Stapylton Green Energy is a 4.8 MW biomass power plant in Queensland, Australia. It is operated by Stapylton Green Energy. Based on reported annual generation of 20 GWh, it can supply roughly 5.8k homes. It ranks #439 of 536 Australia power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 1.1% of Australia's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (38.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id AUS0000347.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 4.8 MW, Stapylton Green Energy is below the median biomass plant in Australia (18 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 48%, from 20 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 48% median for 5 biomass plants in Australia
- Generation trend
- 4 GWh in 2015 and 20 GWh in 2018 (+359%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2018: 20 GWh; 2015: 4 GWh
- Share of Australia biomass capacity
- 0.7% of 720 MW across 31 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Stapylton Green Energy.
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 27.7°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 87% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 18/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #27 largest biomass power plant of 31 in Australia by capacity.
Australia has 31 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 720 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Rocky Point Cogeneration power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Queensland
- Rocky Point Sugar Sugar Mill · Biomass · 30 MW · Queensland
- Browns Plains · Waste · 2.2 MW · Queensland
- Rochedale · Waste · 4 MW · Queensland
- KRC Cogeneration Plant · Gas · 4.2 MW · Queensland
- Visy Paper Gibson Island · Biomass · 2 MW · Queensland
Location
Coordinates -27.7334, 153.2463 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Stapylton Green Energy?
Stapylton Green Energy is a 4.8 MW biomass power plant in Queensland, Australia.
How much electricity does Stapylton Green Energy generate?
Stapylton Green Energy generates about 20 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Stapylton Green Energy?
Stapylton Green Energy is operated by Stapylton Green Energy.