Dulverton Landfill Gas Project

Dulverton Landfill Gas Project is a Landfill gas project located at the Dulverton Landfill near Latrobe, approximately 11km south-east of Devonport in northern Tasmania. It was registered in May 2015. While the exact spatial area of the carbon project is unrecorded, the wider site operates alongside Tasmania's largest organic composting facility.

Landfill gas projects involve installing a gas collection system to capture methane generated by the decomposition of legacy and non-legacy organic waste. The captured gas is then combusted in a flare or used to power generators, converting the methane into carbon dioxide, which is a significantly less potent greenhouse gas.

The Latrobe and Devonport region is a prominent agricultural hub known for cattle grazing, dairy farming, cropping, and forestry operations. The area experiences a temperate maritime climate with consistently high rainfall, averaging over 800mm annually. Soils in the surrounding farmlands generally feature fertile alluvial deposits and heavy clays, while the landfill site itself utilises naturally occurring sodium bentonite clay and geotextiles for its engineered cell lining and capping.

This specific project was developed and is operated by LMS Energy. It features an advanced gas collection system originally utilising approximately 17 gas wells capable of extracting 150 to 200 cubic metres of landfill gas per hour. The project secured a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC120527) with the Commonwealth in November 2016, successfully fulfilling its delivery requirements and completing the contract in June 2022.