Swanbank Landfill Gas Project

Swanbank Landfill Gas Project is an electricity generation from landfill gas project located at Swanbank, approximately 38km south-west of Brisbane's CBD in Queensland. It was registered in February 2013 and operates across the 250-hectare REMONDIS Swanbank Renewable Energy & Waste Management Facility.

Landfill gas electricity generation projects involve installing infrastructure to collect methane-rich gas generated by the decomposition of biodegradable organic matter. The captured gas is combusted in generators to produce renewable electricity, which converts methane into carbon dioxide and drastically reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions.

The Swanbank area is known as a major industrial and waste management hub for South East Queensland, characterised by large-scale landfills and heavy resource recovery operations. The surrounding region experiences a humid subtropical climate with moderate to high summer rainfall. Regional soils are highly variable, commonly featuring texture-contrast soils such as Kurosols and Dermosols, though the project itself sits on heavily modified industrial land.

This project transitioned from a revoked legacy waste method and continues to capture and combust gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste. Originally partnered with Stanwell Corporation Ltd, LMS Energy Pty Ltd became the sole proponent in August 2013. The project successfully completed a Commonwealth carbon abatement contract (CAC143500) that began in April 2015. Additionally, the facility's generators produce reliable base-load renewable energy, reportedly powering thousands of local homes and effectively allowing the landfill site to power its own operations.