Western Australia
2. Western Australian biogas renewable energy
Project type: Waste Disposal Facility
Location: Baldivis, Rockingham, WA
Capacity: 2.1 Mega Watts (can power 5,240 average households per annum)
Commissioned: November 2003
Accreditation: Greenhouse Friendly
Only Americans produce a higher per capita amount of waste than Australians. In Australia, most households and industry waste is sent to landfill where methane-rich gas is produced by decomposing organic waste from within a landfill site.
The AGL Western Australian biogas project (pictured right) is an excellent example for how renewable electricity can be generated by tapping into this previously wasted resource. This project involves the extraction and combustion of landfill gas to generate electricity.
Methane is one of the most dangerous greenhouse gases, which means this project is also reducing the concentration of destructive greenhouse gases as well as generating electricity.
3. Western Australian landfill gas renewable energy
Project type: Waste Disposal Facility
Location: Orange Grove, Gosnells, WA
Capacity: 1 Mega Watt (can power 1700 average households per annum)
Commissioned: October 2003
Accreditation: Greenhouse Friendly
The AGL Western Australian Gosnells project involves the destruction of harmful landfill gas to generate renewable energy. The plant is can produce approximately 10 GWh of electricity per annum, enough to supply more than 1,700 homes. The generator operates 24/7.
Utilising the gas produced in the landfill to generate electricity means this facility is also displacing electricity sourced from fossil fuels. This project saves more than 40,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum.
