Phosphate Hill Power Station is located 150 km south of
Mount Isa,
Queensland
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Australia
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. It is
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
powered with six Solar Taurus 60
gas turbines
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous flow internal combustion engine. The main parts common to all gas turbine engines form the power-producing part (known as the gas generator or core) and are, in the directi ...
and one Siemens steam turbine that
generate a combined capacity of approx 30
MW of
electricity
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. Emergency black start capacity is provided from 2 Caterpillar 3516 diesel generators.
Phosphate Hill was commissioned in March 2000.
See also
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List of active power stations in Queensland
This is a list of active power stations in Queensland, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity. Queensland has a diverse range of
power generating types.
Coal fi ...
References
External links
Clough Engineeringpress release on Phosphate Hill
Natural gas-fired power stations in Queensland
North West Queensland
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