Alinta Tamar Power Station
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Aurora Energy Tamar Valley Power Station is a $230 million gas
power station
located at Tamar Valley
. At the time of conception, the Tasmanian Government allowed Aurora Energy
to enter into long term energy supply agreement with Alinta
. During 2008 the Tasmanian government via Aurora Energy acquired the construction project from the then owner Babcock & Brown Power (who had earlier purchased Alinta Energy generation assets). Aurora set up a fully owned subsidiary company "AETV Power" to complete and operate the power station assets.
The station consists of three pre-existing Pratt & Whitney FT8 Twin Pac gas turbines (Units 101 -103), a Rolls Royce Trent 60WLE gas turbine (Unit 104) commissioned in June 2009 and a combined cycle Mitsubishi 701DA (Unit 201) which completed commissioning in September 2009.
The stations combined cycle unit supplies 203MW of base load generation. This is supplemented by 180MW of open-cycle gas turbine acting as peaking plant.
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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...
power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
located at Tamar Valley
Tamar Valley, Tasmania
The Tamar Valley is a picturesque valley in Tasmania. It runs north-west from the northern city of Launceston to the coast either side of the Tamar River, a distance of approximately 50 km....
. At the time of conception, the Tasmanian Government allowed Aurora Energy
Aurora Energy
The electricity retail company Aurora Energy was formed by the dis-aggregation of the Hydro Electric Commission in Tasmania, Australia, on 1 July 1998...
to enter into long term energy supply agreement with Alinta
Alinta
Alinta is an Australian energy infrastructure company. It has grown from a small, Western Australia based gas distributor and retailer to the largest energy infrastructure company in Australia. It was bought in 2007 by a consortium including Singapore Power and various now defunct Babcock & Brown...
. During 2008 the Tasmanian government via Aurora Energy acquired the construction project from the then owner Babcock & Brown Power (who had earlier purchased Alinta Energy generation assets). Aurora set up a fully owned subsidiary company "AETV Power" to complete and operate the power station assets.
The station consists of three pre-existing Pratt & Whitney FT8 Twin Pac gas turbines (Units 101 -103), a Rolls Royce Trent 60WLE gas turbine (Unit 104) commissioned in June 2009 and a combined cycle Mitsubishi 701DA (Unit 201) which completed commissioning in September 2009.
The stations combined cycle unit supplies 203MW of base load generation. This is supplemented by 180MW of open-cycle gas turbine acting as peaking plant.
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