Closure of yallourn power station, replaced by wind farm. Z bridget williams books and electricity corporation of. Steam plant at the yallourn power station yallournmelbourne high tension line yarraville terminal station transmission distribution high transmission towers for river crossing sugarloafrubicon. Suggested reading by alec bacon remembering john a story about the life of john leckey limited stock i can remember a story of growing up in the latrobe valley, attending the yallourn. See more ideas about historical, latrobe, victoria australia. International power, the age reported, is believed to put its book. Hazelwood power station a brief history climate action.
Environmental compliance regulatory noncompliances resulting in fines or prosecutions no. Power system operating incident report trips of yallourn w power station units w1 and w3 on 14 november 2012 7 march 20 page 6 of 12 1 introduction at 0715 hours on. Jean galbraith, garden writer and naturalist, wrote her famous books, field guides and. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. The closure of yallourn power station so close to that of its predecessor, hazelwood, is likely to see power prices skyrocket and have a major effect on the local economy. The latrobe city thematic environmental history 2004 comprises volume 1 of. Yallourn was designed in the 1920s as a garden town laid out on hygienic and aesthetic principles.
Yallourn power station corporate entry encyclopedia of australian science, bright sparcs is a biographical, bibliographical and archival database of australian scientists with links to. Jul 16, 2015 in early june 2012, the morwell river surged and a levee collapsed allowing the river to flow directly into the open cut coal mine which supplies the yallourn power station. Yallourn power station paperback published by vdm publishing house, mauritius 2010. The next oldest power station in the latrobe valley is the 1,450 mw yallourn power station, located between moe and morwell on the banks of the latrobe river. Environment victoria says extending australias most polluting power station would pose an unacceptable risk to the climate. Commissioned between 1973 and 1981, yallourn is the site of victorias first brown coal fired power stations. Yallourn power station corporate entry encyclopedia of.
Search the catalogue for collection items held by the national library of australia new search eresources user lists feedback help collection delivery times visitor update. Esaa historical data cd, book 2 energy production by type of plant and book 3 fuel. It became a thriving and closeknit community, home to several generations of state electricity commission workers and their families. The view over the latrobe valley from the mt tanjil trigonometrical station, north. In the background is the original power station at yallourn, with an array of short chimneys belching coal dust into the air, in the days when filtration devices were extremely primitive. Energyaustralia yallourn continue to be actively involved in the latrobe valley regional rehabilitation strategy group which is run by. Morwell historical society dvds 6th july 2010 the yallourn power station 19211999 a history of yallourn. Former yallourn power station administrative building heritage. Aa radio delivers improved efficiency and performance.
The yallourn power station can trace its history back to 1919, when it was decided that a power station would be built in victorias east. The early years 1949 the state electricity commission of victoria secv begins developing the brown coal reserves at morewell, also known as the morwell project. Yallourn power station saved by pe100 pipe youtube. Book electricity for victoria, 1927 victorian collections. A history, 1919 to 1989 unknown binding january 1, 1993 by colin harvey author visit amazons colin harvey page. In the background is the original power station at yallourn, with an. Closure of yallourn c and e and newport power stations.
In 1969 it was announced that the town of yallourn would be demolished to enable an expansion of the coal mine, with. Today only the 1,450 megawatts 1,940,000 hp yallourn w plant remains, the second largest. It includes scientists who were australian by birth as well as those who undertook significant scientific work here. The author looks at the intensity of grief, and the creativity that can emerge through it. The yallourn power station is a complex of six brown coalfuelled thermal power stations built. Morwell 3840 police say a fire at the yallourn power station in gippsland in june last year was caused by an act of sabotage. The larger capacity loy yang a power station was the largest polluter by volume.
Energyaustralia, one of the countrys largest energy retailers, notes speculation about the future of its yallourn power station in victorias latrobe valley. The yallourn power station was a complex of six brown. Topic abc news australian broadcasting corporation. Fading to the backstrip and rubbing to the book panels. The railway from moe to yallourn was constructed in the 1950s to replace the original branch line, which joined the main line between moe and morwell. The hazelwood power station was listed by the climate group as being the second largest power station emitter of carbon pollution in australia in 2010 by total volume but had the highest emissions intensity. The station and adjacent brown coal mine were initially owned by the victorian government, but was privatised and sold to yallourn energy then txu now. Statement on yallourn power station energyaustralia. However, expansion of the adjacent open cut brown coal mine led to the closure and removal of the town in the 1980s.
Sep 06, 2017 the closure of yallourn power station so close to that of its predecessor, hazelwood, is likely to see power prices skyrocket and have a major effect on the local economy. Find your ideal job at seek with 1 power station job found in yallourn vic 3825. Yallourn power station evolved from the initial 75 mega watt mw capacity power station, yallourn a, which commenced construction in 1923 and was completed in 1928 to become yallourn w, a. The series includes microfiche copies of personnel division staff histories. The current yallourn w power station was built in the 1970s at yallourn west. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Victoria may extend yallourn coal licence despite zeroemissions.
Power system operating incident report trips of yallourn w. Bibliography of electricity industry history and heritage materials. Negative state electricity commission, yallourn e power station, victoria, 1961, part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums. The yallourn power station is a complex of six brown coalfuelled thermal power stations built progressively from the 1920s to the 1960s. To replace the energy produced by yallourn, the victorian government opened werribees balliang wind farm. Today, yallourn provides 22 per cent of victorias electricity, and about 8 per cent of australias national electricity market. Loy yang a power station began operation in 1984, and loy yang b started in 1993. Sep, 2001 yallourn power station corporate entry encyclopedia of australian science, bright sparcs is a biographical, bibliographical and archival database of australian scientists with links to related articles and images. Media in category yallourn, victoria the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Hazelwood power station was a 1,600megawatt brown coalfired power station in the latrobe valley in victoria, australia all eight units of the power station were retired in march 2017. View all our power station vacancies now with new jobs added daily. Content is available under creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike.
