Tunlan

Shanxi Province, ChinaOperating

The Tunlan project is a 24MW CMM co-generation and abatement scheme located in Shanxi Province, China. The first phase of 12MW of the project has been completed. The Tunlan project involves the production of clean energy from the use of coal mine methane drained from the Tunlan coal mine. Methane that cannot be used is destroyed by flaring and in the winter, waste heat is recovered from the engines for space heating. The project was registered with the UNFCCC in December 2010, and the first phase is expected to generate 3.5 million CERs over its life.

Sindicatum financed advanced methane combustion and power generation systems at the project site. This includes the phase 1 installation of four sets of 3 MW capacity General Electric Jenbacher engines and electricity generating sets for power generation, as well as four ground flares each of 2,000 Nm3/hour capacity from Nanjing Carbon to destroy unused methane. The second phase will involve the installation of a further four 3 MW General Electric Jenbacher 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.