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Fredericton Landfill Gas Capture and Flare
Carbon offset funds enabled the Fredericton Region Solid Waste Commission (FRSWC) Landfill in New Brunswick to avoid emissions of methane from entering the atmosphere by capturing and flaring the landfill gas that is normally produced.
HOW IT WORKS
The project activity is defined as the construction of 26 vertical wells, installation of 2,100 meters of pipeline and a flare for the purpose of landfill gas (LFG) capture and methane destruction. A blower creates the appropriate level of vacuum to draw the LFG from the wells, through the pipeline to the flare. The flare is an enclosed drum flare with high destruction efficiency to combust LFG, preventing direct methane emissions from venting to the atmosphere.CARBON OFFSETS MADE IT HAPPEN
Without offset funds the financial payback for this installation would not have been viable and the landfill would continue to emit methane, which has the global warming potential of over 20 times that of carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. Use of these technologies is not common practice and yields savings in GHG emissions compared to the traditional approach.OTHER BENEFITS OF THE INSTALLATION
Beyond the direct climate benefits, the installation of the FRSWC Landfill Gas Capture and Flare project will reduce the risk of landfill fires or explosions along with odours associated with traditional landfills.
Download profile as a pdfPROJECT AT A GLANCE Project Location: New Brunswick, Canada Project Type: Landfill gas capture and destruction by flaring Standard: VER+ Credits generated per year: ~55,000 tCO2e Equivalent # of cars removed from the road annually: ~10,784 (Based on EPA GHG equivalency Calculator) Verifier: Det Norske Veritas Portfolios: General, Aimia Project Start: 2006 Technical Longevity Renewable Crediting period. End date not yet defined.