Sindicatum Projects
Coal Mine Methane, China: DUERPING VAM, Shanxi Province
The Duerping Middle Station Ventilation Air Methane (“VAM”) project is a VAM abatement scheme located in Shanxi Province, China. The VAM project involves the destruction of low concentration methane present in mine ventilation air that is emitted from one of Duerping coal mine’s upcast shafts. Ventilation shafts are the largest source of methane emissions from the global coal industry and our technology converts the methane into less harmful carbon dioxide to reduce the climate change impact of the mining operations. The project is currently at the validation stage of the UNFCCC approval process, and is expected to generate 2 million CERs over its life.
Sindicatum will finance the installation of methane flameless oxidation technologies at the project site in two phases. Phase 1 comprises one Megtec 2-Can Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (“RTO”) units with a capacity of 2,100 Nm3/min and one 1,200 Nm3/min capacity CH4MIN Regenerative Catalytic Oxidizer (“RCO”) built by Megtec. Two further Megtec RTOs will be installed in the second phase. Sindicatum has acquired the global rights to use the CH4MIN technology (excluding Japan) until 2019 from its developer, CANMET, a Canadian government energy research organization under the auspices of Natural Resources Canada (“NRCan”). The Duerping VAM project will be the first commercial deployment of the CH4MIN catalytic technology.
Sindicatum will operate and maintain the VAM equipment in addition to overseeing all CDM-related activities. Sindicatum’s CMM team will work with the mine to ensure stability of VAM concentrations and encourage high underground safety standards.
