Copping Landfill Gas Project

Copping Landfill Gas Project is an electricity generation from landfill gas project located at the Copping Waste Precinct, approximately 40km east of Hobart in Tasmania. Registered in December 2013, the project footprint is confined to the specific boundaries of the landfill site.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation and operation of a gas collection system to capture methane generated from the anaerobic decomposition of legacy and non-legacy organic waste. The captured methane is combusted in a generator to produce electricity, a process that converts the methane into carbon dioxide, a significantly less potent greenhouse gas. This project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2021.

The broader region surrounding Copping is primarily known for sheep and cattle grazing, small-scale cropping, and forestry. The area experiences a cool temperate climate with relatively low summer rainfall, which creates a short agricultural growing season. Soils in the vicinity vary, featuring productive basalt-derived soils to the east, as well as texture-contrast and gradational silty clay loams.

The Copping bioenergy facility is owned and operated by LMS Energy in partnership with Southern Waste Solutions (SWS) and boasts an installed capacity of 2.1 MW. Notably, the overarching Copping landfill precinct includes a highly engineered "C Cell" for regulated industrial waste. This specific cell employs a 3D GPS tracking system to map the exact coordinates of all deposited waste, allowing for safe monitoring and potential future reprocessing. The carbon project has successfully adapted over time, transitioning through several methodology variations since its inception, and fulfilled its Clean Energy Regulator abatement contract (CAC164941) in October 2021 while continuing to supply renewable electricity to the Tasmanian grid.