Tweed Landfill Gas Project

Tweed Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre, approximately 15km south of Tweed Heads in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It was registered in February 2013 and covers an unspecified area. The general region is known for sugar cane farming, cattle grazing, and subtropical forestry operations.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation of a gas collection system to capture and combust methane generated from the anaerobic decomposition of organic waste at landfills. By flaring the gas or using it to generate renewable electricity, the project prevents methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, from entering the atmosphere, converting it into less harmful carbon dioxide. Standard requirements for this methodology include the continuous monitoring of the volume, temperature, and methane concentration of the captured gas to calculate the precise abatement.

The Tweed area is classified as having a subtropical, high-rainfall climate. The soils in this coastal and riverine region generally consist of alluvial clays along the floodplains, transitioning to podzolic and basalt-derived soils in the surrounding caldera and hills.

This project transitioned from an earlier revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method and continues to capture and combust gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste. It has successfully undergone method variations in 2015 and 2021 to ensure it meets updated methodological determinations. Interestingly, it was contracted early in its lifecycle in February 2013, and its Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC362004) has now been successfully completed. The project proponent, LMS Energy Pty Ltd, is a prominent Australian bioenergy company that partners with numerous local councils nationwide to capture landfill emissions and generate renewable power.