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
Australia produces the second highest amount of waste per capita in the world, second only to America. The waste produced by both households and industry within Australia is sent to landfill, where decomposing organic waste creates methane rich gases. The greenhouse intensity of methane is 21 times stronger than carbon dioxide.
The AGL Western Australian biogas project (pictured right) is an excellent example of how certain projects can reduce the concentration of destructive greenhouse gases as well as generate renewable energy. Specifically, this project involves the extraction and combustion of landfill gas to generate 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.
