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Woodlawn Bioreactor7 MW Waste

Waste

Woodlawn Bioreactor is a 7 MW waste power plant in Australia, operated by Veolia Environmental Services (Aust) Pty Ltd. Ranked #8 of 50 waste plants in Australia. Its 7 MW accounts for 3.71% of Australia's total waste capacity of 189 MW. The largest waste plant in Australia is Lucas Heights II at 16 MW, making Woodlawn Bioreactor 2.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Gullen Range Wind Farm (165.5 MW, Wind) and Gullen (165.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in New South Wales, approximately 50 km from Canberra.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Veolia Environmental Services (Aust) Pty Ltd
Location
-35.0590°, 149.5769°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 487. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #26,611 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #435 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Veolia Environmental Services (Aust) Pty Ltd operates 2 plants totalling 10 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 1,511 MW combined

Nearest plant: Woodlawn Wind Farm (3.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -35.059000, 149.576900
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
14.2 Kt
43 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
155.8 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2040
14 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.1K
cars per year
1.9K
homes per year
643.9K
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
SolarCoalGasHydro
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