Primary Industries Efficiency Project (Revoked)

Primary Industries Efficiency Project (Revoked) was an industrial energy efficiency project registered under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme. Managed by Corporate Carbon Advisory Pty Ltd, the project was registered in October 2021 and subsequently revoked in April 2024. As an aggregated project type, it did not occupy a single geographical footprint; instead, it likely encompassed multiple sites across Australia's primary industry sectors, such as agriculture, mining, or forestry, improving energy usage at various facilities.

The project operated under the Industrial Electricity and Fuel Efficiency methodology. This method credits abatement generated by improving the energy efficiency of existing equipment or installing new, more efficient technology. Unlike land-based carbon projects that sequester carbon in vegetation, this project type focuses on avoiding emissions by reducing the fuel or electricity required for industrial processes. The extensive list of declared activities, ranging from boiler upgrades and HVAC improvements to variable speed drives and refrigeration, suggests the proponent intended to aggregate efficiency gains across a diverse portfolio of industrial machinery.

Because the project relied on mechanical and operational upgrades rather than land management, standard environmental metrics like soil type or rainfall are not applicable. The efficiency gains would have been measured against a baseline of historical energy consumption at each specific site involved in the aggregation.

On April 17, 2024, the project was revoked under section 30 of the CFI Rule. Revocation typically indicates that the project has ceased operations or was withdrawn by the proponent, often to transfer activities to a new method or because the project did not proceed as planned.