Energy from Waste

In an exciting development for Australia’s clean energy future, Tellus is ACCIONA’s waste management partner for Kwinana Energy Recovery (KER).

Situated in Kwinana, south of Perth, KER will repurpose waste for the generation of electricity in urban Western Australia.

Connected to the Western Power grid in August 2023, the facility will soon come online, producing enough power for more than 50,000 homes.

Energy-from-waste plants produce its own hazardous by-products, including Air Pollution Control residue (APCr), which, due to its complex composition, brings unique challenges.

Tellus’ near-surface geological repository at Sandy Ridge, about 240km south-east of Kalgoorlie, is the ideal final destination for APCr.

This is the second energy-from-waste project to be supported by Tellus. Our partnership with East Rockingham Waste to Energy, also south of Perth, means Tellus is the exclusive hazardous material management partner for Australia’s fledgling green energy industry.

Our capacity to deal with APCr at Sandy Ridge should enable more plants to come online more quickly, and to be accepted by the community, which will benefit from greener power in the grid.

“We’re excited about the opportunity for Kwinana Energy Recovery to supply renewable low carbon electricity for the residents of Perth, and that we can play a role in enabling this industry to safely start up and scale up.”

“We believe we have the best facility and the best sustainability practices to enable the growth of this important sector. Our capacity to deal with APCr at Sandy Ridge should hopefully mean more plants can come to market much more quickly and be accepted by the community, who’ll benefit from renewable low carbon energy in the grid.”