Pavilion Biogas
Sustainable solutions for disposing of waste in an environmentally friendly manner.
Pavilion Farms is one of the largest broiler farmers in Australia (growing approximately 15 million birds per year) and its farms currently produce approximately 25,000 tonnes per annum of Chicken Litter (a combination of chicken manure and straw chicken bedding).
Pavilion Farms, through its 100% owned entity, Pavilion Biogas, is planning to build an Anaerobic Digestion (“AD”) Plant at its farm at Anakie, Victoria.
The benefits of the AD plant are substantial, including:
- Converting Chicken litter wastes to renewable energy and organic fertiliser in a safe and environmentally friendly manner
- Converting organic food waste that would otherwise go to landfill into renewable energy
- Substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
- Numerous jobs for the local area including at the construction and operation phases
- Production of a pathogen free, organic fertiliser
The AD plant will be constructed on Pavilion’s own land, in accordance with all relevant EPA and town planning requirements.
Our Mission
Anaerobic Digestion Process Overview
Pavilion Biogas proposes to develop a new energy from waste (EfW) facility using an anaerobic digestion “(AD”) process to primarily treat poultry manure (chicken litter) waste from its nearby chicken broiler farms. In simple terms, Anaerobic Digestion is a safe and organic process whereby waste if fed into large covered tanks. In the absence of oxygen, bacteria naturally breaks down the waste, allowing the natural gas to be captured and the digestate slurry to be used as fertiliser.
In addition to poultry manure, the AD process will treat waste organics from the agriculture and food industry, which otherwise would go to landfill.
Pavilion Biogas’s AD plant will process approximately 29,000 tonnes of waste annually, in a safe and controlled environment, on pavilion’s own land.
The AD plant is a sustainable solution for disposing of waste in an environmentally friendly manner. The process will ultimately produce a significant amount of renewable energy and fertiliser, while also markedly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The organic wastes will be sourced from Victorian businesses and solve their waste disposal problems. The process will produce no wastewater, with all water treated for reuse within the system.
Additionally, the project will generate an estimated 40+ jobs during the construction phase and 10 ongoing jobs operating the plant.
The AD plant will be built between Pavilion’s Farm 1 and Farm 2, on Pavilion’s own land. It will be more than 1 km away from the nearest neighbour and all noise and emissions will be well within EPA requirements.