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Millmerran Power Station Case Study
Millmerran Power Station Units 1 and 2
Millmerran Power Partners
Millmerran, Queensland, Australia
Plant Owner
Millmerran Power Partners
Plant Name
Millmerran Power Station
Units 1 and 2
Project Developer
InterGen
EPC Contractor
Bechtel
Location
Millmerran, Queensland, Australia
Contract Order: 1999
Commercial Operation: 2002
B&W Scope
- Two supercritical coal-fired boilers and related equipment
- Startup and commissioning advisory services
Boiler Specifications
- Boiler type: Pulverized coal-fired Spiral Wound Universal Pressure (SWUP™)-type supercritical boiler
- Design fuel: Low sulfur, bituminous coal (high ash)
- Capacity: 2 X 420 MW net
- Steam flow: 2,812,000 lb/h (354 kg/s)
- Superheater outlet pressure: 3596 psig (24.8 MPa)
- SH/RH outlet temperature: 1054/1105 F (568/596 C)
Other Equipment Supplied by B&W
- B&W Roll Wheel® pulverizers, Series 98
- DRB-XCL® low NOx burners
- Diamond Power sootblower boiler cleaning system by B&W
Project Facts
- Supercritical cycle uses less coal and reduces carbon dioxide emissions when compared to a conventional coal-fired power station.
- Plant uses low sulfur coal mined from the adjacent Commodore coal deposit.
- Power station uses only 10% of the water typically required by a generating plant of this size.
- Electricity produced is pooled in Australia’s national grid to meet increased energy demand.
