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MELBOURNE - A A$30 million biogas generator which will produce 3.2 megawatts of electricity would start operation by the end of next year, developers EarthPower Technologies Sydney said yesterday.
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The company said construction had started on the Parramatta plant which will recycle organic waste from the food manufacturing, food retailing and hospitality sectors into about 7 MW of energy in the form of biogas. The gas will then be converted into enough electricity to power 3,200 homes. The project has received financial backing from Babcock & Brown and Westpac Banking Corp as well as funding from the federal government's Australian Greenhouse Office and the New South Wales Sustainable Energy Development Authority.
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