landfill gas energy project News
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Turning landfills into community assets and cutting greenhouse gases
EPA today recognized the accomplishments of numerous landfill methane partners that are generating renewable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the 11th Annual Landfill Methane Outreach Program Conference & Project Expo in Washington, D.C., EPA gave recognition awards to government and private organizations that are helping the agency deliver energy and environmental benefits ...
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Energy projects transform trash to green power / landfill gas projects protect health while fueling industry and job creation (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized six landfill methane capture projects and partners for their innovation in generating renewable energy and protecting the climate and people’s health by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. EPA has assisted with more than 490 landfill gas energy projects over the past 16 years, transforming waste into a green community asset. ...
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ZeroPoint Clean Tech, Inc. Announces Solution That Extends Life of Landfill Gas Energy Projects
ZeroPoint Clean Tech, Inc. announced an initiative to extend the life of landfill gas energy projects. Biomass gasification can extend the life and value of these energy-producing assets through on-site production of gas for existing gas engines and transmission grid connections. The ZeroPoint Renewable CHP Solution produces synthesis gas that is suitable for blending with landfill gas to operate ...
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Raytheon Green Lights Renewable Energy System
Raytheon Company will soon give the green light to a renewable energy solution that turns waste into electricity. Raytheon plans to power five of its North Texas facilities, in part, with electricity generated by methane gas produced as a natural byproduct of landfill decomposition. It will “turn on the renewable light” at a ceremony scheduled for ...
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Winning projects fight climate change by harnessing valuable energy from landfill gas
Seven innovative landfill methane capture projects were recognized by EPA for generating renewable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Announced at the 12th Annual Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Annual Conference, the seven winners included a project that converts landfill gas to fuel for county vehicles, and one of the largest multiple-customer landfill gas use projects in ...
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WM expands renewable energy program to develop landfill gas-to-energy project
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) has announced that it plans to use its expertise as the nation’s largest developer of landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) projects to partner with private and municipal landfill owners to develop the country’s untapped landfill gas resources. Waste Management is the first in the waste management industry to launch such a program. Waste Management’s third-party LFGTE ...
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Green Gas wins landfill methane contract from US Environmental Protection Agency
Green Gas Americas, in conjunction with Tetra Tech, has won a contract worth a total maximum value of USD 19.7 million to support the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Landfill Methane Outreach Programme (LMOP). The programme is intended to help operators and developers around the world to reduce methane emissions from landfills, by encouraging the recovery and beneficial use ...
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California and Butte County Officials to Join Ameresco to Mark Completion of New Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC): WHAT: U.S. Congressman-Elect Doug LaMalfa and local leaders will join Ameresco executives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize the completion of construction on the 2.2 megawatt (MW) landfill gas-to-energy project at Butte County’s Neal Road landfill. The only one-of-its- kind north of Sacramento, the facility will collect methane gas ...
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California and Butte County Officials to Join Ameresco to Mark Completion of New Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC): WHAT: U.S. Congressman-Elect Doug LaMalfa and local leaders will join Ameresco executives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize the completion of construction on the 2.2 megawatt (MW) landfill gas-to-energy project at Butte County’s Neal Road landfill. The only one-of-its- kind north of Sacramento, the facility will collect methane gas ...
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GE Energy’s gas engines generating electricity at one of California’s largest landfill gas-to-energy plants
One of California’s most powerful landfill gas-to-energy projects to open in the last five years has started supplying renewable electricity to the San Francisco Bay region as the state continues implementing new anti-greenhouse gas initiatives. The output of the plant is enough to provide electrical power for 7,500 to 10,000 average U.S. homes and will be sold to existing customers and project ...
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Clarke Energy wins Growth Award
Clarke Energy’s Irish operations have won a growth award in recognition of delivering the best regional growth performance within Europe for GE’s Jenbacher product. John Curley stated: ‘We are delighted to win this award which demonstrates that, although there have been recent challenging times in Ireland, there is still a drive to invest in quality equipment for the generation ...
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Element Markets Welcomes Scott O’Neill as Senior Vice President of Operations
Element Markets is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott O’Neill as Senior Vice President of Operations. O’Neill will lead the company’s best-in-class renewable natural gas (RNG) operations and compliance teams. Scott brings 25 years of expertise to Element Markets across a number of segments of the RNG industry, including project development, regulatory policy, methane ...
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GE’s Jenbacher Gas Engine Technology Helps averda Launch Lebanon’s New Clean Energy Project
GE’s ecomagination Qualified Jenbacher Gas Engine Assists in Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project Operated by averda On-Site Power Generated by GE’s Gas Engine to Enable Upgrading the Environmental Performance of Landfill Landmark Project to be Model in Addressing Lebanon’s Environmental Sustainability Practices In an ambitious renewable energy initiative that can potentially ...
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Combined Heat and Power in Ireland
The cogeneration of electricity and heat is referred to as combined heat and power (CHP). CHP is highly fuel efficient as over 90% of the energy contained within the fuel can be converted into useful power. A consumer of electricity and heat normally has two main choices for their power needs. Their first option is to buy the electricity from the national power grid and gas from the gas ...
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WM expands renewable energy program
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) has announced that it plans to use its expertise as the nation’s largest developer of landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) projects to partner with private and municipal landfill owners to develop the country’s untapped landfill gas resources. Waste Management is the first in the waste management industry to launch such a program. Waste Management’s third-party LFGTE ...
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GE’s Landfill Gas Engine Technology Powers Waste-to-Energy Project in Latin America
Three of GE’s Jenbacher Gas Engines Expected to be Commissioned this Month at Estre Ambiental’s New Landfill in Brazil, with Commercial Operation Planned for May New Landfill to Reduce about 70,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Atmosphere GE’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) today announced that commissioning for three of its Jenbacher gas engines is ...
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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, ...
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GE’s Gas Engines Driving Major Expansion of Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant in Chile
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that six of its Jenbacher specialty gas engines will be installed at the Loma Los Colorados Landfill in Chile as part of a major expansion of the site’s existing landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE) plant. The landfill is located 63 kilometers northwest of Santiago and is the country’s largest municipal solid waste operation, ...
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Georgia’s Largest Landfill Gas to Electricity Project Opens in Taylor County
Energy Development, Limited (ASX ENE), parent company of Nashville based Energy Developments, Inc. (EDI), Green Power EMC and Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. today announced the completion of the expansion of EDI’s Landfill Gas to Electricity plant located on Veolia’s Taylor County Landfill in Mauk, Georgia. Renewable power generated from this facility ...
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GE Marks MENA Launch of New Distributed Power Business at ecomagination Center in Abu Dhabi
Distributed Power Combines ecomagination Qualified Product Lines—Aeroderivative Gas Turbines, Jenbacher Gas Engines and Waukesha Gas Engines Business Focused on Meeting Demand for on-Site Power Systems That are Easier to Finance, Faster to Install and More Efficient GE Has Deployed Distributed Power Solutions for Key Projects for Oil and Gas Majors and Heavy Industries in the MENA ...
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