Ti Tree Bioenergy is a 3.3 MW waste power plant in Queensland, Australia. It is operated by Veolia Environmental Services (Aust) Pty Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 2 GWh, it can supply roughly 657 homes. It ranks #463 of 536 Australia power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (38.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id AUS0000070.
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 3.3 MW, Ti Tree Bioenergy is well above the median waste plant in Australia (2.8 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 8%, from 2 GWh of reported generation; the median for 27 waste plants in Australia that report generation is 45%
- Generation trend
- 3 GWh in 2016 and 2 GWh in 2018 (−12%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 3 GWh; 2018: 2 GWh
- Share of Australia waste capacity
- 1.7% of 189 MW across 50 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 Veolia Environmental Services (Aust) Pty Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. 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 83% 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: 19/100 — 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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness 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 #22 largest waste power plant of 50 in Australia by capacity.
Australia has 50 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 189 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Swanbank-A power station · Coal · 396 MW · Queensland
- Swanbank E · Gas · 385 MW · Queensland
- Whitwood Road · Waste · 1 MW · Queensland
- Wivenhoe · Hydro · 4.7 MW · Queensland
- Wivenhoe Hydroelectric · Hydro · 500 MW · Queensland
- Browns Plains · Waste · 2.2 MW · Queensland
Location
Coordinates -27.6802, 152.6593 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ti Tree Bioenergy?
Ti Tree Bioenergy is a 3.3 MW waste power plant in Queensland, Australia.
How much electricity does Ti Tree Bioenergy generate?
Ti Tree Bioenergy generates about 2 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Ti Tree Bioenergy?
Ti Tree Bioenergy is operated by Veolia Environmental Services (Aust) Pty Ltd.