Coal Seam Methane
Moranbah Power Station
Location: Moranbah, QLD
Capacity: 12.2 MW
Annual production: approx. 96,100 MWh of low-emission intensity electricity
Commissioned: 2004
Environmental Benefits: Saves more than 12,500 tonnes of CO2 per annum
Moranbah Power Station was constructed to supply power to Arrow Energy to operate their gas compressors. Arrow has subsequently sold its interest to Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM).
Operation
The Moranbah Power Station utilises the coal seam methane from the Bowen Basin to provide electricity to QPM with the ability to export 50% of it’s capacity to the grid.
Methane gas, which is 21 times more harmful than carbon dioxide, is vented during the coal mining process. The site consists of eight 1.5MW gas engine driven generators with the facility operating 24/7. SEI owns and manages the facility and oversees a third party to deliver its obligations of maintenance and operations.
Environmental Benefits
This project significantly reduces the greenhouse gases that this facility would otherwise release into the atmosphere by burning the methane and producing an energy source. This project saves more than 12,500 tonnes of CO2 per annum.
This is equivalent to removing more than 3,066 cars from the road per year, or planting around 46,800 trees.