Jacks Gully Landfill Gas Project

Jacks Gully Landfill Gas Project is an electricity generation from landfill gas project located at the Jacks Gully Resource Recovery Centre in Spring Farm, roughly 60km south-west of Sydney in NSW. It was registered in November 2012 and covers an unspecified area.

Electricity generation from landfill gas projects involve capturing methane emitted from decomposing organic waste at a landfill site. Instead of allowing this potent greenhouse gas to enter the atmosphere, it is collected and combusted in an internal combustion engine to generate electricity, which requires operators to calculate the methane destroyed based on the electricity produced.

The Spring Farm and Camden region is known for waste management infrastructure, rapid urban development, and historical cattle grazing. The area generally experiences moderate rainfall and soils are characteristically Wianamatta Group shales and heavy clays of the Cumberland Plain.

This project is operated by EDL LFG (NSW) Pty Ltd and captures gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste. It has transitioned through multiple methodological updates since its inception, moving from 2012 legacy waste methods to the 2021 electricity generation determination. The project was also part of a larger Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC405488) established in April 2015, which successfully completed its delivery obligations in September 2022 alongside other EDL sites including Brooklyn and Eastern Creek.