Noosa Landfill Gas Project

The Noosa Landfill Gas Project is a waste sector project located at the Eumundi Road Resource Recovery Centre, approximately 5km south of Noosaville and 12km southwest of Noosa Heads in Queensland. Registered in December 2013, the project is operated by LMS Energy, Australia's largest bioenergy company, and operates within the high-rainfall, sub-tropical environment of the Sunshine Coast. The surrounding region is characterized by a mix of peri-urban residential areas, protected bushland, and tourism precincts, with soils in the area typically consisting of coastal sands, podzols, and loams.

Operating under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015, the project generates carbon credits by capturing methane gas released from decomposing organic waste at the landfill. This gas is then combusted, converting the methane into carbon dioxide, which has a significantly lower global warming potential. The project covers both legacy (pre-2012) and non-legacy waste. While LMS Energy operates biogas-to-energy power stations at nearby facilities like Caloundra, this specific project focuses on the abatement of greenhouse gases through capture and combustion. A notable feature of this project is its maturity; it successfully completed its carbon abatement contract (CAC668305) with the Australian Government in June 2022.