1. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring ProjectOnyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Alexandria, Egypt Amr Abdel-Aziz, Ph.D. Integral Consult, Egypt

2. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring ProjectBackground Onyx Alexandria is owned by Veolia Environment Veolia is Ranked 1 st in Europe and 2 nd worldwide in the field of solid waste collection and disposal Operates in 33 countries with 68,000 employees Onyx Alexandria

3. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring ProjectBackground 18 district served with a total area of 7,200 km 2 2,700 t/d to be collected, part composted and the remaining is landfilled Biogas collection and leachate treatment systems should be installed No biogas capture rate specified in the contract Contract

4. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Location of Landfills Borg El Arab (All seasons except summer) El Hammam (Summer season)

5. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Project Description A biogas collection system is installed Collected biogas is utilized for leachate treatment Onyx is not obliged to collect excess methane not needed for leachate treatment Will install additional 3 flaring units of capacity 1,500 m 3 /h each to flare excess methane

6. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Project Description Biogas Collection Leachate Collection Leachate Treatment

7. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline – AM0002 Onyx is responsible for all aspects of the landfill Contract awarded through a competitive bid Onyx should collect the biogas (no specific quantity)  quantity used for leachate treatment is the baseline No other landfill in Egypt collects and flares biogas No generation of electricity using the captured landfill gas occurs (may be considered in the future) Applicability

8. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application First order decay model – IPCC guidelines CH4 projected,y :Methane projected to be generated during a given year K:Decay rate L o :m 3 CH4 / t MSW Waste contract,t :Waste projected to be lanfilled at year t

9. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application K depends on local conditions e.g. temp., moisture content of MSW, pH, and nutrients IPCC guidelines  ranges from 0.005 to 0.4 per year US EPA  0.1 for wet conditions Moisture content in Alexandria waste is 60% K assumed 0.05 for conservativeness Assumption of k

10. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application MCFMethane correction factor assumed 1 DOC Degradable organic carbon assumed 0.19 (IPCC recommends 0.21 for Egypt) DOC f Fraction of organic carbon converted to landfill gas (assumed 0.77) FFraction of CH 4 in landfill gas (assumed 0.5) Estimation of L o

11. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application W 03 W 04 W 05 W 06

12. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application Projected Methane Generated - BA

13. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application Projected Methane Generated - HA

14. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application Methane Needed for Leachate and 20% of Generated Methane - BA

15. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application Methane Needed for Leachate and 20% of Generated Methane - HA

16. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application Baseline Methane Emissions (m3)

17. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Application Baseline Methane Emissions (t CO2e)

18. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Baseline - Adjustment CH4 contract,y :Methane required to be flared each year as per contract FD:Fraction of methane collected in baseline CH4 baselinr,y :Methane specified in contract adjusted by actual waste and actual % CH4 in LFG R:Fraction of CH4 in LFG Project FP:Fraction of methane collected in project CH4flared,yActual methane flared during year y Correct 

19. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring ProjectAdditionality The baseline emissions are based on the approval of the leachate treatment system For other landfills, systems approved by the government are passive collection system (max. efficiency 20%) No regulations for biogas collection -- only guidelines which does not mandate the use of specific technology Additional flaring equipment  additional costs  No expected additional revenues  continue business as usual is most attractive course of action Economic

20. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Emission Reduction ER y : GHG reduction in t CO 2e ER_CH4 y : Methane emission reduction in m 3 CF: 0.000662 t CH 4 /m 3 CH 4 GWP_CH4: 21 (Global warming potential for CH 4 ) Project Baseline CH4 flared,y CH4 baseline,y

21. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Emission Reduction Annual Emission Reduction (t CO2e)

22. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Emission Reduction Project Baseline 6,580,572 t CO2e 1,647,255 t CO2e Corrected by monitoring CH 4 flar ed Corrected by monitoring actual waste and % CH 4 in LFG CO2 from Electricity Generated on-site

23. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Monitoring Methodology Applicability –Project activities that reduce green house emissions through landfill gas capture and flaring –Baseline established by a public concession contract

24. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Monitoring Methodology Monitoring emissions from project activity –Measured LFG (c) % CH4 in LFG (c) Temp. (c) Pressure (c) SW disposed (d) –Calculated Amount of methane flaring for baseline (a) Amount of methane collected in addition to baseline (a) CO 2e reduced (a) a annual, d daily, c continuous

25. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Monitoring Methodology Quality Control / Quality Assurance Procedures –Procedure for equipment calibration –Will be included in ISO 9000/14000 certification process

26. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Contract duration is 15 years Started in October 2001 and ends in October 2016 Project expected to start in June 2005 11 y 4 m will remain in contract duration First crediting period is 7 years Crediting Period

27. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Flaring will also destroy compounds in the biogas such as VOCs Negative impacts of methane: –Odour –Risk of explosion Negative impacts of VOCs –Odour –Toxicity –Carcinogenic –Photochemical reactivity  O 3  health effects and damage to crops and plants Environmental Impacts

28. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project PDD: Final Draft Financing Situation: Self Financed DNA Approval: Preliminary approval Project Implementation: Not yet Project Status

29. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring ProjectBioreactor Landfills at Greater Cairo PIN

30. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Waste is actively degraded rather than decomposed slowly Leachate will be recirculated and monitored Gas generated will be collected and flared A pilot project has been implemented at Waffa and Amal Landfill in Cairo and is currently under evaluation Project Description

31. Djerba Carbon Exhibition Djerba, September 22-24, 2004 Onyx Gas Capture and Flaring Project Crediting Period: 14 years. Project Start Date: 2006 Annual CERs Expected: 430,000 (average) Total expected CERs: 6.5 M Expected CERs