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Landfill Gas Extraction and Reuse
Objectives
The feasibility study aims at the coverage of landfills, extracting
and processing biogas to produce electricity and the supply of this
electricity to the local customers. The scope of study is the landfill
of Bucharest in detail and the repetitive potential in Romania on a
general level.
If the project turns out to be feasible and is implemented, it will
contribute to the following environmental objectives:
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global CO2 emission reduction and therefore to the national and
global policy objectives concerning Global Warming;
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generating green labels, which meets the objectives of the Dutch
Energy Companies (producing 1.7 billion kWh green electricity by the
year 2000);
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increase of sustainable energy resources;
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contribute to the energy demand in Romania by adding a sustainable
resource.
The three objectives from an economic point of view are:
1. Creating a market for Dutch companies in Romania
Romania has increasing environmental awareness and a growing market
for environmental technology and knowledge. With this study Dutch companies
could be contributing to the further development of the Romanian environmental
market.
2. Creating a market for Dutch companies in Eastern Europe
The acquired knowledge and experience of the pilot project in Romania
could be used for similar projects in other Eastern European countries.
3. Integration of environmental and economic interests
The overall objective of this project is to produce Green Electricity
by using biogas.
Continuing financing
Realisation of the project will require an investment of approximately
DFL 2.5 million. The owner of the landfill or/and the owner of the local
electricity distribution net will make the investment in co-operation
with the ENW Power. It is thought that the three mentioned actors can
participate in the investment. The definition of the organisation of
the investors is part of the feasibility study.
The following sources could be used for continuing financing:
1. beneficiaries (green) electricity: the electricity
will be sold to electricity companies at market value. The total benefit
of the electricity represents a value of half the investment (1.25 million
DFL) over a period of max 10 years;
2. Green labels: the generated green electricity
can contribute to the sustainable targets of Dutch energy companies.
Depending on the current demand of Green labels and the perspective
of exporting green labels (to be judged by ENW Power) the green electricity
represents a specific added value;
3. Joint implementation: the contribution of the
project to the global warming impact and the specific bilateral agreements
between the Romanian and Dutch governments makes the project eligible
for Joint Implementation funding.
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