Aggregated Bio-energy Boiler Project

Aggregated Bio-energy Boiler Project is an energy efficiency project located at various aggregated industrial sites across New South Wales and Tasmania. It was registered in March 2017. Because it is an aggregated facility-based project spanning multiple properties, it does not have a single recorded area size or specific coordinate location.

Energy efficiency projects operating under the Industrial Electricity and Fuel Efficiency methodology involve reducing greenhouse gas emissions by upgrading, modifying, or replacing existing energy-consuming equipment. For this project, the activities focus on fuel switching, likely upgrading traditional fossil-fuel boilers to bio-energy alternatives. Abatement is calculated using a regression model to determine baseline emissions based on measured fuel and electricity inputs.

Because this project takes place in built industrial or commercial settings across two states, it is not tied to specific regional land uses, rainfall classifications, or soil types like traditional land-based carbon projects. The surrounding environments vary from site to site across NSW and Tasmania, but they are situated in developed commercial and industrial zones rather than grazing, cropping, or forestry land.

An interesting note regarding this project is its early contract history. It was originally contracted at the December 2017 auction under contract CAC541656 via contractor Ndevr Carbon Reductions Pty Ltd, committing 147,200 ACCUs to the Commonwealth. However, the contract lapsed and was terminated on 14 June 2019, with zero units ultimately delivered to the government under that specific agreement. Despite the contract cancellation, the project has remained active and has successfully been issued 63,692 ACCUs to date.