Teys Wagga Biogas to Boiler Reuse (Revoked)

Teys Wagga Biogas to Boiler Reuse (Revoked) is an industrial fuel switching and energy efficiency project located at the Teys Australia beef processing facility in Bomen, approximately 10km north of the Wagga Wagga CBD in New South Wales. It was registered in September 2015. Because this is a facility-specific industrial upgrade rather than a land-based vegetation or agricultural project, it does not have a defined project area in hectares.

Industrial Electricity and Fuel Efficiency projects involve improving energy efficiency by upgrading, replacing, or altering energy-consuming equipment, or changing the mix of energy sources to less carbon-intensive alternatives. For this specific project, the fuel switching activity involved capturing methane-rich biogas from the abattoir's wastewater treatment processes, using covered anaerobic lagoons, and routing it into boilers. This process successfully offset the facility's reliance on fossil fuels, such as natural gas or coal, for generating essential steam and heat.

The Wagga Wagga area, located in the Riverina region, is a major agricultural hub known for extensive livestock grazing (cattle and sheep) and dryland cropping (such as wheat and canola). The local environment typically experiences a moderate, semi-arid to temperate climate with roughly 500 to 600mm of annual rainfall. The soils in this area predominantly consist of red-brown earths and alluvial clays along the nearby Murrumbidgee River.

Teys Australia is one of the country's largest meat processors, and their Wagga Wagga facility is a significant regional employer contributing over $500 million to the local economy. To combat soaring energy costs, Teys has heavily invested in on-site renewable energy initiatives at this location, aiming for complete energy self-sufficiency via a "Low Emission Energy Hub" that features solar PV, baseload bio-generation, and solid waste digestion. The ACCU project originally listed Northmore Gordon Environmental Pty Ltd and Teys Australia Southern Pty Ltd as participants, with a variation in July 2019 adding Wattly Pty Ltd. Despite the successful integration of biogas technology at the site, this specific carbon project was revoked on November 3, 2023, under section 29 of the CFI Rule.