2006 EPA M2M Grant: Identifying potential sites and conducting pre-feasibility studies at medium-sized landfills for methane capture and usage
- Stage
- idea
- Sector
- Geographical Focus
- Colombia
- Location
- Description of Project
- Inventory of valuable medium sized landfills in Colombia for which a methane capture system could be installed in order to produce energy.
- Partner Countries included in or proposing this activity
- Colombia, United States
- Instrumental Organizations
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Colombia's Centro Nacional de Produccion Mas Limpia y Tecnologias ambientales (CNPMLTA) - Estimated lifetime of the project (years):
- Emissions reductions:
(MTCO2E) - Results and Outcomes
- Preliminary screening, model utilization, and evaluation of different technologies and providers. Sector-wide assessment, pre-feasibility studies, publication of a 20-30 page document on results, at least 2 workshops about technology and feasibility. Proceedings from the 2009 Workshop are available on-line: http://www.methanetomarkets.org/news-events/event_detailsByEventId.aspx?eventId=6
- Additional Documentation
- Assessment_Report_El_Guacal_Final (PDF)
Assessment_Report_Nuevo_Mondoñedo_Final (PDF)
Assessment_Report_San_Juan_del_Barro_Final (PDF)
ElTejar_Pre-Feasibility_Report_Final (PDF)
VillaKarina_Pre-Feasibility_Report_Final (PDF) - Primary contact for this project or activity
First Name: Carlos
Last Name: Arango
Organization Name: CNPMLTA
Email: carlos.arango@cnpml.org
- Financial And In-Kind Support (U.S. $)
- Total Amount provided by all Partner Countries and Organizations instrumental to this project or activity: 125950 (102450 from U.S. EPA, 23500 matching fund)
Description of In-Kind Support:
- Comments
- Expo
- No
