier petroleum products like diesel fuel and lubricating oil are much less volatile and distill out more slowly , while bunker oil is literally the bottom of the barrel ; in oil distilling , the only things denser than bunker fuel are carbon black feedstock and bituminous residue ( asphalt ) , which is used for paving roads and sealing roofs .
Mica Creek Power Station is located 5 km south of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland , Australia . It is natural gas powered with 12 turbines of various sizes that generate a combined capacity of 318 MW of electricity . The power station is owned by state government owned Stanwell Corporation . Mica Creek was originally coal-fired , with conversion to natural gas completed in 2000 . Gas is sourced from the Cooper Eromanga Basin gas field via the 840 km Carpenteria Pipeline . Mica Creek supplies electricity to mining companies in the region , as well as Mount Isa , Cloncurry , and the nearby region .
The Mount Stuart Power Station is a power station located in Stuart , Townsville , Australia . The station runs on kerosene with three gas turbines that generate a combined capacity of 414 MW of electricity . Mount Stuart was commissioned in December 1998 , and operates as a peaking plant . It currently runs on kerosene , but can be converted to natural gas . Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates this power station emits 0.34 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year .
Kerosene , also known as paraffin , lamp oil , and coal oil ( an obsolete term ) , is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum . It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households . Its name derives from Greek : κηρός ( keros ) meaning wax , and was registered as a trademark by Canadian geologist and inventor Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a genericized trademark . It is sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage . The term kerosene is common in much of Argentina , Australia , Canada , India , New Zealand , and the United States , while the term paraffin ( or a closely related variant ) is used in Chile , eastern Africa , South Africa , Norway , and in the United Kingdom . The term lamp oil , or the equivalent in the local languages , is common in the majority of Asia and Earth Oil in some parts of southern Asia . Liquid paraffin ( called mineral oil in the US ) is a more viscous and highly refined product which is used as a laxative . Paraffin wax is a waxy solid extracted from petroleum . Kerosene is widely used to power jet engines of aircraft ( jet fuel ) and some rocket engines and is also commonly used as a cooking and lighting fuel , and for fire toys such as poi . In parts of Asia , kerosene is sometimes used as fuel for small outboard motors or even motorcycles . World total kerosene consumption for all purposes is equivalent to about 1.2 million barrels ( 50 million U.S. gallons ; 42 million imperial gallons ; 190 million liters ) per day . To prevent confusion between kerosene and the much more flammable and volatile gasoline , some jurisdictions regulate markings or colorings for containers used to store or dispense kerosene .
The Oakey Power Station is a 332 MW power station located at Oakey on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland , adjacent to the Roma to Brisbane Pipeline . The station is an open-cycle , dual liquid/gas-fired power station that typically operates during times of peak electricity demand when Queenslands power needs are greatest . ERM Power led the development of Oakey with commissioning occurring safely and on time in December 1999 . ERM Power owns 100% of Oakey and also operates and financially manages the power station .
Phosphate Hill Power Station is located 150 km south of Mount Isa , Queensland , Australia . It is natural gas powered with six Solar Taurus 60 gas turbines and one Siemens steam turbine that generate a combined capacity of approx 30 MW of electricity . Emergency black start capacity is provided from 2 Caterpillar 3516 diesel generators . Phosphate Hill was commissioned in March 2000 .
The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank within South East Queensland , Australia . The original power station was coal fired , but the site has since moved to gas . By 2007 the site had consisted 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 .
Townsville Power Station is located in Yabulu , an industrial suburb of Townsville . The station is owned by RATCH-Australia . The station has a 160 MW Siemens turbine and an 82 MW heat recovery steam generator . The station was built in the late 1990s as an open-cycle plant and was upgraded to combined-cycle operation in 2005 .