INCaF Villa Dominico

completed

Van der Wiel Stortgas b.v (VWS) business focuses on consulting, soil remediation/clean up, collection and re-use of waste, landfill gas extraction, landfill gas utilization project development and operation, and treatment of landfill leachate and contaminated groundwater. VWS is owned by Van der Wiel Holding b.v. (VWH), which is based in Drachten, the Netherlands. VWS is developing a landfill gas (LFG) collection and flaring project at the Villa Dominico landfill in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The project collects LFG through pipes that are (being) installed in the landfill, LFG extraction using blowers, and LFG flaring. The project is being implemented in phases, with the first phase becoming operational in the 3rd quarter of 2005. The project is expected to reduce emissions from the landfill by up to 5.3 M tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in the form of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol by the end of 2012. However, high volumes of leachate in the landfill are expected to limit the overall volume of CERs that will be generated to less than 3 M. The first two stages of the project are designed to deliver more than the volume needed to satisfy the delivery requirements under an emission reduction purchase agreement with the IFC-Netherlands Carbon Facility (INCaF). A surplus will be generated for contingency purposes and/or for sale to other buyers. Subsequent phases will be installed to generate and sell additional CERs to other buyers. INCaF will be the senior buyer until the INCaF contract commitments have been satisfied. VWS and CEAMSE, the landfill owner, will assess the economic feasibility of removing leachate with a view to increasing gas collection. VWS may also install an optional facility to use gas to generate electricity for on-site use.