The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA Victoria) said it is looking into a development license application from Yarra Valley Water Corporation to construct a waste-to-energy facility at the site of the Lilydale Treatment Plant at 83-85 Nelson Road, Lilydale, Victoria.
The proposed Yarra Valley facility would process waste from the food and beverage sector to generate electricity, processing approximately 55,000 tonnes of organic waste per year.
The excess electrical energy produced will be exported to the local electrical grid, EPA Victoria said in an announcement Tuesday.
The new facility will also be equipped with a waste receival shed containing unloading bays and machinery, liquid storage tanks, anaerobic digester tanks, combined heat and power generators, emergency flare, biofilters for odour treatment, fire water tanks, and surface water catchment ponds.
EPA will accept public feedback on the proposed facility until 8 March.
The full application can be found on Engage Victoria’s page.
