Bendigo Landfill Gas Project

Bendigo Landfill Gas Project is an electricity generation from landfill gas project located in Bendigo, approximately 150km northwest of Melbourne in central Victoria. It was registered in March 2013 and covers an unknown area.

Electricity generation from landfill gas projects involve the installation and operation of a gas collection system to capture methane generated by decomposing organic waste. As a standard requirement of the methodology, this captured methane is combusted to generate renewable electricity, thereby preventing it from venting into the atmosphere.

The broader Bendigo region is known for mixed farming, including sheep and beef production, broadacre cropping, viticulture, and hay farming. The area experiences a semi-arid to temperate climate with highly variable annual rainfall averaging between 500mm and 600mm. Soils in the region are typically sandy loams to heavier clays, including red duplex soils that can be prone to compaction and acidity.

This project transitioned from a revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method and continues to capture and combust gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste. It has undergone multiple methodology variations, most recently moving to the Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas 2021 determination in February 2022. The project's proponent, LMS Energy Pty Ltd, previously managed the project under a Fixed Delivery contract with the Commonwealth (CAC362004), which was successfully completed in April 2022.