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These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce. Australia's fleet of coal fired power stations are aging and many are due for decommissioning, and are being replaced by a combination of mostly renewable energy. In early 2017, 75% of coal fired power station in the country were operating beyond their original design life.[1]
The declining cost of renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind power and battery storage means it is unlikely a new coal fired power station will ever be built in Australia.[2] The Liddell Power Station is expected to be decommissioned and replaced by battery storage in 2022.[3]
New South Wales
[edit]Station | Commission Year(s)[4] | Scheduled Closure Year | Maximum Power (MW) | Turbines | Coal Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayswater | 1982-1984 | 2033 | 2,640 | 4 | Black |
Eraring | 1982-1984 | 2025 | 2,880 | 4 | |
Liddell | 1971-1973 | 2023 | 2,000 | 4 | |
Mt Piper | 1993 | 2040 | 1,400 | 2 | |
Vales Point B | 1978 | 2029 | 1,320 | 2 |
Station | Commission Year(s)[4] | Closure Year[5] | Maximum Power (MW) | Turbines | Coal Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balmain A | 1909[6] | 1976 | |||
Balmain B | 1950 | 1976 | |||
Munmorah | 1967-1969 | Black | |||
Redbank | 2001 | ||||
Wallerawang A | 1957-1959 | ||||
Wallerawang B | 1961 | ||||
Wallerawang C | 1976-1980 | ||||
White Bay | 1917-1983 | ||||
Ultimo | 1899-1964 |
Queensland
[edit]Power station | Commission Year | Scheduled Closure Year | Max. Capacity (MW) | CO2 Emissions (t CO2-e/year) | Emission intensity (t CO2-e/MWh) | Turbines | Coal Type | Conveyance | Mine type | Cooling Water | Status | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Callide B | 1989[5] | 2028[7] | 700 | 5,103,540[8] | 0.92[8] | 2 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | Active | [9][10] |
Callide C | 2001[5] | Not Announced[11] | 810 | 5,265,665[8] | 0.9[8] | 2 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | Active | [9][10] |
Gladstone | 1976[5] | 2035[7] | 1,680 | 8,547,021[8] | 0.95[8] | 6 | bituminous | rail | open cut | seawater | Active | [9] |
Kogan Creek | 2007[5] | 2042[11] | 750 | 4,360,686[8] | 0.83[8] | 1 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | dry cooled | Active | [9] |
Millmerran | 2002[5] | 2051[11] | 852 | 5,794,351[8] | 0.82[8] | 2 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | dry cooled | Active | [9] |
Stanwell | 1993[5] | 2046[11] | 1,445 | 7,637,735[8] | 0.87[8] | 4 | bituminous | rail | open cut | fresh | Active | [9] |
Tarong | 1984[5] | 2037[11] | 1,400 | 10,473,950[8] | 0.86[8] | 4 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | Active | [9][12] |
Tarong North | 2002[5] | 2037[11] | 443 | 1 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | Active | [9] |
Total (MW): 8,080
Victoria
[edit]Power station | Commission Year | Scheduled Closure Year | Max. capacity (MW) | CO2 Emissions (t CO2-e/year) | Emission intensity (t CO2-e/MWh) | Turbines | Coal type | Conveyance | Mine type | Cooling water | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loy Yang A | 1984[5] | 2045[13] | 2200 | 20,107,115[8] | 1.17[8] | 4 | lignite | conveyors | open cut | fresh cooling tower | Active |
Loy Yang B | 1993[5] | 2047[11] | 1050 | 10,132,776[8] | 1.14[8] | 2 | lignite | conveyors | open cut | fresh cooling tower | Active |
Yallourn Power Station | 1975[5] | 2028[14][15] | 1480 | 13,856,313[8] | 1.34[8] | 4 | lignite | conveyors | open cut | fresh cooling tower | Active |
Total (MW): 4,730
Western Australia
[edit]Power station | Commission Year | Scheduled Closure Year | Max. Capacity (MW) | CO2 Emissions (t CO2-e/year) | Emission intensity (t CO2-e/MWh) | Turbines | Coal Type | Conveyance | Mine type | Cooling Water | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Collie | 1999[5] | 2040[16] | 340 | 1,848,693[8] | 0.91[8] | 1 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | Active |
Muja | 1981[5] | 2022 (Unit 5)[16]
2024 (Unit 6)[17] 2040 (Units 7 & 8)[16] |
854 | 3,982,663[8] | 0.9[8] | 4 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | Active (Units 1-4 Closed) |
Bluewaters | 2009[5] | - | 416 | 2,966,541[8] | 0.88[8] | 2 | bituminous | conveyor | open cut | fresh | Active |
Total (MW): 1,717
- Kwinana A (240 MW) was shut down in 2010, and Kwinana C (400 MW) was shut down in 2015.[18]
Other States/Territories
[edit]The Australian Capital Territory does not use coal or oil to generate electricity. The Kingston Powerhouse being the last coal-fired power station in the territory, which was decommissioned in 1957.
The Northern Territory relies predominantly on natural gas, as well as various renewable energy sources. Likewise, it has no functioning coal fired power stations.
South Australia previously had a number of coal power stations. The last to be closed were the Northern and Playford B power stations.[19]
Tasmania has no functioning coal fired power stations, instead using primarily hydroelectricity, with natural gas used as a backup.
See also
[edit]- 100% renewable energy
- Energy policy of Australia
- List of natural gas fired power stations in Australia
Notes
[edit]- ^ Daryl Passmore (26 March 2017). "Australia's coal-fired power stations too old and among worst in the OECD". The Courier Mail. News Corp. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "No new coal-fired power plants will be built in Australia, says CS Energy". 7:30 Report. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Giles Parkinson (27 September 2017). "AGL plans its own "big battery" and renewables to replace Liddell". RenewEconomy. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ a b Peake, Owen. "Thermal Power Station Heritage in Australia". Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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- ^ "Balmain Power Station | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ a b "Qld to close coal-fired power station a decade early". Australian Financial Review. 2019-10-06. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Electricity sector emissions and generation data 2017–18". www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Callide Power Station". Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Generating Unit Expected Closure Year". AEMO. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Tarong Coal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "AGL to close Loy Yang A, Bayswater coal plants sooner than expected". ABC News. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "EnergyAustralia to close Yallourn coal plant in 2028, to build massive big battery". RenewEconomy. 2021-03-09. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "Battery power in, coal-fired power out as energy giant closes plant four years early". www.abc.net.au. 2021-03-09. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ a b c "Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation trading as Synergy" (PDF). p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Media statement - Muja Power Station in Collie to be scaled back from 2022". www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "Kwinana Power Station". Global Energy Monitor. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "South Australia's Last Coal-Fired Power Station Demolished". The Urban Developer. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.