Kincumber Landfill Gas Abatement Facility

Kincumber Landfill Gas Abatement Facility is a landfill gas project located at the Kincumber Waste Management Facility on the Central Coast of New South Wales, approximately 10km southeast of Gosford. It was registered in August 2013 and operates over an unknown area size.

Landfill gas projects involve capturing and combusting methane gas generated by decomposing organic waste at landfill sites. This is typically achieved using an enclosed flare or a generator, converting the methane into carbon dioxide to significantly reduce its global warming potential and prevent it from entering the atmosphere.

The Kincumber area's broader land use includes residential zones, commercial areas, and coastal nature reserves, though this specific project is situated on an active municipal waste facility. The Central Coast region experiences a temperate climate with high rainfall, and soils are generally coastal sands, sandy loams, and clays derived from sandstone.

Originally operated by AGL Energy Services, this transitioning project captures gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste. In November 2023, the project participant was varied to LMS Energy Pty Ltd, who currently operates the biogas flaring facility in partnership with the Central Coast Council. During its early years, the project successfully delivered 65,000 tonnes of carbon abatement to the Commonwealth under a fixed delivery contract that concluded in June 2022. By capturing this gas, the Kincumber facility has provided abatement equivalent to removing thousands of cars from the road or growing over a hundred thousand trees for 10 years.