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This is a list of active
power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many ...
s in
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, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of
electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as describ ...
. Queensland has a diverse range of power generating types.


Coal fired

These
fossil fuel power station A fossil fuel power station is a thermal power station which burns a fossil fuel, such as coal or natural gas, to produce electricity. Fossil fuel power stations have machinery to convert the heat energy of combustion into mechanical energy, wh ...
s burn
coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when ...
to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the
electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as describ ...
they produce. * Gladstone scheduled for closure in 2035. * Tarong scheduled for closure in 2036. * Callide B scheduled for closure in 2028. * Stanwell scheduled for closure in 2046.


Gas turbine

These
gas turbine 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 directio ...
power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce. Combined cycle plants include an Open Cycle Gas Turbine, plus a Heat Recovery Steam Generator that uses waste heat from the gas turbine to make steam to drive a Steam Turbine.


Gas (reciprocating)

These power stations use gas combustion in
reciprocating engines A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common featu ...
to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.


Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of
water Water (chemical formula ) is an Inorganic compound, inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and Color of water, nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living ...
to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.


Wind farms

These
Wind Farm A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turb ...
s use the power of wind to turn wind turbines to generate all of the electricity they produce.


Solar

These power stations convert light into electricity using the
photovoltaic effect The photovoltaic effect is the generation of voltage and electric current in a material upon exposure to light. It is a physical and chemical phenomenon. The photovoltaic effect is closely related to the photoelectric effect. For both phenomena, ...
.


Biomass combustion

These
power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many ...
s burn biomass ( biofuel) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.


See also

*
Energy in Queensland Queensland's energy policy is based on the year 2000 document called the ''Queensland Energy Policy: A Cleaner Energy Strategy''. The Queensland Government assists energy development through the Department of Energy and Water Supply. The stat ...
* History of electricity supply in Queensland *
List of power stations in Australia The following pages lists the power stations in Australia by region and status: * List of power stations in New South Wales * List of power stations in Queensland * List of power stations in South Australia * List of power stations in Tasmania ...


References


External links


List of Green Power approved generators
(pdf)
Australian Business Council for Sustainable EnergyBCSE Renewable Energy Power Plant Register 2006
(pdf)
Renewable Energy Credit registryMap of Power Station Locations in the NEMEnergy Developments Limited Remote Area Energy
{{EnergyQueensland Queensland, active
Power stations A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many po ...
Power stations A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many po ...