WACOL, AUSTRALIA — JBS Australia announced that it is working with Energy360 to build a bioenergy system for its Beef City, Queensland, and Scone, New South Wales, plants. The new system will capture emissions from wastewater treatment and replace natural gas with renewable gas as a heat source.

In Energy360’s bioenergy systems design, it is installing covers on the wastewater treatment lagoons at the red meat processing plants to capture the renewable gas that is naturally generated.

The renewable gas will save costs of natural gas and advance the company’s net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal by 2040. JBS said, combined, the bioenergy systems at Beef City and Scone will eliminate over 60,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually and save the company more than $2 million.

“In Australia, JBS owns some of the largest and most technologically advanced production facilities located for best access to livestock,” said Sam Churchill, group manager of sustainability at JBS Australia. “These bioenergy projects are just one way we are working toward meeting our net-zero goal by capturing wastewater emissions and switching to renewable energy sources in our facilities.”

Energy360 expects the bioenergy systems to be in place during the second half of 2023.