Vancouver Landfill Gas Collection and Utilization

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Vancouver Landfill Gas Collection and
Utilization

• DES SOLUTIONS MODERNES DE RÉDUCTION DES GAZ À
  EFFET DE SERRE DANS LA GESTION DES MATIÈRES
  RÉSIDUELLES
• December 1, 2005
• Paul Henderson
• Manager of Transfer Landfill Operations
• City of Vancouver

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Regional Solid Waste Facilities
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Cache Creek 300 km east
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Vancouver
Landfill
Transfer Station
Waste-to-Energy
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• Operating since 1966
• Population Served 937,000
• Waste 500,000 tonnes/year
• Property 635 hectares
• Landfill footprint 225 hectares
• Waste in place 13 M tonnes
• Remaining Capacity 18 M tonnes

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Future Gas Collection Potential

• 40 years capacity
• 6,000 scfm max gas capacity
• Incremental increases in gas capture

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Beneficial Use Timeline

• Jan 2001 City seeks beneficial use proposals
• Jan 2003 Maxim City sign agreement
• Sept 2003 Maxim engines 1-3 operational
• Nov 2005 Greenhouse boiler fuel
• April 2006 Maxim engine 4 installation

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Beneficial Use Project Summary

• 20 year agreement
• Maxim owns cogeneration system
• City owns operates gas control system
• 10,000,000 Maxim investment
• 5.5 MW (3 Cat 3532 engines)
• 200,000 GJ/year heat recovery
• Vancouver revenues 300,000 per year

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Vancouver Landfill Hot House Growers
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Flare and Compressor Station
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Hot House Growers Maxim Power
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Maxim Power Corp. Generators and Hothouse Boiler
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Hot House Growers Tomatoes
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Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
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Benefits of Public Private Partnership

• Wide variety of potential projects
• Increased environmental benefits
• Multiple project partners
• Community benefits
• Increased interest in landfill
• Reduced risk to municipal government