Nambour Landfill Gas Project

Nambour Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas capture project located at the Nambour Resource Recovery Centre in Bli Bli, approximately 15km inland from Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It was registered in December 2013 and covers an unspecified area, typical of single-site waste facilities.

Landfill gas projects involve installing a network of wells and pipes to capture biogas, which is up to 50 percent methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, released by decomposing organic waste. The captured gas is then combusted either via a biogas flare or a generator engine, effectively destroying the harmful emissions and preventing them from entering the atmosphere.

The Nambour region is characterised by a sub-tropical, high-rainfall climate. Historically dominated by sugarcane farming and horticulture, local land use has increasingly shifted toward residential and commercial development. The region's environmental profile features coastal lowland soils, generally consisting of clay loams and alluvial soils.

Managed by LMS Energy Pty Ltd, the project transitioned from a revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method and continues to capture and combust gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste. Interestingly, LMS Energy has developed plans for a bioenergy power plant at this facility to convert the captured biogas into renewable electricity, which will be fed directly into the local power grid to reduce the region's reliance on fossil fuels. The project has been highly successful in its compliance, having completed a major Fixed Delivery carbon abatement contract (CAC668305) with the Commonwealth in June 2022.