biology

Temporary Generation South

Temporary Generation South is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Temporary Generation South rather than just read about it. In short: Temporary Generation South and its larger sibling Temporary Generation North were gas turbine power stations in South Australia. They were bought by the Government of South Australia in 2017 as a response to the 2016 South Australian blackout and load-shedding in February 2017.

Key takeaways

Temporary Generation South belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Temporary Generation South to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Temporary Generation South from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Temporary Generation South and its larger sibling Temporary Generation North were gas turbine power stations in South Australia. They were bought by the Government of South Australia in 2017 as a response to the 2016 South Australian blackout and load-shedding in February 2017. Temporary Generation South was four open cycle gas turbines at the former Port Stanvac Refinery at Lonsdale. The generators were purchased to be used only in emergency shortfalls in electricity supply to the grid, such as in extreme hot weather. They were first used on 24 January 2019 to deal with a supply shortfall in Victoria. The intent of the Weatherill ALP state government was that the turbines will be converted from diesel fuel to natural gas and moved to a single location while remaining owned by the government. In August 2019, the state government (following the 2018 election, now controlled by the Liberal party) announced that it had arranged 25-year leases of the power stations to two different companies, with the leases taking effect from May 2020. Both companies operate wind farms in South Australia. The four generators at Lonsdale will be leased to Infigen Energy and will be moved from the SA Water desalination plant to the SA Water Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant and converted to operate on natural gas instead of diesel. The plant was closed in May 2022, with intent to complete the relocation to Bolivar and conversion to gas by the end of 2022.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Temporary Generation South

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Temporary Generation South claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Temporary Generation South before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Temporary Generation South ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Temporary Generation South

In research: Temporary Generation South appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Temporary Generation South in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Temporary Generation South is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Australian power station stubs, Buildings and structures completed in 2017, Diesel power stations in South Australia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Temporary Generation South outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Temporary Generation South in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Temporary Generation South means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Temporary Generation South out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Temporary Generation South in simple terms?

Why does Temporary Generation South matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Temporary Generation South?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Temporary Generation South.