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• Part 6
• LFG in Canada

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LFG in CanadaMunicipal Solid Waste (MSW) in
Canada

• MSW Defined
• Residential
• Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional (ICI)
• Construction and Demolition (CD)
• MSW Disposed
• 22.6 Mt of MSW landfilled in 2002 (760 kg/capita)
• Organics make up approx. 33 of waste landfilled

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LFG in Canada MSW Disposal Trends
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LFG in Canada Landfill Methane Trends
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LFG in Canada Inventory of Recovery
Utilization 2003

• 44 sites with LFG collection
• 312 kt of CH4 captured
• 6.6 Mt eCO2 reduced

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LFG in Canada Inventory of Recovery
Utilization 2003
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LFG in Canada Inventory of Recovery
Utilization 2003

• Of the 312 kt of captured CH4
• 173 kt utilized by 16 sites (direct use or
  electricity production)
• 139 kt flared by 28 sites

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LFG in Canada Inventory of Recovery
Utilization 2003

• Direct Use
• 12 kt CH4 at 7 facilities
• Heating buildings
• Providing fuel for a gypsum manufacturing plant,
  a steel refinery, a greenhouse, and a recycling
  plant

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LFG in Canada Inventory of Recovery
Utilization 2003

• Electricity Production
• 9 facilities generated electricity
• 80 MW of electricity from 161 kt of CH4
• Reciprocating engines and steam turbines

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LFG in Canada Case Study Niagara
Falls/Thorold, Ontario
Project Start Date March 2002
Project Description Direct use of landfill gas in boilers at Abitibi-Consolidated Thorold Mill steam used to manufacture newsprint from 100 recycled paper
LFG Collection 45 vertical wells and 29 manholes
LFG Summary 2200 cfm 52 CH4
Direct Use 638,207 GJ per year
Emission Reductions 238,221 tonnes eCO2 per year, equivalent to taking 60,000 vehicles off the road
Project Partners Integrated Gas Recovery Services Inc. Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. Niagara Waste Systems Limited
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LFG in Canada Case Study Vancouver, British
Columbia
Project Start Date 2003
Project Description Electrical generation and use of exhaust heat
LFG Collection 206 vertical wells and 10 horizontal trenches
LFG Summary 2000 cfm 50 CH4
Energy Production 5.55 MW and 100,000 GJ per year
Emission Reductions (eCO2 per year) LFG Collection Combustion 200,000 Electrical Generation 27,000 Greenhouse Natural Gas Reduction 5,000 Total 232,000, equivalent to taking 58,000 vehicles off the road
Project Partners City of Vancouver Maxim Power Corporation CanAgro BC Hydro
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LFG in Canada Case Study Vancouver, British
Columbia
CanGro uses LFG to heat 57 acres of greenhouses
for vegetable production
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LFG in Canada Case Study Berthierville, Quebec
Project Start Date 2003
Project Description LFG processing plant using membrane filtration technology first plant of its kind in Canada
LFG Collection 150 vertical wells
LFG Summary 2000 cfm 52 CH4
Energy Production 1400 GJ/day, enough to heat 5100 homes
Emission Reductions 210,000 eCO2 per year, equivalent of taking 52,500 vehicles off the road
Project Partners Ebi Énergie Gazoduc TQM
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LFG in Canada Case Study Berthierville, Quebec
LFG Membrane Filtration System
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LFG in Canada Methane to Markets Initiative

• International initiative
• Promotes the recovery and use of methane
• Prevents GHG emissions
• Provides valuable sources of clean energy
• Canada became the 16th member on July 14, 2005
• More info www.epa.gov/methanetomarkets
• www.methanetomarkets.org

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LFG in Canada Methane to Markets Initiative