The Landfill Gas-to-Energy Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract

The objectives of the Landfill
 Gas-to-Energy (LFGTE) Initiative in Latin America and the
 Caribbean are to. 1) contribute to the maximization of
 methane emissions reductions and the development of carbon
 trading opportunities; 2) promote LFGTE investment in Latin
 America and the Caribbean to improve solid waste management
 practices in the region; 3) create awareness of LFGTE
 opportunities; 4) document and disseminate LFGTE experience;
 and 5) establish knowledge sharing mechanisms to increase
 cooperation. The aim of this report is to document the
 dissemination activities and outputs of the LFGTE
 Initiative, including case studies of LFGTE projects in
 Brazil, Canada, Chile, Latvia, Mexico, Uruguay, South
 Africa, and Poland, a "Handbook for the Preparation of
 LFGTE Projects," a workshop in Monterrey, Mexico in
 October 2003 in which these documents were presented, a
 knowledge network on LFG, and a Web site for the LFGTE
 Initiative. In addition to these efforts, the LFGTE
 Initiative identified landfill sites for pre-investment
 feasibility studies. Of the 26 sites that submitted letters
 of interest, 10 were chosen for pre-investment work, and 5
 of those 10 were selected for additional pump tests.
 Investment resources, including carbon credit financing,
 were mobilized for viable sites. Along with these efforts, a
 Latin American LFG Project Expo was held in Montevideo,
 Uruguay, in July 2005 to disseminate experience and promote
 LFGTE projects in the region among the private and public sectors.