Eastern Creek 2 Landfill Gas Project

Eastern Creek 2 Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at the Eastern Creek Ecology Park, approximately 35km west of the Sydney CBD in New South Wales. Registered in February 2013, the specific project area size is undefined as it is a point-source industrial facility, but it operates within a major waste and industrial precinct in Western Sydney. The surrounding region is heavily utilised for waste management and logistics, transitioning into urban residential zones such as Blacktown to the north.

Operating under the Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas methodology, the project focuses on capturing methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas generated by decomposing organic waste, and combusting it in generators to produce renewable electricity. This process actively prevents methane from being released into the atmosphere by converting it into carbon dioxide, which has a significantly lower global warming potential, providing the dual environmental benefit of reducing emissions and adding clean energy to the grid.

Situated on the Cumberland Plain, the Western Sydney area experiences a temperate climate with moderate rainfall, typically averaging between 700mm and 900mm annually. The local geology is characterised by the Wianamatta Shale formation, which gives rise to the predominant heavy clay soils found throughout the region.

The project is operated by LMS Energy Pty Ltd, one of Australia's leading bioenergy companies, and involves the continuous operation of a gas collection system that captures and combusts gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste. Originally transitioning from a revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method, the project was updated via method variations in 2015 and 2022 to align with new legislation. A Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC143500) was secured for this site in April 2015 and has since been successfully completed. The underlying landfill, owned by BINGO Industries, is one of the largest waste management facilities in the country, highlighting the immense scale of biogas resources actively managed at this site.