ARCADIS Launches Another Large Landfill Gas Project in Brazil
15 Juin 2009 - 8:26AM
PR Newswire (US)
AMSTERDAM, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARCADIS (EURONEXT:
ARCAD), the international consultancy, design and engineering
company, announced the opening of the third large landfill gas
(LFG) plant near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, named Novo Gramacho. The
opening coincided with the celebration of the International
Environmental Day. The new plant will consolidate the leading
market position of Biogas, a company in which ARCADIS Logos holds
33%. In 2004, Biogas opened the Bandeirantes landfill gas project,
followed by the Sao Joao project in 2007, both near Sao Paulo. Novo
Gramacho Energia Ambiental, in which Biogas has a 50% shareholding,
owns the new facility. The plant was opened by the Governor of the
Rio de Janeiro State and the Mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro.
Novo Gramacho has been developed to collect and burn the methane
gas emitted in the Gramacho landfill where 2.4 million tons of
urban waste has been buried every year for the last 30 years. The
concession contract for the plant, won in July 2007, is valid for
the operation and exploitation of the Gramacho landfill for more
than 15 years. Biogas has invested in facilities to collect the
leachate and the landfill gas produced by the biodegradation of the
urban waste buried in the landfill. With a capacity to collect 170
million m3 per year of landfill gas, Novo Gramacho is qualified to
be approved by the UNFCCC - United Nation Framework on Convention
for Climate Change for issuance of CER- Certified Emission
Reduction also known as carbon credits. The landfill gas collected
by Novo Gramacho is equivalent in energy terms to the residential
consumption of Natural Gas of the City of Rio de Janeiro. The CEO
of ARCADIS Logos, Manoel Avelino da Silva, also Chairman of the
Board of Novo Gramacho opened the ceremony stating: "There are 35
Landfill Projects worldwide obtaining carbon credits. Novo Gramacho
will join this group and rank at the top with its estimated 10
million CER in 15 years. With Novo Gramacho, Biogas reinforces its
leadership position in LFG projects. Biogas now produces 58% of all
CER issued globally for such projects. Besides generating revenues
in the next 15 years, Novo Gramacho provides an important
environmental contribution both locally and globally by preventing
the emission of liquids and gases that are very hazardous for the
environment". About us: ARCADIS is an international company
providing consultancy, design engineering and management services
in infrastructure, environment and buildings, to enhance mobility,
sustainability and quality of life. ARCADIS develops, designs,
implements, maintains and operates projects for companies and
governments. With more than 14,000 employees and over EUR1.7
billion in gross revenue, the company has an extensive
international network that is supported by strong local market
positions. Visit us on the internet: http://www.arcadis-global.com/
DATASOURCE: Arcadis N.V. CONTACT: For more information please
contact: Mark Zellenrath, ARCADIS NV, tel: +31-26-3778292, e-mail:
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