Coal-Fired Power Station Supplying Demineralised Water to Chemical Plant
Summary
Western Power’s coal-fired power station in Kwinana supplies excess high quality water generated from their reverse osmosis (RO) treatment system to CSBP (industrial chemical and fertiliser producer). The water treatment system processes water extracted from the groundwater under their fly-ash storage area in order to control the groundwater plume under the stockpile. The RO water partly replaced scheme water use at CSBP.
Industry
| Industry Sector |
Specific Industry |
| chemical sector |
- producer of industrial chemicals and fertilisers
|
| energy utility sector |
|
Region
Kwinana Industrial Area, Kwinana, Western Australia
Applied Technologies
- reverse osmosis water treatment plant
Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)
| Economic |
- income for power station from on-sale of RO water
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| Environmental |
- reduced use of scheme water by chemical and fertiliser producer
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| Social |
- increased employee satisfaction due to improved environmental performance of power station and chemical and fertiliser producer
- increased availability of scheme water for residential uses
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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
- van Berkel, R (2005) "Regional Resource Synergies for Sustainable Development in Heavy Industrial Areas: an Overview of Opportunities and Experiences" (tentative title), Report for Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project (LP0349203), forthcoming
Last Update
23 November 2005
