Hervey Bay Landfill Gas Project

Hervey Bay Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at Hervey Bay on the Fraser Coast of Queensland. It was registered in March 2015, and while its exact area size is not defined in public registries, the surrounding region is heavily utilized for coastal urban development, agriculture (such as sugar cane cropping), and forestry. The local environment experiences a subtropical, high-rainfall climate averaging over 1,000mm annually, with coastal soils generally consisting of loamy sands and sandy clay loams.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation and operation of a gas collection system to capture methane generated by the decomposition of organic waste. The standard requirements of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Landfill Gas) Methodology dictate that this captured biogas must be combusted, typically via flaring or renewable electricity generation, to convert the highly potent methane into carbon dioxide, which drastically reduces its overall greenhouse gas impact.

This specific project, operated by LGI Limited, installed a new landfill gas collection system to capture and combust gas generated at the site from both legacy and non-legacy waste. Interestingly, the project was contracted by the Australian government under a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC102350) in November 2015, a contract which has since been successfully completed. In October 2022, the project varied its method to align with Compilation No. 1 of the 2015 methodology, ensuring ongoing compliance for its carbon abatement. The project's proponent, LGI Limited, specializes in upgrading landfill gas management systems across Australia to maximize gas extraction, abate harmful emissions, and generate high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).