Renewable segment of energy generation in Australia - image Clean Energy Councilīioenergy benefits the environment on a national as well as a global front as greenhouse gas emissions are reduced due to sustainably sourced biomass’s carbon neutrality. Another large scale landfill bioenergy project is set to divert up to 50% of the residential waste from Perth’s metro area from landfill sites, generating electricity for around 50,000 households across the West Australian capital. In total, around 64% of the bioenergy feedstock in the country comes from municipal and industrial waste sources. Landfill feedstock makes up the most predominant source in the country. The plant will generate enough electricity to power the almond facility and the nearby Carina Orchard irrigation pumps.Ī power generation project located in Caboolture in Queensland’s south east uses landfill produced biogas. Another impressive green power generator is the Select Harvest Carina West Cogeneration plant in Victoria’s north west which utilises the waste hull and shells from their almond processing facility to reduce the carbon footprint by huge 27%.

Queensland’s Maryborough Sugar Factory Ltd sugar mill led the way this year with a $75 million plant using bagasse, a waste product from sugar production, to generate up to 24 MW of power for the region. Bioenergy in Australia is definitely gaining traction, with it's versatility and eco friendly nature it's not hard to see why. There are currently 222 bioenergy plants generating green power across the country, with 55 more projects in the pipeline for the near future. Percentage of bioenergy in Australia 2018 - image Clean Energy Council

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