Teys Wagga Biogas to Boiler Reuse (Revoked)

Teys Wagga Biogas to Boiler Reuse (Revoked) is an industrial electricity and fuel efficiency project located at the Teys beef processing facility in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, approximately 450km southwest of Sydney. It was registered in September 2015 and operates within the industrial footprint of the existing abattoir site, rather than across a broad land area.

Industrial electricity and fuel efficiency projects involve improving overall energy consumption by changing the energy sources or the mix of energy sources used by existing energy-consuming equipment. Standard requirements for this methodology involve establishing a baseline of energy use, implementing the fuel-switching upgrades, and strictly monitoring the greenhouse gas emissions avoided by transitioning to a lower-emission fuel source.

The Wagga Wagga area is situated in the Riverina region, which is widely known for intensive agriculture, including cattle and sheep grazing, as well as cropping operations. The surrounding environment experiences a temperate, semi-arid climate classified by moderate, uniform rainfall averaging roughly 500-600mm annually. Local soils predominantly consist of red-brown earths, clay loams, and alluvial deposits surrounding the Murrumbidgee River.

This project was established to capture methane-rich biogas generated from the facility's wastewater treatment lagoons and reuse it in onsite boilers. This allowed the facility to generate steam for processing while heavily reducing its reliance on coal and natural gas. In July 2019, the proponent structure was updated to include Wattly Pty Ltd, an environmental certificate aggregator that later merged and rebranded under the name Northmore Gordon Environmental Pty Ltd. The project was officially revoked on November 3, 2023, under Section 29 of the CFI Rule, which typically indicates a voluntary withdrawal from the carbon crediting scheme by the project participants.