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Tribe Development is leading the origination and delivery of Energy-from-Waste at utility scale in Australia. Since 2016, we have been at the forefront of the sector’s development in partnership with industry, government, investors and our host communities.
Australia generates over 75 million tonnes of waste per year, 34% of which ends up in landfill. There’s a need to solve the mounting problem of landfill expiry, growing emissions from methane and the long-term effects of toxic leachate. In several Australian states, landfill capacity is stretched. If not addressed more systematically – including through Energy from Waste - a widespread landfill crisis is imminent.
As an independent developer, seed investor and asset manager, Tribe Development is focused on creating a new industry in Australia, anchored by thermal Energy-from-Waste facilities as critical infrastructure to help government avoid the landfill crisis.
Tribe Development takes at-risk positions on early-stage projects to deliver bankable project structures that underpin our business model.
PARKES ENERGY-FROM-WASTE FACILITY
We are supporting Parkes Shire Council by leading the Parkes Energy Recovery consortium to develop an Energy-from-Waste facility in the Parkes Special Activation Precinct in New South Wales, Australia. The facility will generate 60 megawatts of baseload electricity, powering approximately 80,000 homes, businesses, and industries across the state.
MARYVALE ENERGY-FROM-WASTE PROJECT
The Maryvale EfW facility employs the controlled combustion of non-hazardous residual waste—otherwise destined for landfill—to generate energy. Following combustion, heat is captured and converted into steam and electricity, with advanced filtering technology ensuring compliance with strict emissions standards. EfW facilities can deliver steam, electricity, or a combination of both, providing operational flexibility and efficiency. Any surplus power is exported to the Victorian grid.
EAST ROCKINGHAM WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROJECT
Tribe was involved in the East Rockingham Waste-to-Energy Project, a 300,000-tonne-per-annum facility located south of Perth in Rockingham. The project focused on delivering a cost-effective waste treatment solution and a reliable source of dispatchable renewable energy, achieving a 96% diversion of residual waste from landfill.
WHAT IS ENERGY-FROM-WASTE?
Energy-from-Waste (EfW) converts non-hazardous residual waste, that can't be recycled into energy sources such as heat, steam and electricity, while recovering metals and aggregate for re-use.
With more than 2,000 facilities operating safely worldwide, EfW is a well-established method of reducing reliance on fossil fuels and minimising landfill use. By viewing waste as a valuable resource rather than a disposable by-product, EfW enables a more sustainable approach to waste management.
Parkes Energy Recovery
Tribe Development is leading a consortium developing the A$1.5 billion energy from waste facility in Parkes, New South Wales.
The Tribe consortium was selected by the New South Wales Government to build, own and operate the facility, to be known as Parkes Energy Recovery in the Parkes Special Activation Precinct.
Subject to approvals and once complete, the facility is expected to treat approximately 600,000 tonnes of waste per annum and generate 60MW of baseload electricity. The facility will bring a A$1.5 billion investment into regional Australia through the Tribe-led consortium, whose major shareholder is Tadweer Group.
This project is the first direct investment to emerge from the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed between the UAE Government and Australian Government in November 2024.
For more information, please visit https://parkesenergy.com.au/
Maryvale Energy from Waste
Tribe Development is a co-development partner to the Maryvale Energy from Waste project located at Opal Australian Paper’s Maryvale Paper Mill in southeastern Victoria in partnership with Opal, Veolia and Masdar.
Maryvale EfW will provide a sustainable and innovative waste management solution for households and businesses in Victoria by recovering energy from their non-recyclable waste to help power the Maryvale Paper Mill.
Diverting the residual waste from landfill will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while the direct offtake of steam and electricity will reduce Opal’s natural gas consumption by over 33%.
Given its unique integration into manufacturing at the Maryvale Paper Mill, the project is supported by A$48.2m in grant funding from the Australian Government through the Modern Manufacturing Initiative.
East Rockingham Waste to Energy
Tribe Development was a co-development partner to the A$511 million East Rockingham Waste to Energy facility located in Perth, Western Australia.
The project achieved financial close in December 2019 following a multi-year development phase that included banking Australia’s first “waste arising” waste supply contract, a contract that does not penalise municipal customers through reducing volumes through better waste avoidance practices.
The project is directly supported by the Australian Government with grant funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and debt finance from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
CORE CAPABILITIES
Development of Energy from Waste projects take discipline and patience. We focus on 8 core activities that, when combined and executed well, deliver successful outcomes.
Origination
and site selection
Development and
project management
Stakeholder management
and community management
Offtake contracts
(waste, energy, and residuals)
Project structuring and delivery
(EPC, O&M, logistics and transport)
Government liaison
and permitting
Finance structuring, debt
and equity arranging
Asset management
and governance
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