Australia’s first large-scale waste-to-energy facility in Kwinana. The facility will power up to 58,000 homes and has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 460,000 tonnes annually.
Australia produces more than 70 million tonnes of waste annually of which about 60% is recycled and the remaining 40% ends up in landfills. The new waste-to-energy facility in Kwinana south of Perth, Western Australia will divert waste from landfills, while generating power for the local community.
The facility will be the first large-scale facility of its kind in Australia. It will be capable of processing 460,000 tonnes of waste annually and producing 38MW of electricity, enough to power up to 58,000 homes.
The facility will recover resources and energy from municipal and commercial waste, equal to approximately 25% of Perth’s residual non-recyclable waste. It has the potential to cut CO2 emissions by more than 460,000 tonnes each year by significantly reducing the amount of waste taken to landfills, a major source of methane emissions, and by replacing energy from fossil fuels.
Post time: Sep-30-2024