The L.P. Gill Landfill project is an emission reduction project located in Nebraska, USA and registered under the Climate Action Reserve. The landfill has 3 million tons of waste in place. The project consists in capturing methane gas from the landfill and piping it to a nearby ethanol plant, where it is permanently destroyed. In the absence of the project the methane would have been released in the atmosphere. The methane capturing system was installed at the end of 2007. The project generates carbon offsets since 2008.

Secondary benefits

• Improvement in air quality (e.g. VOC reductions)
• Reduction of odor in surrounding areas
• The project leads to reductions in the demand for fossil fuel based natural gas at the ethanol plant
• Lower and more predictable energy costs at the ethanol plant
• Construction jobs related to the project
• Creation of two full time jobs at L.P. Gill

Standard
This project was approved under the Climate Action Reserve (CAR), the leading standard for voluntary US emission reduction projects.

Baseline Methodology
The emissions reductions associated with this project and the baseline scenario (that is, what would have happened without the implementation of this project) were determined according to CAR Landfill Project Protocol adopted by CAR in November 2007. The Landfill Project Protocol provides guidance to quantify, report, and verify GHG emission reductions associated with installing a landfill gas collection and destruction system in the US.

Additionality
Additionality is demonstrated using the CAR Landfill Project Protocol. Through this, it is shown that L.P. Gill is a small landfill which is not required by US federal, state or local regulations to capture its methane emissions. In addition, financial analysis shows that carbon revenues provide approximately 5% boost to the project’s investment return. The application of the protocol and the emission reduction calculations are independently verified by a third party, the verifier First Environment, Inc.

Why we purchased it?
CAR protocols ensure integrity and transparency in the calculation of emission reductions of US projects. CAR projects also have high probability qualifying under a future US federal or state cap-and-trade scheme. In addition, this small landfill gas project ensures that methane is properly utilized rather than simply vented or flared.

Buy carbon offsets from this project
To purchase Climate Reserve Tonnes (CRTs) from this project you can contact us directly at: carbon@rwe.com