Power Generation Lubricants

Australia's power generation landscape is shifting fast. From the wind farms stretching across the ranges of South Australia and western Victoria, to gas-fired turbines keeping the lights on during peak demand, to coal and thermal plants still doing the heavy lifting across the eastern seaboard. It's a mix of old and new, and every bit of it relies on machinery that can't afford to stop.

The truth is, most power generation equipment runs hard, runs hot, and runs around the clock. Turbine bearings, gearbox internals, hydraulic actuators, cooling tower drives: they're all under constant stress, and the lubricant protecting them is often the difference between a smooth-running asset and an unplanned outage that costs a fortune.

Royal Purple® Australia has been supplying advanced synthetic lubricants to the power generation sector since 1992, and the range covers every corner of the plant, whether you're generating from wind, gas, steam or thermal sources.

For gas and steam turbines, Synfilm® GT is the go-to. It's a long-life synthetic that handles the intense thermal loads of turbine service while dramatically extending drain intervals and reducing bearing temperatures. One real-world case saw cooling tower gearboxes go from annual bearing replacements to over five years of trouble-free service after switching to Synfilm GT. That's the kind of result that makes maintenance managers sleep a bit easier at night.

Wind farm operators have their own set of headaches — remote nacelles, extreme temperature swings, and gearboxes that cop massive torque loads day in, day out. Synfilm® GT Wind Gear is purpose-built for exactly this, delivering enhanced micro-pitting protection and improved operational efficiency in wind turbine gearbox applications. For sites near the coast or in environmentally sensitive areas, BioMax™ Stern Tube EAL provides environmentally acceptable lubrication without sacrificing performance.

Across the balance of plant, Syndraulic keeps hydraulic control systems responsive and reliable, while Ultra-Performance Grease handles bearing lubrication from generator housings to conveyor drives with outstanding water resistance and thermal stability. For mechanical seal protection on pumps throughout the plant, Barrier Fluid GT provides stable, non-reactive performance across a wide temperature range. And when equipment needs to be laid up between seasonal peaks or during commissioning holds, VP Preservative Oil keeps internals corrosion-free with vapour-phase protection.

Every product in the range is built on Royal Purple's proprietary Synerlec® and Synslide® additive technology — the same advanced chemistry that's been proven across thousands of industrial installations to cut friction, fight corrosion and keep equipment running well past the point where conventional lubricants have thrown in the towel.

Check out the full Royal Purple Industrial range or get a quote for your power generation operation — we ship direct from Sydney.