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King George Landfill breaks ground for power plant that will turn methane gas into electricity Date published: 8/6/2009
The cycle begins with the collection of residential and commercial waste. The waste is then transported to Waste Management landfills for permanent disposal.
Much of this waste, including food, paper and cardboard, is organic in nature. Bacteria digest this organic waste and produce methane gas and carbon dioxide as natural byproducts.
The methane gas is recovered via a series of wells drilled into the landfill. These wells are connected by a common pipe system that collects the gas and transports it to a nearby compression facility. At the compression facility, the landfill gas is de-watered, filtered and pressurized. The gas is piped to an electricity generating plant, on- or off-site, where it is used as fuel to turn engines or turbines to generate electricity. Landfill gas may also be piped offsite to industrial customers for use as an alternative fuel source. To complete the cycle, the electricity is delivered via utility transmission lines to residential and commercial customers.
Date published: 8/6/2009
Stafford County landfill has been doing this for years....
the hot air produced by politicians then we could reduce our dependence on foreign oil by 50%.
In some places where they don't have generators, they burn the methane to get rid of it. I agree with you, the smell at times can be pretty bad. I hope this will cut down on the smell.
in over half of the county. Will this plant help with the odor?
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