WSN Environmental Solutions’ Grange Avenue landfill at Marsden Park continues to contribute to renewable energy generation three years after its closure and is expected to achieve its 15,000th Megawatt Hour (MWh) in May this year.

The site incorporates a 1.25 Megawatt gas engine power station, which is owned and operated by International Clean Energy Company, Energy Developments Limited (EDL), which exports enough green electricity to the NSW Energy Grid to supply over 1,000 homes with year-round clean power.

WSN Environmental Solutions CEO Ken Kanofski said renewable energy is at the forefront of the fight against climate change.

“Capturing gas from landfill and generating green electricity is a crucial interim measure as the waste industry moves towards alternative waste technology,” Mr Kanofski said.

“While the Grange Avenue landfill site may be closed, it still makes a significant contribution to the production of renewable energy, which is made possible by EDL’s technology.”

WSN sites’ currently export enough green energy to the NSW energy grid to provide year-round power to 30,000 homes and there are further plans for expansion.

“By 2014, WSN sites will be exporting enough green power to the grid to power 40,000 homes with year-round electricity,” Mr Kanofski said.

Methane from the biogas created during the decomposition of household waste in the Grange Avenue landfill is utilised as a fuel to create electricity, which is then supplied to the NSW energy grid. Methane is 22 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

For more information contact Aaron Findlay on 9934 7033.