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Landfill Proceedings

Wednesday, 3 March 2010


Introduction and Welcome
Landfill Subcommittee Chair Gabriel Blanco, Argentina Ministry of Environment

Session 1 – Advancing Landfill Biogas Projects


Waste and Climate Change
Rachel Goldstein, Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) (PDF, 23 pp, 312 KB)

Successful Registration of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project for Earning Carbon Credits from Gorai Closure Project
R.A. Rajeev, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (PDF, 23 pp, 2.8 MB)

Implementing a Project After a Pre-Feasibility Study
Dr. Amiya Kumar Sahu, National Solid Waste Association of India (NSWAI) (PDF, 15 pp, 251 KB)

Session 2 – Site Operations for Improving Gas Recovery and Site Safety


Landfill Operations to Improve Installation of Cap and Gas Collection
Amarjit Riat, County of Fairfax, Virginia (PDF, 32 pp, 3.3 MB)

Improving Landfill Gas (LFG) Recovery Using Permeable Layers: India Feasibility Study
Don Augenstein, Institute for Environmental Management (PDF, 29 pp, 1.1 MB)

Case Study: Improving Landfill Operations Using GHG Credits from LFG Collection in Colombia
Jose Luis Davila, SCS Engineers (PDF, 14 pp, 1.1 MB)



Thursday, 4 March 2010


Session 3 – Assessing Landfill Gas Project Potential: Part 1


Steps Toward Initiating LFG Utilization Projects in Developing Countries (Part 1): Project Assessments and Pre-Feasibility Studies
Alex Stege, SCS Engineers (PDF, 36 pp, 1.4 MB)

Case Study: Pirana Landfill, Ahmedabad, India – An Assessment of the Potential for Methane Gas Recovery and Its Industrial Application
P.U. Asnani, Urban Management Consultants (PDF, 21 pp, 2.7 MB)

Capping of Municipal Solid Waste Dumpsites in India
Dr. Manoj Datta, Punjab Engineering College – Chandigarh (PDF, 101 pp, 11 MB)

Session 4 – Methane to Markets Grants Supporting Innovative LFG Utilization Technologies


LFG Project Development within the Methane to Markets Program in Ukraine
Yuri Matveev, Renewable Energy Agency (REA) (PDF, 32 pp, 1.1 MB)

LFG Used as a Fuel for a Medical Waste Treatment Facility in Argentina
Estela Santalla, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA) (PDF, 24 pp, 2.3 MB)

Potential for Converting LFG to Liquefied Natural Gas in India
Rakesh Kumar, J. Zietsman, T. Ramani, and Sunil Kumar, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (PDF, 26 pp, 835 KB)

Session 5 – Assessing LFG Project Potential: Part 2


Steps Toward Initiating LFG Utilization Projects in Developing Countries (Part 2): Project Design Documents (PDDs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Alex Stege, SCS Engineers

Promoting LFG as an Energy Source in Nigeria
Achenyo Idachaba, Green Innovative Chain (PDF, 18 pp, 290 KB)

Potential for Landfill Methane Recovery in Major Indian Urban Areas
Nimmi Damodaran, Stratus Consulting (PDF, 20 pp, 981 KB)

Session 6 – LFG Projects and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)


Why Do the Actual LFG Flows Differ so Greatly from the CDM Modeling?
Graeme Alford, Landfill Gas and Power Ltd. (PDF, 39 pp, 7.5 MB)

Practical Considerations of LFG Analysis, Measurement, and Data Management to Receive CDM Credits
Tony Trocian, Geotech (PDF, 27 pp, 1.2 MB)

The Impact of Elevated Leachate Levels on LFG Gas Generation and Recovery at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in Asia
Bryce Lloyd, Organic Waste Technology (PDF, 33 pp, 9.7 MB)