This page was last edited on 15 january 2020, at 15. Aussie towns yallourn and the transient nature of mining. Energyaustralia has plans to run the plant through until that time and then rehabilitate the. Following the route of the old rail branch line that once serviced the yallourn west power station and a burgeoning briquette industry, this continuous offroad trail starts km east of melbourne in moe and is reached via the m1 freeway or the regular train service from melbourne. Hazelwood power station was a 1,600megawatt brown coalfired power station in. The latrobe valley, including yallourn power station and. The yallourn power station can trace its history back to 1919, when it was decided that a power station. Victorian power station could be shut for days map.
From its inception in 1924 until the 1950s, the yallourn power station was the baseload power station for the victorian electricity grid. All the books have some very interesting photos of the town, even the yallourn power station book. This mine is located in the latrobe valley, where the majority of victorias mining takes place. Following the route of the old rail branch line that once serviced the yallourn west power station and a burgeoning briquette industry, this continuous offroad trail starts km east of melbourne in. Power system operating incident report trips of yallourn w power station units w1 and w3 on 14 november 2012 7 march 20 page 6 of 12 1 introduction at 0715 hours on 14 november 2012, yallourn w power station ywps units w1 unit w1 and w3 unit w3 tripped after interruption to supplies to their auxiliary equipment. In 1969 it was announced that the town of yallourn would be demolished to enable an expansion of the coal mine, with demolition commenced in the 1970s and completed by 1982. The bcm museum in yallourn north has a vast collection of yallourn items.
The ptedb may be downloaded as a single pdf file, individual chapters, or table pdf. Yallourn w power station was the first victorian generating entity to be privatised in 1996. Yallourn power station fire an act of sabotage abc news. Yallourn environmental performance repor energy australia.
More than 3000 jobs are expected to be lost due to this closure. Today they are slowly being replaced by renewables. This book is about the birth, life and loss of a community. The yallourn mine produces brown coal that goes directly into its neighbouring power station, which is. Sep 03, 2016 this is where i did my apprenticeship back in the 1970s. Even all the original blueprints for the construction of the towns main buildings are located in big drawers.
Darwins history of electricity supply and marks the beginning of. Yallourn was a company town in victoria built between the 1920s and the 1950s to house employees of the state electrical commission of victoria, who operated the nearby yallourn power station complex. Jun 15, 2010 everything you wanted to know about hazelwood, but was afraid to ask. The yallourn mine produces brown coal that goes directly into its neighbouring power station, which is responsible for 22% of victorias electricity. Hazelwood power station constructed south of morwell. With most power stations, in particular coalfired power stations, the watercooling. Yallourn power station fire an act of sabotage abc.
Derived from esaa historical data and abare research, australias national. Yallourn was a company town in victoria built between the 1920s and the 1950s to house employees of the state electrical commission of victoria, who operated the nearby yallourn power station. With most power stations, in particular coalfired power stations, the watercooling systems are critical to the overall efficient operation of the power generators. First off is a photo from december 1947, showing both office and operational staff heading out of the main gate at knock off time. But the yallourn station was rapidly displaced by advancing. The yallourn brown coal power station in the latrobe valley could close early under victorias renewable energy scheme, as part of which the andrews labor government has just launched reverse. Reads book point to the significance of the myriad relationships between. Published under the umbrella of celebrating victorias 150th anniversary. Brown coalfired power station and captive mine 1,480mw 2x360mw, 2x380mw plant commissioned between 1974 and 1982 wholly owned and operated by clp parameter unit 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 australia yallourn 4. The morwell power station opened in 1958, hazelwood power station in 1964, yallourn w in 1973, loy yang a in 1984 and loy yang b in 1993. The larger capacity loy yang a power station was the largest.
Negative state electricity commission, yallourn e power station, victoria, 1961, part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in victoria, operated by the state electricity commission of victoria secv from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and. Yallourn, victoria was a company town in victoria, australia built between the 1920s and 1950s to house employees of the state electricity commission of victoria, who operated the nearby yallourn power station complex. Yallourn coal plant faces threat of early closure under. Sourcewatch is a project of the center for media and democracy cmd. However, expansion of the adjacent opencut brown coal mine led to the closure and removal of the town in the 1980s. Located in the latrobe valley of victoria, australia, the. This series consists of various items relating to the closure of yallourn and newport power stations. The state electricity commission secv was formed in 1921 and by 1924 power was being sent to melbourne. Australias electricity generation mix 19602009 environment victoria. It brings to life the towns impact, its demise, and the individuals who lived there and the community created and that still lives on in their memory and imagination. The first sod was turned at the yallourn power station site in 1921.
A history of the township of yallourn in the gippsland valley of victoria. The original plans to each yallourn house are also contained. Brown coalfired power station and captive mine 1,480mw 2x360mw, 2x380mw plant commissioned between 1974 and 1982 wholly owned and operated by clp parameter unit 20 2012 2011 2010. The yallourn power station was included in the victorian heritage register in 1994 but was permitted to be demolished. Media in category yallourn power station the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Yallourn, victoria was a company town in victoria, australia built between the 1920s and 1950s to house employees of the state electricity commission of victoria, who operated the nearby yallourn. Steam plant at the yallourn power station yallourn melbourne high tension line yarraville terminal station transmission distribution high transmission towers for river crossing sugarloafrubicon hydroelectric development briquette factory subsidiary activities at yallourn future developments size 28. Hazelwood power station global energy monitor gem wiki. The yallourn mine began operating in 1974, and is australias second largest opencut mine. For more information on this trail see the book rail trails of victoria guide downloadable electronic pdf.
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