Landfill Methane Outreach Program

12th Annual LMOP Conference Proceedings

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The Annual LMOP Conference and Project Expo was one of the most anticipated conferences of the year! For this year's conference we were thrilled to return to Baltimore, Maryland, and the brand new Hilton Baltimore. Attendees learned about the latest projects, technologies and financial incentives; once again, the conference included technical presentations, exhibits, and a Project Expo. Listed below are the panels held at the conference and the speakers who presented.

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Attendee List (PDF) (17 pp, 440K)

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Keynote Address (PDF) (21 pp, 283K)
Dina Kruger, Climate Change Division Director, U.S. EPA

Welcome and Conference Overview (PDF) (18 pp, 876K)
Rachel Goldstein, Team Leader, LMOP, U.S. EPA

Session 1: Featuring Landfill Gas in Advertising Materials & Marketing Efforts—Company Strategies

Moderator: Victoria Ludwig, LMOP, U.S. EPA

Franklyn A. Ericson, Director Worldwide S/H/EQ Operations, SC Johnson (PDF) (19 pp, 1.3MB)
Paul Pabor, Vice President, Renewable Energy, Waste Management (PDF) (17 pp, 561K)

Session 2: Carbon Market Perspectives From the Registry and Regulatory Side

Moderator: Tom Frankiewicz, LMOP, U.S. EPA

California Climate Action Registry (CCAR)
Joel Levin, Vice President Business Development
Landfill Gas Projects in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) (PDF) (16 pp, 98K)
Christopher Sherry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Session 3: What's New in '08—Part 1

Moderator: Jerry Leone, Casella Waste Systems

The Multiple Benefits of Fueling Mars in Waco, Texas (PDF) (17 pp, 614K)
David Prybylowski, Sustainability Director, Mars Snackfood, US
Conestoga—Two Landfills, Two Long Pipelines, and Seven End Users (PDF) (24 pp, 3.7MB)
Joel Zylstra, President, Granger Electric & Energy
Lansing Board of Water and Light—The Lone RPS in Michigan (PDF) (14 pp, 95K)
Sue Warren, Lansing Board of Water and Light

Lunch

2008 LMOP Partner and Project of the Year Awards Luncheon (PDF) (19 pp, 1.5MB)
EPA Recognizes Partners for Pursuing Renewable Energy Through the Creative Use of Landfill Gas
» EPA Press Release

Session 4: International Lessons Learned

Moderator: Brian Guzzone, Ameresco

M2M—5 Step Assessment Process for Landfills Internationally (PDF) (18 pp, 922K)
Swarupa Ganguli, LMOP, U.S. EPA
Operators and Maintenance Training Piloted in the Ukraine (PDF) (55 pp, 32MB)
Steve Yob, Division Director, Division of Solid Waste and Recycling, Henrico County, VA
Cathleen Hall, SCS Engineers
Project Development Under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): A Case Study of Tianjin, China (PDF) (21 pp, 412K)
Charles Peterson, The World Bank

Session 5: Financing LFG Energy Projects—Tax Credits, Interplay of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and Greenhouse Gas Credits (GHGs)

Moderator: Michael Levin, NLGC, LLC/Carbon Finance Strategies, LLC

“Economic Stabilization Act” and Its Provisions for Tax Credits and Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
Laura Jones, Hunton and Williams (PDF) (10 pp, 167K)
Doug Lamb, Hunton and Williams (PDF) (32 pp, 247K)
Carbon Credits and Landfill Gas Projects
- Small Landfills: How They Can Also Play in the Emerging Carbon Markets (PDF) (17 pp, 714K)
  Nubia Perez, Element Markets
- A Project Developer's Perspective on Creating and Monetizing Carbon Credits From Landfill Gas Projects (PDF) (15 pp, 388K)
  Annika Colston, Blue Source

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Session 6: What's New in '08—Part 2

Moderator: Swarupa Ganguli, LMOP, U.S. EPA

Dell/TXU and ERCOT (PDF) (11 pp, 363K)
Dave Unger, Waste Management
Worcester County Renewable Energy, Dual-Use wells and Carbon Credits (PDF) (30 pp, 2.3MB)
John Kumm, Senior Project Manager, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
Seward County Landfill—Combined LFG and Lagoon Biogas (PDF) (20 pp, 1.4MB)
Mike Tabor, Landfill Director

Session 7: What's New in '08—Part 3

Moderator: Bryce Lloyd, OWT (HK) Ltd

Monroe County NY—LFG From a Bioreactor Site (PDF) (14 pp, 1.5MB)
Russell P. Rutkowski, Associate Engineer, Monroe County, New York Department of Environmental Services
Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority—“We Made 100 cfm of Landfill Gas Work for Us, So Can You” (PDF) (33 pp, 694K)
John R. Baron, Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority
Three Projects, 26 MW, 12 Months (PDF) (37 pp, 2.2MB)
Bill Owen, Vice President of Business Development, Landfill Energy Systems

Session 8: What's New in '08—Part 4

Moderator: Chuck Foster, Pepco Energy Services

High BTU and the New Siloxane Challenge at the South Hills Landfill (PDF) (47 pp, 136K)
Richard Gladstone, Green Gas Energy LLC
County of Greenville South Carolina—First US VCS Project (PDF) (23 pp, 881K)
William Brinker, Greenville Gas Producers, LLC
Taking in Landfill Gas—No Trivial Matter for Gas Utilities (PDF) (13 pp, 463K)
Allen J. Spivey, Director, Office of Corporate Engineering, AGL

Session 9: Industry and EPA Approaches to Estimating Emissions From Landfills

Moderator: Bob Gardner, SCS Engineers

Solid Waste Industry for Climate Solution (SWCIS)—Revised Protocol, Questionnaire, and Calculation Spreadsheet (PDF) (34 pp, 433K)
Amy Banister, Waste Management
Update on Climate Leaders Protocol and Calculate Emissions Nationally for the GHG Inventory (PDF) (17 pp, 235K)
Melissa Weitz, U.S. EPA