Racecourse Mill power station

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Racecourse Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 40-megawatts (MW) in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Racecourse Sugar Mill Cogeneration.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Racecourse Mill power station Mackay, Queensland, Australia -21.1647, 149.1348 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3: -21.1647, 149.1348

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating[2] bioenergy - agricultural waste (solids)[2] 40[2] 2013[3]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Operator
Unit 3 Mackay Sugar[4] Mackay Sugar[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/qrZgiWpMvAdmo5wb7?coh=178572&entry=tt. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.jord.com.au/case_study/c4815-40mw-cogeneration-power-plant-for-queensland-sugar-mill/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230303153715/https://www.mackaysugar.com.au/news/Documents/Media-Release-Mackay-Sugar-opens-Racecourse-Cogeneration-Plant.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230323105921/https://www.mkysugar.com.au/business/green-projects/Pages/Cogeneration.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2015-07-31/new-electricity-record-for-cogeneration-plant-at-sugar-mill/6662388. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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