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Landfill Gas & Gas Engines

Even controlled landfills emit methane, a flammable gas which is also a potent greenhouse gas. This can be collected and used to fuel a gas engine or gas turbine. Typical capacities are 0.5 to 10 MW of electrical output - displacing that amount of generation from less environmentally-friendly sources.


Typical gas engine installation on a landfill site:

Typical gas engine installation on a landfill site


Who wants this alternative?

Uncontrolled Landfill


Darley & Associates have considerable expertise in the design of gas gathering, gas cleaning and compression, and power generation from existing and new landfill sites.



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