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South Cardup (Shale Road Landfill)3.3 MW Waste

Waste

South Cardup (Shale Road Landfill) is a 3.3 MW waste power plant in Australia, operated by Western Australian Landfill Services. Ranked #21 of 50 waste plants in Australia, South Cardup's 3.3 MW accounts for 1.75% of Australia's total waste capacity of 189 MW. The largest waste plant in Australia is Lucas Heights II at 16 MW, making South Cardup 4.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kwinana NewGen (320 MW, Gas), Pinjarra Bauxite Mine and Alumina Refinery (280 MW, Gas), and Cockburn (240 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Western Australia, approximately 40 km from Perth.

Capacity
3.3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Western Australian Landfill Services
Location
-32.2664°, 116.0193°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 539. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #31,745 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #638 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Western Australian Landfill Services operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

47 plants within 100 km, 5,528 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rockingham (19.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -32.266400, 116.019300
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
6.7 Kt
20 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.5K
cars per year
890
homes per year
303.5K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Australia
Continent
Oceania
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

AustraliaEnergy Profile

678
Total Plants
156.6 GW
Total Capacity
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