List of active power stations in Tasmania
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This is a list of active power stations in Tasmania
, Australia
. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity
.
some or all of the electricity
they produce.
power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
power stations use the power of the wind to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
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Gas (thermal)
These power stations use gas combustion to power steam turbines that generateElectricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
some or all of the electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
they produce.
| Power station | Coordinates | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Turbines Steam turbine A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884.... |
Fuel type |
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| Bell Bay | 41°8′31"S 146°54′9"E | 240 MW | 2 | natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
| Tamar Valley | 383 MW | 5 | natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
Gas turbine
These gas turbineGas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Power station | Coordinates | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Turbines Gas turbine A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between.... |
Fuel type | Combined cycle Combined cycle In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators... |
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| Bell Bay | 41°8′31"S 146°54′9"E | 105 MW | 3 | natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
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Gas (reciprocating)
These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.| Power station | Coordinates | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Engines Reciprocating engine A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common features of all types... |
Fuel type |
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| McRobies Gully, South Hobart | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas Landfill gas Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.-Production:Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins to break down in the landfill... |
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| Launceston General Hospital, Launceston | 2 MW | 1 | Natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
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| Jackson Street, Glenorchy | 1.6 MW | 1 | landfill gas Landfill gas Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.-Production:Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins to break down in the landfill... |
Hydroelectric
These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of waterWater
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Power station | Coordinates | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Turbines Water turbine A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water.Water turbines were developed in the 19th century and were widely used for industrial power prior to electrical grids. Now they are mostly used for electric power generation. They harness a clean and renewable energy... |
Pumped storage |
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| Bastyan | 41°44′5"S 145°31′55"E | 79.9 MW | 1 | no |
| Butlers Gorge | 42°16′1"S 146°15′42"E | 12.2 MW | 1 | no |
| Catagunya | 42°27′8"S 146°35′52"E | 48 MW | 2 | no |
| Cethana | 41°28′47"S 146°8′1"E | 90 MW | 1 | no |
| Cluny | 42°30′23"S 146°40′52"E | 17 MW | 1 | no |
| Devils Gate | 41°21′1"S 146°15′48"E | 60 MW | 1 | no |
| Fisher | 41°40′24"S 146°16′06"E | 43.2 MW | 1 | no |
| Gordon | 42°43′50"S 145°58′35"E | 432 MW | 3 | no |
| John Butters | 144 MW | 1 | no | |
| Lake Echo | 42°15′13"S 146°37′13"E | 32.4 MW | 1 | no |
| Lemonthyme | 51 MW | 1 | no | |
| Liapootah | 42°22′35"S 146°30′36"E | 87.3 MW | 3 | no |
| Mackintosh | 41°41′56"S 145°38′36"E | 79.9 MW | 1 | no |
| Meadowbank | 42°36′46"S 146°50′39"E | 40 MW | 1 | no |
| Paloona | 41°16′59"S 146°14′56"E | 28 MW | 1 | no |
| Poatina | 300 MW | 6 | no | |
| Reece | 41°43′25"S 145°8′10"E | 231.2 MW | 2 | no |
| Repulse | 42°30′25"S 146°38′45"E | 28 MW | 1 | no |
| Rowallan | 41°43′49"S 146°12′49"E | 10.5 MW | 1 | no |
| Tarraleah | 90 MW | 6 | no | |
| Trevallyn | 41°25′26"S 147°6′41"E | 90 MW | 4 | no |
| Tribute | 41°49′01"S 145°39′02"E | 84 MW | 1 | no |
| Tungatinah | 42°16′26"S 146°27′42"E | 125 MW | 5 | no |
| Wayatinah | 42°25′41"S 146°32′00"E | 38.25 MW | 3 | no |
| Wilmot | 41°28′48.5"S 146°7′22.6"E | 30.6 MW | 1 | no |
Wind farms
These wind farmWind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
power stations use the power of the wind to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Wind Farm | Location | Capacity (MW) | Turbines Wind turbine A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or... |
Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huxley Hill Wind Farm | 39°56′42"S 143°53′38"E | 2.5 | 5 | Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia... |
| Musselroe Wind Farm | 40°53′14"S 148°08′28"E | 168 | X | Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia... |
| Woolnorth Wind Farm | 40°40′50"S 144°42′02"E | 140 | 62 | Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia... |
External links
- http://www.hydro.com.au/Storages/Storage.pdf
- http://www.hydro.com.au/Home/Energy/
- NEMMCONEMMCOThe National Electricity Market Management Company Limited was the Wholesale Market and Power System Operator for the Australian National Electricity Market...
List of Generators - List of Green Power approved generators
- Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy
- Map of Power Station Locations in the NEM