Buried treasure?
Do you operate a landfill with more than 1 million tons of solid waste? Does your site generate more than 100 million cubic feet of methane gas annually?
We bring the rewards of landfill gas-to-energy (LFGE) to your operation
Methane gas released to the atmosphere can trap 20 times the heat of carbon dioxide (CO2). Many municipal waste landfill operators already collect methane via an underground pipe system, which enables flaring, or burning, the gas to convert it into less dangerous CO2.
Landfill gas-to-energy (LFGE), or collecting methane gas and then using it as fuel for an electricity generator, provides two benefits. First, it converts the gas into less harmful CO2. Second, it displaces the burning of non-renewable fuels (such as coal or natural gas) to generate valuable electricity. For even greater efficiency, the heat released by the electric generation process can produce hot water or air for use elsewhere at the site.
In some cases, rather than generating electricity, methane can be transported to nearby industrial processes and used as an alternate fuel to generate steam, hot water, electricity, or a combination of these.
LFGE development projects, enhanced by government incentive programs for renewable energy, can provide attractive returns on investment. However, municipal governments, as a rule, can not utilize tax credits. Dandelion Energy can organize a public-private partnership that will allow utilization or “monetization” of tax credits. These partnership structures often create better and more fiscally-sound outcomes for local governments and taxpayers.
Landfill operators might also consider building a solar electricity farm if the landfill is capped. This may represent one of the best land uses for the property.
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