Capture and Combustion of Landfill Gas from Benaraby Landfill Project

Capture and Combustion of Landfill Gas from Benaraby Landfill Project is an electricity generation from landfill gas project located at Benaraby, 20km south of Gladstone in Central Queensland. It was registered in January 2013.

Electricity generation from landfill gas projects involve capturing methane emitted from decomposing organic waste and combusting it to power generators. This standard requirement mitigates potent greenhouse gas emissions while producing dispatchable renewable energy from both legacy and non-legacy waste.

The Benaraby area is known for mixed scrubland, semi-rural acreage, and its proximity to Gladstone's heavy industrial and coastal zones. The area is considered sub-tropical with an average annual rainfall around 800-900mm, and soils are generally coastal clays and sandy loams.

This project was established by the Gladstone Regional Council and is operated by LGI Limited utilizing a 1 MW biogas-fired generator. Interestingly, upon its initial registration, it was recognized as the first new abatement project registered in Australia under the eligible Kyoto offsets project rules. The project has transitioned methodologies several times to remain compliant, and it successfully completed its initial carbon abatement contract (CAC342427) in early 2022.