Eastern Creek. More power to the grid

WSN Environmental Solutions and joint venture partner, LMS Generation, have commissioned another engine, at the Eastern Creek waste and recycling centre, raising its capacity in converting waste to electricity to 7000 homes. The project now has seven 1.1-megawatt (MW) engines to export renewable energy to the NSW grid. The Eastern Creek plant began operating with five engines in May 2008. More are expected by 2014.

Clean energy to power 5000 homes

Enough clean energy to power 5000 homes a year was commissioned at the Eastern Creek waste management facility, last month, when five 1.1MW engines were switched on to convert greenhouse gases escaping from landfill into power and sold on to the national grid. The initiative is a joint venture between LBS Generation Pty Ltd and WSN Environmental Services, a NSW government-owned company, incorporated in 2001. Another 1.1MW engine is expected to be brought online in 2014. WSN plans to open the $50 million Macarthur Resource Recovery Park, in south-west Sydney, this year, to power 2500 homes.