Rivalea Module 3&4 Biogas Project

Rivalea Module 3&4 Biogas Project is an animal effluent management project located in Corowa, approximately 55km west of Albury-Wodonga in New South Wales. It was registered in November 2017 and covers an unknown area size.

Animal effluent management projects involve capturing and destroying methane emissions generated from the anaerobic decomposition of animal waste. Standard requirements dictate treating the agricultural effluent in closed anaerobic lagoons and routing the captured biogas to a combustion device, such as a flare or generator, to safely destroy the methane.

The surrounding Corowa and Riverina area is widely known for mixed agriculture, including broadacre cropping (such as wheat and canola) and intensive livestock farming. The region experiences moderate, semi-arid to temperate rainfall, and local soil types generally consist of self-mulching clays, red-brown earths, and sandy loams.

This project was established by JBS Pork Australia Pty Ltd, one of the nation's largest pork producers, at their Corowa processing and farming facility. The facility specifically collects methane generated from piggery manure in covered lagoons. Interestingly, by combusting this methane, a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential roughly 25 times that of carbon dioxide, the facility generates valuable renewable energy through large on-site generators, directly reducing the overall carbon footprint of its operations. The facility also transitioned to the latest methodology compilation in September 2026 to continue its carbon abatement.