Surbiton Park Wastewater Treatment Plant
Optimal Group’s unique energy solution has led to Western Water having a robust and reliable microturbine powerplant that is available throughout the year.
Project Details
| Site Owner | Western Water |
| Commission Date | 2017 |
| Fuel Source | Biogas |
| Facility | Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| Location | Surbiton Park, NSW |
| System Application | Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Waste to energy |
Description
The Surbiton Park Recycled Water Plant (RWP) treats sewage from Melton and surrounding towns. Sludge from the treatment process is anaerobically digested producing biogas. As part of their 2018 anaerobic digester upgrade, Western Water have upgraded their biogas generator to a microturbine system with cogeneration capabilities.
Optimal supplied 3 x C65 microturbines with biogas conditioning equipment in 2017, with the inclusion of an LPG blending facility to ensure continuous operation of the turbines, despite the high degree of variability at the site.
Following the successful operation of the initial 3 microturbines, and upgrades to the biogas production facility, Western Water recently increased their microturbine installation to 5 x C65 microturbines, with the addition of a second biogas compressor.
The modular nature of the microturbine installation and the ability to manage biogas supply, through the innovative blending of LPG, and the increased compressor capacity, means Western Water has a robust and reliable microturbine powerplant that is available throughout the year, and is not impacted by seasonal biogas production variations. Using the provided system, they can also export electricity, primarily during peak price events.