Published June 25th, 2009 at 3:18 pm in Carbon Conundrum, Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab, Talking Trash with 1 comments
Tagged with biomethane, carbon management, Greenhouse Gas, landfill gas, landfills, Linde, liquid natural gas, LNG, methane, solid waste, sustainability, Waste Management
California LNG Plant at Altamont Source: Len Butler, Waste Management
According to joint venture partners, Linde North America and Waste Management, construction on the world’s largest plant to convert landfill gas into clean vehicle fuel is nearing completion. Project details were shared today during a presentation at the National Biomethane Summit in Sacramento, Calif. The joint venture partners are installing systems to purify and liquefy landfill methane gas.
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Published December 10th, 2008 at 9:10 am in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab with 1 comments
Tagged with DADS, electricity, Greenhouse Gas, methane, Waste Management, Waste to energy
At DADS, a V-16 electricity generating engine is powered by methane
Not all greenhouse gas is going to waste, some of it is generating electricity. At the gigantic Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site, known to mot natives as DADS, Waste Management Corp. and the city of Denver are now capturing the greenhouse gas, methane – generated from decomposing rubbish — and powering four Read more of this >>
