Bulwer Island Cogen Project Awarded Prestigious Australian Construction Achievement Award

Thursday July 5, 2001

The Queensland Clean Fuels Project, which includes the Bulwer Island Cogeneration Project, has been awarded the Australian Construction Achievement Award for 2001 by the Australian Institute of Engineers and the Australian Constructors Association.

The cogeneration project provides 32 MW of electricity and 55 MW of thermal-equivalent to BP’s hydrogen-treatment facility. Electricity from the project is also sold into the power grid. The cogeneration project was developed and constructed by ATCO Power, Lend Lease Capital and Origin Energy. Lend Lease has since sold its interest to the other two partners.

The award was granted for the process by which the facility was developed and constructed and the technology employed. An alliance of representatives from each of the project partners oversaw the project and looked to the long-term benefits rather than short-term project completion. This allowed a very high level of integration between the various facilities in the project. The use of cogen to provide the refinery’s electricity and heat requirements demonstrated a forward thinking approach in the application of technology. The cogen is fueled by natural gas and refinery waste gas.

The Bulwer Island Cogen officially opened October 3, 2000 ahead of schedule and under budget. It commenced commercial operation on January 1, 2001.

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