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In early 2017, 75% of the coal-fired power stations 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]
Commissioned between 1971 and 1973, the station is located adjacent to Lake Liddell, near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley of Australia. Unit 3 was taken out of service on 1 April 2022. Subsequently, Unit 4 was decommissioned on 24 April 2023, followed by Unit 2 on 26 April 2023. The last unit, Unit 1, was removed from service on 28 April 2023.
Open cut coal mine in the Hunter valley. Coal is mined in every state of Australia.The largest black coal resources occur in Queensland and New South Wales. [1] About 70% of coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia, [2] and of the balance most is used in electricity generation.
An empty coal train heads west through Maitland bound for the coal mines. The Hunter Valley Coal Chain (HVCC) is the chain of coal delivery in New South Wales, Australia from (mainly open-cut) coal mines in the Hunter Region to the Port of Newcastle and domestic coal-fired power stations in the Hunter Valley.
The Hunter Valley coal preparation plant (HVCPP) is consented to receive has a capacity of about 20 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) run of mine (ROM) coal utilising dense medium cyclones and spirals. The coal preparation plants at MTW have a capacity of 9 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of feed yielding about 5.8Mtpa of saleable coal, utilising ...
Explosion: Near Gladstone, South Australia: 3: 2006 May 9: Three people killed and two injured when a massive explosion occurred at a munitions factory in the Mid North of South Australia. The blast radius was 100 metres and the explosion was heard up to 70 km away. [419] Road accident/fire: Melbourne: 3: 2007 Mar 23: Burnley Tunnel Fire ...
No new coal means no excuses. if Australia refuses to lead, it does not deserve to co-host Cop31.” The decision also drew sharp criticism from Australia’s opposition parties.
Redbank was first commissioned in 2001 and operated as a coal-fired powered station with one steam driven turbo generator at a capacity of 151MW of electricity.At the time of commission, the station was promoted as being at the cutting edge of environmental technology, but was criticised by environmentalists for producing more CO 2 than other types of coal-fired power stations.