Optimal Renewable Gas qualifies for NSQ Low Carbon Product Manufacturing Grant
The NSW Government has allocated up to A$95 million in this round for the Low Carbon Product Manufacturing (LCPM) construction-ready stream to support investment in new industrial facilities and advanced manufacturing capabilities to help decarbonize the NSW economy.
ORG’s Griffith Biohub is a circular economy project that implements the proven technology of anaerobic digestion to convert the under-utilised resource of agricultural organic waste and residues across the Riverina to biomethane (a low emission renewable gas) which can be delivered via existing gas infrastructure to increase domestic gas supply and accelerate the decarbonisation of hard to abate sectors in NSW such as industrial heat, chemical feedstocks, and responsive power generation. The Griffith Biohub will process up to 100,000 tons of organic waste in its first phase to produce approximately 460TJ/yr (equivalent to the gas consumed by over 30,000 households), as well as recovering and returning the residual nutrients back to agriculture. ORG is also evaluating the utilisation of the biogenic carbon dioxide for industrial use.
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