Malan

Shanxi Province, ChinaOperating

The Malan project is a 7.5 MW CMM co-generation and abatement scheme located in Shanxi Province, China. The Malan project involves the production of clean energy from the use of concentrated methane drained from the Malan coal mine. Methane that cannot be used is destroyed by flaring and in the winter, waste heat is recovered from the engines for space and shaft heating. The project was registered with the UNFCCC in December 2010, and is expected to generate 1.5 million CERs over its life.

Sindicatum has financed advanced methane combustion and power generation systems at the project site. Phase 1 comprises two sets of 1.87 MW capacity Caterpillar engines and electricity generating sets for power generation, as well as two ground flares each of 1,500 Nm3/hour capacity from Beijing Fairyland to destroy unused methane. The second phase will involve the installation of a further two 1.87 MW engines. The installation also includes pipework, gas pre-treatment, pressure control system, monitoring, heat exchangers, switch-gear, grid connection and safety systems.

Sindicatum’s CMM team works with the coal mine and provides ongoing advice on how to enhance safety, methane drainage capture, gas flow and quality from the underground longwalls. This has the dual benefit of raising safety standards in the underground environment while increasing the opportunity for increased energy utilization. Sindicatum’s CMM team also oversees the day-to-day performance of the plant to maximize ER generation and is responsible for all the CDM-related activities.