Caieiras landfill gas emission reduction

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Municipality of Caieiras, São Paulo State, in Brazil

Caieiras landfill gas emission reduction

The registered CDM project activity “Caieiras landfill gas emission reduction” promotes methanedestruction through collection and combustion of landfill gas (LFG) at the UVS - Caieiras landfill. As per its current project design configuration (as also valid during the entire considered monitoring period from 01/08/2020 to 31/12/2020 and as described in the latest registered version of the PDD valid for its 3rd 7-year crediting period (hereafter termed “PDD”)), combustion of collected LFG (rich in methane (CH4)) as part of the project activity has occurred in the following methane destruction devices: - Set of 4 high temperature enclosed flares - Set of 21 identical internal combustion gas engines (which since 01/07/2016 represents, at the same time, (i) additional/alternative methane destruction devices for the project activity and (ii) the major components for a grid-connected electricity generation infrastructure fuelled by LFG under operation within the geographical limits of the UVS – Caieiras landfill since July/2016). LFG is generated at the UVS - Caieiras landfill as a result of anaerobic decomposition of municipal solid waste (MSW) historically disposed at this landfill.

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