Recycling of Boiler Blowdown from Gas-Fired Power Station at Neighbouring Coal-Fired Power Station

Summary

Verve Energy's gas-fired power station in Kwinana supplies a portion of its boiler blowdown to the neighbouring coal-fired power station (also Verve Energy). This boiler blowdown is recycled through a Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant to produce a high quality demineralised water which is reused as boiler feedwater.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Energy utility sector	Gas-fired power station
Energy utility sector	Coal-fired power station

Region

Kwinana Industrial Area, Kwinana, ( Perth , Western Australia ).

Applied Technologies

• Reverse Osmosis (RO) treatment

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Not known
Environment	Less industrial effluent being discharged Improved water efficiency and security
Social	Less industrial effluent being discharged into sensitive marine environment

Additional Comments

None.

References

• van Beers, D, Bossilkov, A and van Berkel, R (2005) “Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area – 2005 Status Report”, CSRP Report (for Project 3B1), August 2005

Last Update

18 January 2007