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GE Energy opens Australian natural gas combined cycle plant10 Nov 2010Source: Electric Light and Power Australia’s largest combined cycle power station is operational and providing power to 400,000 Queensland homes while significantly reducing water usage in a drought-prone region and reducing greenhouse gas emissions relative to equivalent coal-fired generation. In partnership with GE Energy, the global consulting company CH2M HILL, served as the engineer, procurement and construction contractor for Origin Energy’s ultra-quiet 630 MW Darling Downs Power Station. “Our company is proud to have partnered with Origin Energy and GE Energy on this iconic project to provide the residents of Queensland with an electricity solution that is not only price-competitive, but also water supply conscious and air quality efficient,” said Tom Searle, CH2M HILL international president. The station is fueled with coal seam methane gas and utilizes an air-cooled condenser as the primary cooling system. The result relative to equivalent coal-fired plants is a saving of more than two million tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, the equivalent of removing 600,000 vehicles from the road. Read more here |
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