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

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 inves...

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Main Authors:	Terraza, Horacio, Grajales, Francisco
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACID RAIN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AIR EMISSIONS AIR POLLUTANTS AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY AMBIENT AIR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION ANNUAL EMISSIONS APPROACH ATMOSPHERE AVAILABILITY BENEFICIAL IMPACT BIODEGRADABLE WASTES BOILER BOILER FUEL BULK GASES CARBON CARBON CREDIT CARBON CREDITS CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS CARBON FUND CARBON MARKET CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON TRADING CEMENT CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM COAL COLLECTION SYSTEM COMBUSTION PRODUCTS COMMERCIAL WASTE CONTAMINATION OF SURFACE CONVENTIONAL ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY CRITERIA POLLUTANTS DIOXIDE CARBON DISPOSAL FACILITIES DISPOSAL METHOD DISPOSAL PRACTICES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRICT HEATING DOMESTIC WASTES ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICAL GENERATION ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICITY EMISSION EMISSION RATE EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSIONS FROM LANDFILLS EMISSIONS REDUCTION EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY MARKET ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY PLANNERS ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY PRODUCTS ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPLOSIVE AT CONCENTRATIONS FOOD CHAIN FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL SOURCE FUEL SUPPLY FUEL USE GAS GAS ACCUMULATION GAS CAPTURE GAS COLLECTION GAS DISTRIBUTION GAS GENERATION GAS MANAGEMENT GAS MIGRATION GASES GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GHG GLASS GLOBAL CARBON MARKET GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GREEN POWER GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE EFFECT GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GREENHOUSE GASES GROUNDWATER HEALTH RISKS HEAT HIGH ENERGY CONTENT HOT WATER HUMAN HEALTH HYDROGEN HYDROGEN GAS INCOME INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTERNAL COMBUSTION INTERNATIONAL CARBON MARKET KILOWATT-HOUR LANDFILL LANDFILL BASE LANDFILL COVER LANDFILL DESIGN LANDFILL GAS LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY LANDFILL METHANE LANDFILL METHANE OUTREACH PROGRAM LANDFILL OPERATION LANDFILL OPERATORS LANDFILL PROJECT LANDFILL SITE LANDFILL SITES LANDFILLS LARGE LANDFILLS LEACHATE LEACHATE COLLECTION LIVING CONDITIONS METHANE EMISSIONS MOISTURE CONTENT MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS MUNICIPAL SOLID MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT NATURAL GAS NITROGEN NITROGEN OXIDES NUTRIENT CONTENT ODOR EMISSIONS ODOR PROBLEMS OIL OPEN DUMPS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC CONTENT ORGANIC MATERIALS ORGANIC WASTE ORGANIC WASTES OXYGEN PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PH LEVEL PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINE POLLUTANTS POWER GRID POWER PLANT POWER PRODUCTION PREPARATION PROCESS HEAT REDUCING METHANE EMISSIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE RENEWABLE RESOURCES SAFE FINAL DISPOSAL SANITARY LANDFILLS SITE SITE CLOSURE SOILS SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS SOLID WASTE PROCESSING SOURCE OF ENERGY SPACE HEATING SULFUR SULFUR DIOXIDE SWM TAX CREDITS TOLUENE TONS OF CARBON TURBINE URBAN POWER GRIDS URBAN REFUSE UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGY VALUE OF ENERGY WASTE COLLECTION WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEMS WASTE COMPOSITION WASTE DECOMPOSITION WASTE DUMPS WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WATER HEATING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6743755/landfill-gas-to-energy-initiative-latin-america-caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17972