Two Landfill Methane Power Plants Installed In One Day
		Seen below are four photographs taken in April 2003 over the course of one day when two complete 1 MW power plants were installed at the United Mines facility in Southern England. Each 1 MW power plant is factory assembled, factory tested, and delivered to the location ready for immediate operation. The equipment is manufactured by Jenbacher AG, an Austrian manufacturer that was acquired by General Electric in May 2003. The Ridgewood U.K. United Mines site is located next to a large landfill in Southern England. Ridgewood U.K.'s subsidiary, CLP Envirogas, previously had installed three 1 MW power projects at the United Mines site. Because there was substantially more gas at the site than was used by the 3 MW owned by Envirogas, Ridgewood Renewable PowerBank I engaged Envirogas to construct 2 additional MW at the site. The United Mines site was part of the sale of the UK landfill gas generation business for $230 million in February 2007. Prior to the sale the 2 new MW, referred to as United Mines II, were owned by PowerBank I and operated by Envirogas. The original 3 MW were owned and operated by Envirogas. This series of photographs shows how the two complete power plants are installed in one day and are ready to operate the following day. Ridgewood's success in the UK is an excellent example of it's multi-disciplined approach to building and financing a renewable power business and then providing a successful exit for Ridgewood Investors.
					Here, we see the original 3 containerized power plants at the location, with two concrete slabs in the foreground ready to receive the two new power plants owned by PowerBank I.
					Next, we see the crane lifting the containerized power plant from the flat bed truck. To the right is the truck carrying the second power plant ready to be installed.
					Here, we see the containerized power plant being lifted into the location. The power plant is a complete unit including the engine, the generator, and the electrical equipment known as the switch gear all contained within the heavy duty shipping container which also serves as the "factory building" for the power plant over its life. The assembly is complete with the exception of the large stainless steel muffler and exhaust system which is mounted on the top of each power plant.
					By the end of the day, we can see the completed installation, with the two new power plants in the foreground. The exhaust equipment has already been mounted on the closer power plant, and the crane is about lift the exhaust for the other one into place. It has taken only one full day to install both power plants. The first three pictures were taken early in the day when the sun was coming from the right of the camera. The last picture, taken at the end of the workday, has the sun to the camera's back.
		The third and fourth photos show the power transmission towers in the background, conveniently near the United Mines power plants. The power plant is located adjacent to the landfill. The landfill methane gas is captured at the landfill and pumped over to the United Mines power plant. As the pictures clearly show, the United Mines power plant, and all others that were owned by Ridgewood U.K. and by Ridgewood Renewable PowerBank have a low profile and a small footprint. These power plants are quiet neighbors and have very little visibility compared to a landfill. Landfill methane power plants are extremely beneficial to the environment because (i) they provide clean, renewable power, and (ii) they burn methane gas which, if it escapes into the atmosphere unburned, is a green house, or "global warming" gas, which also has a very bad odor. Cleanly burning the landfill methane gas eliminates the odor, eliminates the environmental degradation of unburned methane gas, and provides renewable electric power. The information on these pages is intended solely for the benefit of participants in the electric power and capital projects industries, developers, and other persons interested in operating relationships with Ridgewood Renewable Power. The independent power projects and environmental, water and other infrastructure projects described on this site are owned by various business trusts and limited liability companies located in Delaware. Ridgewood Renewable Power and its affiliates provide certain management, investment and other services to these Delaware entities and their subsidiaries under various management agreements. Ridgewood Power's management and advisory services are provided only to a limited number of investment programs; it does not make its services available to the public. No securities are being offered through these pages and no person should rely upon the limited information contained here in considering the purchase or sale of any security. No content of this site may be copied, reproduced, or otherwise utilized for commercial or financial purposes without the prior consent of Ridgewood Renewable Power. Please refer to the Terms of Use page for further information.