Davidson Gas Producers, LLC (Lexington, NC)

The benefits

• Our assessment of the Davidson County Landfill showed promise for two potential value streams – carbon capture / credits and power generation.  By taking a phased development approach, our customer began receiving an immediate return on investment.
• Phase one involved installing a landfill gas collection system to create value through destruction carbon credits. 
• The methane gas generated from landfills is 21 times more harmful to the environment than CO2. The greenhouse gas emissions destroyed at the Davidson landfill gas carbon capture project are equivalent to removing the emissions of approximately 10,516 passenger vehicles* from the road annually.
• Phase two began once gas volumes were proved out to support a power project.  This project, which is being built in 2010, will add revenue from the sale of renewable energy to the revenue already being generated from the carbon sales.
• With the addition of the power generation component to this project, the environmental benefit of the total project will be equivalent to the carbon captured by more than 13,600 acres of pine forest annually.

Our role

DTE Biomass Energy understands the emerging carbon market. Our intimate knowledge of protocols, stringent verification processes, our internal market intelligence, marketing expertise, and successful carbon projects make us a great partner for those looking to unlock carbon value at potential landfill gas projects. All of our projects are registered on CCAR, the California Climate Action Registry.  

Our experience in implementing carbon and power projects enables us to determine and create the most profitable path for our business partners given the resources presented to us. Our in-house expertise in engineering and project management enables us to design, engineer, build and operate landfill gas recovery systems tailored to each client’s situation.

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