Australia’s first food waste-to-energy facility

EarthPower is Australia’s first food waste-to-energy facility. Located in Camellia, Sydney’s geographical centre, the facility processes food waste to produce green energy that is distributed to the local community, as well as a nutrient-rich soil improver.

Earthpower accepts food waste material from surrounding industrial, commercial, and residential sectors and, through anaerobic digestion, converts the waste into renewable energy while simultaneously producing a nutrient-rich soil improver.

This circular solution recovers the value from waste that would have otherwise been sent to landfill, meaning it reduces greenhouse gas emissions and while creating new value.

What does EarthPower produce?

The facility can process 62,500 tonnes of solid and liquid food waste per year to produce green energy and soil improver.

The electricity generated by EarthPower is first used to offset the facility’s energy needs, then is directed into the local energy grid to help supply surrounding households. At full capacity, this can power approximately 4,000 homes*.