A landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) project has opened at a Durham, N.C., landfill. The LFGTE facility was developed and constructed by Methane Power Inc. The facility produces 3.17 megawatts of electricity, enough energy to support about 1,800 area...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that, through its Methane to Markets Partnership, it will fund 21 projects to help 11 countries capture methane emissions and use the gas to produce energy. The sources of methane...
Folsom, Calif.-based Waste Connections has contracted with Ann Arbor, Mich.-based DTE Biomass Energy to operate a landfill-gas-to-energy project at Waste Connection’s Potrero Hills Landfill in Northern California. DTE will convert landfill gas...
A landfill gas-to-energy facility at Republic Services’ Keller Canyon Landfill in Pittsburgh, Calif., has begun operations. Ameresco designed and built the plant, which uses the gas captured from the landfill to generate approximately 3.8...
Georgia Natural Gas (GNG), a natural gas provider in the state, has announced that it obtains recycled natural gas from a landfill and distributes the gas to end users. GNG began purchasing the landfill gas from the Live Oak Landfill in DeKalb...
With improved processing technologies and attractive natural gas prices, more landfills are producing pipeline-quality gas.
A landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE) facility at Veolia ES Solid Waste’s landfill in Winslow, Ind., is now up and running. The facility was jointly developed by Veolia ES Solid Waste and Energy Systems Group, a subsidiary of Vectren Corp. The facility...
