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Written by Paul Stout Although some projects came before financial incentives, the Internal Revenue Service Section 29 tax credits helped usher in the large wave of landfill gas (LFG) to beneficial use projects of the late 1990s. Electrical deregulation and the requirement for electrical providers to have a certain amount of green power in their portfolios helped keep things going, at least in some areas, in the new millennium. More recently, Section 45 tax credits have helped many continue the LFG...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: LFG, LFGTE, Operations
Written by Neal Bolton You bet, and an ever-increasing number of landfills are taking advantage of it. It’s a simple process really—and quite natural. Organic material—which is rich in carbon—is decomposing. And in the process, methane and carbon dioxide are created. Even though this is a natural, commonplace process—methane is perhaps the most common organic compound on the planet—most of it has nothing to do with landfills. What’s happening in your landfill is a small example of what’s happening ...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Landfill, LFG, LFGTE
Written by Ed Ritchie Not long ago they were open trash pits that emitted unpleasant odors while devouring the financial resources of their owners. But today, it’s as if the princess of sustainability came along and kissed the frog of landfills, and now the frog generates profits rather than odors. But don’t blame the turnaround on magic. Instead, look to the technology of landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE) production. With more than two decades of history and a well-developed marketplace in Europe, t...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Landfill, LFG, LFGTE
By Stephen Novotni
It’s not quite the Mr. Fusion from Back to the Future II , but Rumpke of Ohio’s newest fleet of garbage trucks does indeed run on garbage. The Cincinnati-based landfill operation invested $2.3 million along with an $800,000 grant from Clean Fuels Ohio in order to put 10 new compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks on the street last August. The grant was part of the original, national stimulus package. The project includes the CNG-powered refuse collection trucks and the construction of a natural-gas fueling...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: LFG, LFGTE, Vehicles
By Jeanne Bojarski, Marilyn Mattione, Ted Christensen
In May 2006, the Noble Hill Landfill Renewable Energy Center fired up in Springfield, MO, generating 3.2 MW of power from landfill gas. The city administrator of the much smaller town of Lamar, MO, had taken note of the project. Now, when Lynn Calton looked at the flare burning methane at Prairie View Landfill in southwest Missouri he could think of only one thing: “Dollar bills going up in the air.” By the time the Springfield plant came online, Calton had already taken steps towards capturing those do...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Landfill, LFG, LFGTE
By Don Talend
Various uses of landfill gas as a power source reveal the material’s many applications,
sustainability, and revenue potential.
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From: MSW Management Topics: Landfill, LFG, LFGTE