VDMA - Bioenergy suppliers' guide

VDMA - Landfill gas capturing methods 
 

VDMA - Bioenergy suppliers' guide
 

Bioenergy is one of the top issues in the environmental technology sector. Denotation for VDMA member companies is raising. As a result VDMA offers now a guidance document to find innovative technology suppliers for bioenergy related issues. The document is grouped in
- biogas,
- green fuel,
- biomass,
- landfill gas,
- sewage gas.

Please find the guidance document here.

 

Landfill gas capturing methods
"The Acquisition of Landfill Gas – A Contribution to Climate Protection"

VDMA is offering information on the capture and use of landfill gas. Energy from landfill gas could make a major contribution to climate protection in Europe, with abatement costs from 20 to 25 €/t CO2. This is technical verifiable and active climate protection.

In Europe there are about 6.000 landfill sites where about 130 million t (2006) of municipal solid waste are annually deposited. Landfill gas accrues by depositing the waste. It represents an annual emission potential of 4 billion m3 landfill gas (2006). This complies with established 37.5 million t CO2-equivalent - if there is no acquisition of landfill gas.

Germany is aiming at a 40% reduction of the emission of greenhouse gas by 2020 in comparison to 1990. Therefore there must be a saving of annually 230 million t of CO2. Through the coverage of the landfill sites, especially through the contemporaneous acquisition and use of the landfill gas, about 8% of the climate protection aims of Germany had been met in 2002. The climate protection achieved due to energy recovery of landfill gas is now technically verifiable climate protection.

Beyond that, the specific CO2 abatement costs of landfill gas are situated at about 20-25€/t CO2 and for this reason only about 3% of the abatement costs in case of the Photovoltaic (about 800€/t CO2). Additionally fossil energy carriers are substituted through the use of landfill gas, offering economic and climatic gains. More information can be found in the brochure - contact naemi.denz@vdma.org