Crown Trigeneration Replacement Project (Revoked)

Crown Trigeneration Replacement Project is an industrial energy efficiency project located in Southbank, an inner-city commercial and entertainment district situated directly in Melbourne, Victoria. It was registered in August 2018 and covers the urban footprint of the Crown Melbourne complex.

The project operates under the Industrial and Commercial Emissions Reduction methodology. Projects of this type involve upgrading or replacing equipment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering energy consumption or generating electricity more efficiently on-site. Specifically, this project focused on co-generation and tri-generation technologies, capturing waste heat and substituting grid electricity with power generated locally at the facility. Tri-generation systems typically use a single fuel source, like natural gas, to simultaneously produce electricity, heating, and cooling, which significantly improves overall energy efficiency.

Because it is located in the Melbourne central business district along the Yarra River, the project area is an entirely built urban environment. Historically, the local landscape featured river delta alluvial soils and silty clay. Melbourne experiences a temperate climate with moderate annual rainfall, typically averaging around 600-650mm.

An interesting note is that the project updated its methodology in October 2022 to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Industrial and Commercial Emissions Reduction) Methodology Determination 2021, and was supported by participant Ndevr Environmental Pty Ltd. Despite these upgrades, the project was officially revoked in November 2023 under section 30 of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) Rule, which often implies a voluntary revocation or non-compliance/failure to proceed to full crediting phases.