Nambour Landfill Gas Project

Nambour Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas capture operation located at the Nambour Waste Management Facility on Cooney Road in Bli Bli, approximately 5km northeast of the town of Nambour on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Registered in December 2013, the project is operated by LMS Energy Pty Ltd and involves the capture and combustion of methane generated by decomposing waste.

Landfill gas projects operate by installing a network of wells and pipes into the landfill mass to extract biogas (primarily methane) that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere. Under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015, this gas is combusted, converting the methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into carbon dioxide, which has a significantly lower global warming potential. This specific project transitioned from an earlier "legacy waste" method and now manages gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste streams.

The Nambour region is characterized by a humid subtropical climate with high annual rainfall, averaging over 1,600mm. The surrounding landscape, historically dominated by sugar cane, now supports mixed farming, tropical fruit orchards, and grazing on soils that typically include fertile red volcanic krasnozems and alluvial clays.

LMS Energy has integrated this gas capture system with bioenergy generation. While initially focused on flaring, reports indicate the development of a bioenergy facility at the site, utilizing Jenbacher engines to convert the captured gas into renewable electricity for the local grid. The project has successfully completed a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC668305) with the Australian Government.