CIG Insurance – For Landfill Risk Management and Insurance Solutions

CIG provides Risk Management and Insurance Solutions for Methane Recovery facilities throughout the country.  We serve direct use, high BTU (natural gas), and electric generation facilities alike.  CIG works with the highest rated carriers in the industry in order to ensure superb financial solvency. 

We work to provide the most appropriate and adequate risk transfer agreements between the LFG Project and the insurance carrier, providing Claims Management Services and Risk Management Consultation while assessing the facilities risk tolerance and applying the most viable funding mechanisms. 

Comprehensive Contract Reviews and Coverage Analysis is a critical component to ensuring we meet the needs of any and all hold harmless and indemnification agreements.

CIG’s affiliation and designated Industry Partner relationship with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program continues to enable us to be on the Leading Edge of Industry Issues, while ensuring our expertise remains unparalleled in the Methane Recovery Industry.

 

      For more information contact us at (316) 682-7770 today!

    Industry Information

Methane is one of the primary constituents of landfill gas (LFG), and a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) when released into the atmosphere.  LFG is made up of about 50% Methane (CH4), about 50% Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and trace amounts of non-methane organic compounds.  LFG is created as a natural by-product of decomposing organic matter such as food and paper.

Each day millions of tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) are deposited into sanitary landfills and dump sites.  Globally, landfills are the 3rd largest anthropogenic (human-induced) emission source, accounting for about 12% of the global methane emissions or nearly 750 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents (MMTCO2E).  The figure below shows US methane emissions as compared to global emissions.  The US emits approximately 127 MMTCO2E annually according to EPA Report 430-R-06-003.

LFG Recovery Systems have been in existence since the mid-1970’s, but didn’t begin to see significant growth until the late 1990’s.  In today’s age of increased environmental consciousness, the EPA and other Global Environmental Organizations have pushed to the forefront the need to research and develop available alternative energy sources, and through these initiatives the development of LFG Projects has grown substantially.