 In 2011, Swanbank E set a world record for the continuous operation of an Alstom GT26 gas turbine.It had been running for 254 days when it was shut down on 9 July 2011 for planned maintenance.On 11 July 2008, four activists from Greenpeace Australia Pacific occupied the top of a 140-metre high Swanbank B smokestack for 33 hours.