Simplot Gas Turbine Co-Generation

About This Project

This co-generation system consists of a 7.9MW gas fired turbine producing electricity for the site’s 22kV distribution system, coupled to an exhaust heat boiler producing high pressure steam to the site. The generator can seamlessly transition the whole site into island operation during a grid outage, and re-synchronise with the mains supply without interruption in power and steam supply to the site. Sometimes a blackout in the rest of the town will even go unnoticed by the Simplot site operators, as the generator allows them to ride through it without issue. The co-generation plant has also substantially reduced the plant’s emission footprint due to use of natural gas and high energy efficiency inherent co-generation technology. The turbine design allows for very high reliability and availability (over 99%), with minimal downtime for maintenance.

SDA’s turn-key scope included all civil, electrical, mechanical and control works including facilitation of export capability through the Tasmanian grid to the other facilities of Simplot Australia. The project was completed well within the schedule despite some challenging issues during the construction and commissioning activities.

This project cements SDA’s leading role in the Australian market in co- and tri-generation, especially our unparalleled experience in gas turbine driven installations.