Moomba Lo-Heat - Phase 1 Project

Moomba Lo-Heat - Phase 1 Project is an industrial energy efficiency project located at the Moomba Gas Plant in the Cooper Basin, approximately 770km north of Adelaide, South Australia. Registered in June 2022, the project operates within the arid Strzelecki Desert, a region characterized by vast sand dunes, clay pans, and gibber plains. The area is defined by its remoteness and extreme climate, receiving low, erratic rainfall of approximately 200mm annually and experiencing very high summer temperatures.

The project utilizes the Industrial Electricity and Fuel Efficiency methodology, which generates carbon credits by upgrading or replacing existing equipment to reduce energy consumption per unit of output. Specifically, this phase targets electricity generation equipment and process drives. The "Lo-Heat" designation implies a focus on improving thermal efficiency within the gas processing trains, likely reducing the fuel gas required for heat-intensive processes such as solvent regeneration or optimizing the efficiency of gas turbine generators and compressors.

Operated by Santos Limited, this initiative is part of a broader suite of decarbonization efforts at the Moomba facility, which also includes a major Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project. As a joint venture partner, Beach Energy has cited the Moomba Lo-Heat project in its sustainability reporting as a key contributor to reducing the equity emissions intensity of its non-operated assets. By lowering the fuel combustion required for day-to-day processing, the project reduces Scope 1 emissions directly at the source.