Brooklyn Landfill Gas Project

Brooklyn Landfill Gas Project is an electricity generation from landfill gas project located in Brooklyn, an industrial suburb approximately 10km west of Melbourne in Victoria. It was registered in December 2012 and operates over an unspecified area.

Electricity generation from landfill gas projects involves installing an active gas collection system to capture methane emissions produced by decomposing organic waste within a landfill. Standard requirements dictate that this captured methane must be destroyed by combusting it in a generator, which produces grid-connected electricity. This process significantly mitigates greenhouse gas impacts because methane has a much higher global warming potential than the carbon dioxide emitted during combustion.

The Brooklyn area is a highly industrialized zone historically known for waste management, recycling facilities, and former quarries. The region experiences a temperate climate with moderate to low rainfall, and the surrounding environment consists of the heavy basalt clay soils that are characteristic of Melbourne's western volcanic plains.

The project features a generation capacity of approximately 2.8 MW and operates primarily as a baseload source of electricity. It has historically generated annual greenhouse gas emissions savings equivalent to removing 25,000 cars from the road. Originally managed by energy developer EDL LFG (VIC) Pty Ltd, the project successfully completed a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC405488) that commenced in April 2015. Over its lifespan, the project has transitioned through multiple methodology updates to continue capturing gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste. In March 2025, the proponent was officially transferred to Brooklyn Hub Pty Ltd.