Energy from Waste Through Pyrolysis
- $4.3m Funded by ARENA
- $9.8m Total project cost
Summary
The project involves the design, build and operation of a 1.5 tonne/hour pre-commercial demonstration energy-from-waste (EfW) plant located in the Shire of Collie in Western Australia.
Need
Technologies that convert inedible plant material (called biomass) and municipal solid waste (garbage) into biofuels and biochar can help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve energy security, while diverting waste from landfill.
Action
The EfW plant will use patented grinding pyrolysis technology (the Renergi Process) to convert an estimated 4000 tonnes per year of municipal solid waste, and 8000 tonnes per year of forestry wastes into crude pyrolysis/bio-oil for energy applications, and bio-char for land and other applications.
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Report: Energy from Waste through Pyrolysis Project Lessons Learnt 4
This is the fourth lessons learnt report for this project and outlines the delays to construction due to total fire bans.
Report: Energy from Waste through Pyrolysis Project Lessons Learnt 3
This is the third lessons learnt report and provides insights into the importance of drying for pyrolysis processes.
Report: Energy from Waste through Pyrolysis Project Lessons Learnt 2
This is the second Lessons Learnt report and discusses the financial impacts on the project due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Report: Energy from Waste through Pyrolysis Project Lessons Learnt 1
This first Lessons Learnt report discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the project.
Outcome
The project will demonstrate and share lessons on the economic costs and benefits of both small modular scale EfW plants, and larger commercial scale deployments. This includes advantages to consumers and market participants of situating EfW projects within communities around Australia.
Additional impact
Municipal solid wastes, forestry and agricultural wastes will be converted into high-value products such as biochar, biofuels and biocarbon materials while sequestering the CO2 that has already been emitted into the atmosphere.
ARENAWIRE Blogs
Renergi installs innovative biomass pyrolysis plant
From start-up inception in 2012 to the verge of plant operation in 2023, ARENA has supported biomass-to-energy company Renergi along its renewable energy journey.
Re-energising waste in south-west WA
Liquid fuel that can be blended with petrol and diesel will be produced from organic waste in Western Australia.
