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- The Engineered Network
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- audio
- Publication Date |
- Mar 30, 2024
- Episode Duration |
- 00:50:52
In 2021 the Callide C Power Station experienced a unit failure that tore the turbine-generator apart, resulted in hundreds of thousands of premises losing power, and cost hundreds of millions to repair. We look at how design errors and ultimately a lack of information led to the incident escalating out of control, when it could have been recovered.With John Chidgey.
Formal Reports:
- Callide Unit C4 Turbine Generator Failure 25 May 2021 (PDF)
- Animation of the Callide Unit C4 incident
- of-multiple-generators-and-lines-in-qld-and-associated-under-frequency-load-shedding.pdf">Trip of multiple generators and lines in Central Queensland and associated under-frequency load shedding on 25 May 2021 (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
- CS Energy releases report into 2021 Callide C4 Unit Failure
- CS Energy releases technical report into 2021 Unit C4 incident
- Dr Sean Brady to lead independent investigation into Callide incident
- Battery failure led to power plant mass outage
- Both units trip at Callide C on Wednesday 13th January 2021
- Statement regarding IG Power
- Intergen voluntary administration
- Report says Callide C4 incident “could not have been anticipated”
- Callide explosion blamed on battery charger failure
- callide-power-trading-taken-to-court-over-system-failure.html">Callide Power Trading taken to court over system failure
- CS Energy says insurers won’t agree to $300m claim over power station
- Jim Soorley stands down from CS Energy
- CS Energy Post about Incident on LinkedIn
Super-Critical Boilers:
- V5I6489.pdf">Super-Critical Boiler Technology (PDF)
- Supercritical Fluids
- Supercritical Coal Plants
Electrical Engineering References:
- Hydrogen-cooled Turbo Generator
- help.schneider-electric.com/ED/MTZ/Micrologic_X_User_Guide/EDMS/DOCA0102EN/DOCA0102xx/ProtectionFunctions/ProtectionFunctions-18.htm">Reverse Active Power Protection (ANSI 32P)
Court Action:
- Alleged failure to obtain regulatory approval to operate a generating system
- Notice of Filing: Australian Energy Regulator v Callide Power Trading Pty Ltd (PDF)
- Coal generator to face court over blackouts caused by catastrophic explosion
General Information:
- Callide Power Station
- Stanwell Power Station
- Tarong Power Station
- Callide Power Station
- CS Energy: Water Management
NOTE: Minor Corrections in audio updated: 31st March, 2024
Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Ian Gallagher.In 2021 the Callide C Power Station experienced a unit failure that tore the turbine-generator apart, resulted in hundreds of thousands of premises losing power, and cost hundreds of millions to repair. We look at how design errors and ultimately a lack of information led to the incident escalating out of control, when it could have been recovered.
In 2021 the Callide C Power Station experienced a unit failure that tore the turbine-generator apart, resulted in hundreds of thousands of premises losing power, and cost hundreds of millions to repair. We look at how design errors and ultimately a lack of information led to the incident escalating out of control, when it could have been recovered.With John Chidgey.
Formal Reports:
- Callide Unit C4 Turbine Generator Failure 25 May 2021 (PDF)
- Animation of the Callide Unit C4 incident
- of-multiple-generators-and-lines-in-qld-and-associated-under-frequency-load-shedding.pdf">Trip of multiple generators and lines in Central Queensland and associated under-frequency load shedding on 25 May 2021 (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
- CS Energy releases report into 2021 Callide C4 Unit Failure
- CS Energy releases technical report into 2021 Unit C4 incident
- Dr Sean Brady to lead independent investigation into Callide incident
- Battery failure led to power plant mass outage
- Both units trip at Callide C on Wednesday 13th January 2021
- Statement regarding IG Power
- Intergen voluntary administration
- Report says Callide C4 incident “could not have been anticipated”
- Callide explosion blamed on battery charger failure
- callide-power-trading-taken-to-court-over-system-failure.html">Callide Power Trading taken to court over system failure
- CS Energy says insurers won’t agree to $300m claim over power station
- Jim Soorley stands down from CS Energy
- CS Energy Post about Incident on LinkedIn
Super-Critical Boilers:
- V5I6489.pdf">Super-Critical Boiler Technology (PDF)
- Supercritical Fluids
- Supercritical Coal Plants
Electrical Engineering References:
- Hydrogen-cooled Turbo Generator
- help.schneider-electric.com/ED/MTZ/Micrologic_X_User_Guide/EDMS/DOCA0102EN/DOCA0102xx/ProtectionFunctions/ProtectionFunctions-18.htm">Reverse Active Power Protection (ANSI 32P)
Court Action:
- Alleged failure to obtain regulatory approval to operate a generating system
- Notice of Filing: Australian Energy Regulator v Callide Power Trading Pty Ltd (PDF)
- Coal generator to face court over blackouts caused by catastrophic explosion
General Information:
- Callide Power Station
- Stanwell Power Station
- Tarong Power Station
- Callide Power Station
- CS Energy: Water Management
NOTE: Minor Corrections in audio updated: 31st March, 2024
Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Ian Gallagher.This episode currently has no reviews.
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