Clayton

EDL owns and operates the 12MW Clayton Power Station using 11 Jenbacher 320 generator engines and 1 Caterpillar generator engine.

At a glance

  • Project name:

    Clayton

  • Owner, operator:

    EDL

  • Start of operation:

    1995

  • Location:

    Clayton South, Victoria, Australia

  • Generating capacity:
    12 MW
  • Primary fuel:

    Landfill gas

About the Clayton Power Station

EDL’s Clayton Power Station occupies the former sand quarries at Clayton in Victoria. The landfill site, which is part of the Cleanaway Waste Management Clayton South Resource Recovery Centre, is substantially filled and closed but continues to generate landfill gas (LFG).

LFG is generated from decomposing organic matter in refuse tips. It mostly consists of methane, carbon dioxide and organic compounds. This gas would otherwise be released to the atmosphere or flared. Instead, EDL converts the gas to electricity, significantly reducing carbon emissions.

The power station is capable of generating approximately 53 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually, which is enough to power nearly 10,000 homes.