Landfill Gas Energy: A Sustainable Energy Source from Small Landfills in New England

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LMOP, EPA Region 1, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and the Environmental Finance Center of the University of Maine sponsored this informative one-day meeting. Topics included the latest technologies, resources and initiatives available for landfill gas (LFG) energy projects at small landfills, and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and how it could apply to LFG energy projects.

Welcome

Bill Foster, Dean of the Muskie School, University of Southern Maine

Opening Remarks

David P. Littell, Commissioner, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (ME DEP)

Overview and Goals of the Meeting

David Burns, ME DEP

An Overview of Landfill Gas Energy and U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program

Kelly Fagan (PDF) (35 pp, 919K), Shaw Environmental, contractor to U.S. EPA LMOP

Landfill Gas Offset Projects in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) — A Regulatory Perspective

Eric Kennedy (PDF) (28 pp, 418K), Bureau of Air Quality, Maine Department of the Environment

Making Projects Happen — Federal Tax Incentives for Landfill Gas Energy

Paul Burkett (PDF) (14 pp, 122K), Attorney at Law, Rath, Young and Pignatelli

Developing Landfill Gas Projects at Small Landfills — A Developer's Perspective

Paul Hesson (PDF) (18 pp, 438K), Waste Management Renewable Energy

Alternative Markets for Carbon Offset Projects — Choosing the Right Standards for Your Landfill

Adam Stein (PDF) (19 pp, 112K), Terrapass

Preparing Your Landfill for an Offset Project — Measuring, Recordkeeping, Reporting, Calibrating and Validating Landfill Gas Data for Carbon Offset Projects

Russ Anderson (PDF) (45 pp, 662K), SCS Engineers, a case study example of City of Gardner, MA Landfill

A Landfill Owner's Perspective on Carbon Offset Projects — Part 1

A Case Study on Tri-Community Landfill, ME — Mark Draper (PDF) (10 pp, 137K), Tri-Community Recycling & Sanitary Landfill

A Landfill's Perspective on Carbon Offset Projects and Renewable Energy

A Case Study on City of Bath, ME Landfill — Mike Booth (PDF) (14 pp, 455K), Sevee & Maher Associates
A Case Study of Crapo Hill Landfill, MA — Hank Van Laarhoven (PDF) (21 pp, 850K), Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District and Thomas Yeransian Commonwealth Resource Management Corporation

Working with a Carbon Offset Aggregator

Jeremy Morris and Dan Duffy (PDF) (23 pp, 889K), Geosyntec

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