Tonnes of CO2eq Compensated
823
Project Type
Regenerative Agriculture
Biome
Atlantic Forest
Location
Capela
Status
Active
Standard
VCS
Bandeirantes UTE to Biomass
The Bandeirantes Thermoelectric Power Plant generates energy through the processing of methane gas, produced in the treatment of urban solid waste from the Bandeirantes Sanitary Landfill.
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The Bandeirantes Sanitary Landfill operated from 1979 to 2007. With a daily disposal of up to 7,000 tons of waste spread over its 140 hectares, it was capable of accommodating 50% of the waste volume produced in the city of São Paulo. It is estimated that up to 35 million tons of urban solid waste were disposed of at the site by 2007.
It is considered an ecologically sustainable and less polluting system for energy generation. The infrastructure of the Bandeirantes Sanitary Landfill allows for the drainage and collection of methane gas generated in the decomposition of waste. After collecting the biogas, it is conducted for energy processing at the Bandeirantes Thermoelectric Plant (UTE Bandeirantes). This was the first landfill biogas-to-energy generation project in the country and one of the largest in the world in its category.
The plant promoted a wide restructuring of the local community, providing job opportunities and urbanization. It also significantly reduced the effects caused by unpleasant odors and disease proliferation. 50% of the carbon credits are allocated to the Municipality of São Paulo.
The system is recognized by the UN as an exemplary model of clean and sustainable energy. It is a mitigation solution (reduction of GHG emissions) through the capture and use of biogas for electricity generation.
The local energy generation capacity is 20 MWh. Its annual energy production is 170,000 MWh, enough to supply a city of 400,000 inhabitants.
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What are the project SDGs
The project Bandeirantes UTE to Biomass includes 0 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, which are: