Belconnen Landfill Gas Project

Belconnen Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas capture project located at the former West Belconnen Resource Management Centre in the Australian Capital Territory. It was registered in November 2012 and operates under the proponent EDL LFG (ACT) Pty Ltd.

Landfill gas projects operate by capturing methane gas, which is naturally produced during the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter within a landfill. The standard methodology requires combusting this captured gas, either through flaring or by using it to generate electricity, converting the potent methane into carbon dioxide and water, thereby significantly reducing its overall global warming potential.

The West Belconnen region sits on the rural-urban fringe, historically bordered by agricultural grazing land and the Murrumbidgee River corridor, though much of the immediate area is now being transformed by the major Ginninderry residential development. The region typically experiences a subtropical highland climate with moderate and relatively even rainfall throughout the year. Local soils are predominantly Kurosols, Tenosols, and Chromosols, which often feature a high clay content and can be prone to poor drainage.

This specific project captures gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste. The captured landfill gas is used to fuel a 1 MW bioenergy power generation facility operated by EDL. Although the West Belconnen Resource Management Centre has now closed to general waste and is undergoing remediation to become the Ginninderry Regeneration Precinct, the carbon project continues to actively capture residual emissions and generate renewable energy from the decomposing legacy waste.