Red Hill Landfill Gas Power Station Upgrade Project

Red Hill Landfill Gas Power Station Upgrade Project is an electricity generation from landfill gas project located at the Red Hill Waste Management Facility, approximately 12km northeast of Midland in Western Australia. It was registered in May 2021. While the specific project area is unknown in the registry, the broader waste management facility spans roughly 365 hectares.

Electricity generation from landfill gas projects involve upgrading or installing collection systems to capture landfill gas, predominantly methane emitted from decomposing organic waste, and combusting it in an internal combustion engine to generate renewable electricity. Standard requirements dictate strict monitoring of the methane sent to the combustion device, successfully converting the potent greenhouse gas into less harmful emissions while displacing fossil-fuel-generated power on the local grid.

The Red Hill area on the Darling Escarpment is characterised by a mix of urban fringe development, municipal waste management infrastructure, and native bushland. The region experiences a Mediterranean climate with moderate, winter-dominant rainfall. Local soils predominantly feature lateritic gravels over clay and granite, which provide naturally stable conditions for landfill containment.

This project upgrades an existing collection system to capture gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste at the site. The facility holds historical significance, with the original power station being Western Australia's first environmentally sustainable waste-to-energy landfill gas plant, operating since 1993. In January 2022, the project's methodology was updated to the newer 2021 standard, and in July 2023, the formally registered proponent was updated from EDL Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd back to Landfill Gas & Power Pty Ltd.