Roghan Road Landfill Gas Project

Roghan Road Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at Fitzgibbon, approximately 16.5km north of the Brisbane CBD in Queensland. It was registered in November 2012 and covers an undefined project area centered around a former municipal landfill site that has since been partially repurposed into public recreational parklands.

Landfill gas projects involve capturing methane-rich gas generated by decomposing organic legacy and non-legacy waste within a landfill. Standard requirements for this methodology dictate that the collected gas must be actively combusted, typically using a flare or an internal combustion engine, to prevent the potent greenhouse gas from freely venting into the atmosphere.

The Fitzgibbon and greater Brisbane area is known for extensive urban residential development, commercial zones, and municipal waste management. The region is considered a humid subtropical climate that experiences high summer rainfall, and the local soils are generally alluvial clays and sandy loams.

Originally built and managed by EDL LFG (QLD) Pty Ltd, the project underwent several methodology variations before its proponent status was transferred to the Brisbane City Council in June 2019. It successfully fulfilled a bundled fixed-delivery Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC403360) in September 2022 alongside the Lucas Heights 2B and Browns Plains projects, delivering a combined 947,569 ACCUs to the Australian Government over a 7.4-year period. Today, the ongoing flaring operations continue to yield environmental benefits while generating revenue for the Brisbane City Council's Low Carbon Council Strategy.