Glenorchy Landfill Gas Upgrade Project

Glenorchy Landfill Gas Upgrade Project is an electricity generation from landfill gas project located in Glenorchy, approximately 7km northwest of Hobart in Tasmania. It was registered in July 2022 and its specific project area size is not defined in the public register.

Electricity generation from landfill gas projects involve capturing methane-rich gas generated by decomposing legacy and non-legacy waste at a landfill site. This captured gas is then combusted to generate electricity, typically using an internal combustion engine, which drastically reduces the methane's potent greenhouse gas impact while producing renewable energy.

The Glenorchy area is an urban and industrial hub on the fringe of the Derwent estuary, with surrounding regional areas utilized for grazing, forestry, and native reserves. The region experiences a cool-temperate climate with moderate, reliable rainfall of around 500-600mm annually. Soils in the surrounding Tasmanian midlands and coastal areas are highly diverse, often dominated by dermosols containing loams and clay.

This project specifically upgrades an existing landfill gas collection system to improve methane capture efficiency. In June 2024, the project underwent a methodology variation, transitioning from the older 2015 Landfill Gas determination to the updated 2021 Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas methodology. The project is managed by LMS Energy Pty Ltd, one of Australia's largest methane abatement and bioenergy companies, which safely handles the biogas generated by over 100 million tonnes of waste across the country.