Moreton Bay renewables project recognised with major award
Published 19 December 2025
- A Queensland-first renewables project in Moreton Bay has been recognised for two major awards
- Council’s Bunya Waste Management Facility links a utility scale battery to a renewable energy generator and powers homes during peak hours
- City of Moreton Bay has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2039
A Queensland first renewables project that is helping City of Moreton Bay go green has been recognised for its cutting-edge approach to lowering emissions.
Energy provider LGI Limited’s (LGI) landfill gas to renewable hybrid project, that links a utility scale Tesla battery to a renewable energy generator at Council’s Bunya Waste Management Facility, won two awards - including Excellence in Project Innovation - at the recent Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) 2025 Australasia Excellence Awards.
The project, that was upgraded to a renewable hybrid by integrating a battery with the power station in May 2024, stores and dispatches renewable energy created from landfill biogas.
This allows Moreton Bay homes to be supplied with energy generated from a renewable energy source during peak hours when it is needed the most.
“We’re thrilled that the Bunya Renewable Hybrid project has been recognised at national level by the IPWEA,” said City of Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery.
“City of Moreton Bay has partnered with LGI on a range of projects since 2010, which has stopped some 124 million cubic metres of methane gas from entering the atmosphere.
“That’s a great result for the environment and demonstrates the power of innovation when it comes to active landfill gas management.”
Landfill gas to energy plants are currently installed at three Council Waste Management Facilities at Bunya, Caboolture and Dakabin. Designed, built and operated by LGI, the plants generate enough energy to power up to 10,000 homes and can operate 24/7.
“For local government areas without active landfill gas management, up to 80% of their carbon footprint can come from landfill. By using this technology, City of Moreton Bay is well on the way towards reaching net zero emissions by 2039 for our operations,” Mayor Flannery said.
Councillor Matt Constance (Division 10) said the project at Council’s Bunya Waste Management was delivering a raft of benefits.
“Coupled with the ability to generate revenue through Australian Carbon Credit Units, projects like this are win-win for the environment and ratepayers,” he said.
“We’re proud to be collaborating with LGI on this highly beneficial and award-winning project.”
LGI Chief Executive Officer Jarryd Doran said Bunya is Queensland’s first onsite battery storage connected to a power station using biogas from the landfill.
“It’s a game changer for the sector,” said Mr Doran.
“The market needs clean, reliable, affordable power. LGI can now generate and store or dispatch and distribute renewable energy in seconds from the Bunya Waste Management Facility at Moreton Bay when, and where it is needed.
“The supply of consistent, dispatchable and flexible renewable power into the local grid when it is needed helps stabilise the local electricity system.
“This Queensland first project complements the intermittent forms of renewables, including wind and solar. The renewable power generated from biogas and distributed from the Bunya Waste Management Facility is also available 24/7.”
LGI’s partnership with City of Moreton Bay is at no cost to local ratepayers and sees Council receive a percentage of power station revenue and Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) from the projects.