Redbank power station
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Redbank power station is a retired power station in Gouldsville, New South Wales, Australia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Redbank power station | Gouldsville, New South Wales, Australia | -32.580534, 151.07147 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: -32.580534, 151.07147
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Retired | coal: waste coal | 151 | subcritical | 2001 | 2014 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Redbank Energy Ltd [100%] | Redbank Energy Ltd [100.0%] |
Background
The Redbank power station was a 151-megawatt coal fired plant in New South Wales, Australia. It was owned and operated by National Power, a privately-owned company which also has interests in wind, solar and biomass projects.[1][2] It is currently owned by Redbank Energy.
The coal plant was retired in 2014. [3]
Proposed conversion to burn woody biomass
In March 2023, it was reported that the energy company Verdant Earth Technology had "lodged a scoping report for its plans to restart the Redbank Power Station near Singleton and use 850,000 tonnes of waste wood residue as a substitute fuel for the generation of electricity," but was being met by opposition from environmental groups. [4] One environmental advocacy group in NSW called on "all political parties to immediately rule out this ridiculous proposal to waste taxpayers’ money to bulldoze [their] forests and create millions of tonnes of emissions." [4]
Handout from carbon tax package
National Power, the former owners of the Redbank Power Station, received $8,766,418.74 of the $1 billion cash payments given out in 2011/12[5] to the operators of the most polluting coal-fired power stations. The cash was paid from the Energy Security Fund which was established as a part of the carbon tax legislation passed in 2011.[6][7]
Bitcoin Proposal
In April 2018, the IOT Group in partnership Hunter Energy announced a plan to restart Redbank in 2019 and use the energy to create bitcoin, and potentially to power other blockchain applications.[8]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "About National Power", National Power website, acccessed May 2011.
- ↑ "Fossil", National Power website,accessed May 2011.
- ↑ "Retirement of coal fired power stations, Interim report," Environment and Communications References Committee, The Senate, November 2016, Table 2.2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-group-promises-relentless-fight-against-bid-to-convert-coal-plant-to-woody-biomass/
Green group wages war against renewed bid to convert coal plant to woody biomass], Renew Economy, March 17, 2023 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "renewecon23" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency,"Generation complexes eligible to receive Energy Security Fund cash payments", Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency website, July 9, 2012.
- ↑ Australian Government, "An overview of the Clean Energy Legislative Package", Clean Energy Future website, accessed January 2013.
- ↑ Energy Security Council, "About the Council", Energy Security Council website, accessed January 2013.
- ↑ This coal power plant is being reopened for blockchain mining, CNET, Apr. 11, 2018
Additional data
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