Teys Wagga Biogas to Boiler Reuse (Revoked)

Teys Wagga Biogas to Boiler Reuse (Revoked) was an industrial energy efficiency project located at the Teys Australia beef processing facility in Bomen, approximately 7km northeast of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Registered in September 2015 and covering the industrial footprint of the abattoir, the project operated within the Riverina region, an area heavily utilized for mixed cropping, livestock grazing, and associated agricultural processing. The local environment is characterized by a temperate climate with hot summers and cool winters, receiving moderate annual rainfall of approximately 570mm, situated on the red clay loam soils typical of the Murrumbidgee River valley.

The project operated under the Industrial Electricity and Fuel Efficiency methodology, which credits activities that reduce emissions intensity by upgrading equipment or switching to lower-emission fuel sources. Specifically, this project involved the capture of biogas (methane) from the facility's wastewater treatment system, likely using a Covered Anaerobic Lagoon (CAL), to fire a boiler. By utilizing this captured biogas as a renewable energy source for thermal heat, the facility displaced the use of fossil fuels such as natural gas or coal, thereby preventing the release of methane into the atmosphere and reducing the site's overall carbon footprint.

The project was voluntarily revoked in November 2023 under section 29 of the CFI Rule, likely following the conclusion of its standard seven-year crediting period. Teys Australia, one of the country's largest beef processors in Australia, has implemented similar biogas systems across five of its processing plants as part of a broader corporate sustainability strategy to reduce energy intensity. The project participant structure included Wattly Pty Ltd, an environmental commodity consultancy, which was added to the project registration in 2019 to assist with the administration and monetization of the created carbon credits.