Cedar Road Bioenergy is the first user of the double membrane gas storage technology for landfills in BC. The new standalone gas holder will hold 1180m3 of landfill gas. This will help to run the two generators of this facility with full power during on peak time. The gasholder will also act as a buffer to compensate for fluctuations in the supply of landfill gas. It took only three days to install the gasholder thanks to the great preparations of Cedar Road Bioenergy.We hope to hear soon from the efficiency improvements of the facility. Cedar Road Bioenergy can produce up to 1.4MW of clean energy from landfill gas for BC Hydro.
May, 8th 2012: Cedar Road Bioenergy is the first user of the standalone double membrane gas holder technology in BC. The company has successfully installed a 1180m3 storage, which will act as a buffer storage for its two biogas generators.
Methane (CH4) is a very potent and important greenhouse gas (GHG). Emitted into the atmosphere, its global warming potential is 25 times that of CO2 and a 12-year atmospheric life time. Reducing methane emissions to stop global warming is therefore key and main objective of the Global Methane Initiative (GMI). The initiative estimates that 40% of today’s anthropogenic methane emissions come from agriculture, coal mining, landfills and natural gas and oil systems. Targeted by the Global Methane Initiative, recovered methane can help to avoid the use of pollutant-intensive energy resources such as coal and oil as well and help spur local economic development. A good overview of methane as a clean energy source and more information on its utilization can be found at globalmethane.org.
Fortunately, numerous cost-effective technologies for the collection, capturing, storage and utilization of methane already exist today. Greentech Avenue and technology partner work collaboratively to facilitate methane capture and use projects internationally. More information on low cost methane storage technologies such as gasholder, storage ponds or tank cover membranes can be found at our website.
In 2013, the GMI will be hosting The Methane Expo in Vancouver, Canada. During the week of 11 March 2013 at the Vancouver Convention Centre and after 2007 in Beijing, 2010 in New Delhi this event will bring together people from all over the world. More information on this event and how to get involved, please find at the expo website.