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WIRELESS ENGINE MONITORING GOES GLOBAL

DECEMBER 2006, NORCROSS, GEORGIA – OmniMetrix, LLC announces the release of its newest product, the GX128. Demonstrated at the recent PowerGen show in Orlando, Florida, the GX128 is compatible with both the GSM cellular network and the Iridium satellite network. Up until the introduction of the GX128, wireless generator monitoring and control has been limited to the cellular networks in ...

Dec. 7, 2006

By OmniMetrix LLC

Order for a LPM 3x600/ 1800C CDM to Uzbekistan (landfill gas)

Hofstetter received a order to deliver a degassing plant HOFGAS-LPM 3x600/1800C CDM including CDM monitoring pack, 3 parallel blowers and flare to Akhangaran Landfill, Tashkent (Uzbekistan). The HOFGAS-LPM C installed in a container is a complete extraction and flaring station for safe and economic degassing of landfill sites. The gas is collected continuously and prepared for further use. The ...

Oct. 11, 2010

By Hofstetter BV

Two orders from Spain (landfill gas)

Hofstetter has received two orders from Spain. The HOFGAS®-Sparky S has the destination Tenerife Island and the HOFGAS®-Ready 600 will be installed in Malaga. The HOFGAS- Sparky compact degassing unit is used for household waste landfills without gas utilisation. The HOFGAS- Ready is a complete extraction and flaring station for safe and economic degassing of landfill sites. The gas is ...

Feb. 22, 2011

By Hofstetter BV

Impacts from Latest EPA Proposals to Reduce Landfill Gas Emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency recently issued proposals designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that would require more than 100 municipal solid waste landfills to install systems to collect and control landfill gas. While the EPA seems confident in the positive environmental benefits of the new standards, it has comparatively little to say about the economic impacts on landfill ...

Sep. 30, 2015

By Agru America, Inc.

Republic Services Caps Atlanta Landfill with Flexible Solar Cover

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today cemented its leadership in landfill energy production with the dedication of a solar energy cover on its closed Hickory Ridge landfill near Atlanta. The innovative flexible solar cover technology that increases renewable energy output at landfills will generate 1 megawatt (MW) of electricity and meet the needs of 224 homes. The 45-acre closure system, ...

Oct. 4, 2011

By Republic Services, Inc.

FirmGreen, Inc. & SWACO cut ribbon at landfill gas-to-CNG fueling operation

Today, FirmGreen, Inc. (FGI) announces the opening of a Green Energy Center (GEC), near Columbus, Ohio. In a public-private partnership with the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO), FirmGreen built the landfill gas processing facility and fueling station that pumps compressed natural gas (CNG) processed from landfill gas. The facility collects and cleans raw landfill gas (methane) ...

Sep. 16, 2008

By FirmGreen, Inc.

IFAT CHINA 2008 – Exploiting the energy potential of landfill gas

No. 06/e March 2008 IFAT CHINA 2008 – Exploiting the energy potential of landfill gas The gases arising in decomposition processes in landfill sites contribute to the greenhouse effect and also present a substantial health hazard. On the other hand they are often rich in methane and therefore a potential energy source. In China there is still considerable potential for generating electricity and ...

Apr. 9, 2008

By Messe München GmbH

Veolia Environnement Begins Operations at its Wisconsin Hickory Meadows Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project

Veolia Environnement North America (VENA) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to mark the commencement of operations for its new landfill gas-to-energy project (LFGTE) at the Veolia ES Hickory Meadows Landfill, located in eastern Wisconsin. State, community and business leaders gathered at the project site to recognize the environmental and economic benefits of ...

Aug. 16, 2011

By Veolia

North America Region to Largely Contribute to the Growth of the Global Landfill Gas Market, Notes Fact.MR

Increasing demand for alternative energy sources has prompted the use of landfills containing biodegradable materials in production of combustible gases. A mixture of these gases, which is collectively identified as landfill gas, is used as a key source of supplying hydrocarbons in production of heat and other forms of energy. Governments from several parts of the world are adopting measures ...

Jun. 1, 2020

By Fact.MR

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