6Flares installed
2,410Nm³/hCombined capacity
2011Commissioned
The project
Methane released from the workings at Beatrix is both a safety hazard and a potent greenhouse gas. Gold Fields registered a CDM project to capture and destroy it, and Renew supplied the flaring equipment.
Three HOFGAS IFL1c units handle the smaller boreholes and three HOFGAS CFM4c flares take the main flows, up to 1,450 Nm³/h from a single unit. Every flare is instrumented so the destroyed methane earns Certified Emission Reductions while making the mine safer.
Project details
| Location | Welkom, Free State |
|---|---|
| Client | Gold Fields |
| Commissioned | |
| Category | Mine gas, CDM |
Infrastructure supplied
- 3× HOFGAS IFL1c flares: 110, 50 and 50 Nm³/h
- 3× HOFGAS CFM4c flares: 1,450, 430 and 320 Nm³/h
- CDM measurement and verification instrumentation
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