United states : Energy Companies To Harvest Durham Landfill Gas.Byline: prashant03 The City of Durham Durham is a local government district in County Durham, England. Its main settlement is Durham. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Durham and Framwelgate with Brandon and Byshottles urban district and Durham Rural District. , along with Methane Power, Inc. and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday to recognize the completion and start-up operation of the City of Durham Landfill Gas-to-Energy Green Power Project. Featured guest speakers include City of Durham Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell, Duke Energy District Manager Ken Kernodle, Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. LeBlanc with Methane Power, Inc. and Chris Godlove with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and . Landfill gas, largely methane, is produced when organic materials in large landfills decompose de·com·pose v. de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing, de·com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To separate into components or basic elements. 2. To cause to rot. v.intr. 1. . This greenhouse gas, if allowed to be released to the atmosphere, is 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. at trapping heat in the atmosphere. Durham's project captures the gas produced at the City's closed landfill and will fuel three 20-cylinder engines to convert it into electricity. Using the gas to produce electricity is not only cost effective, but also eliminates this potent gas that otherwise is a major contributor to global warming. Ultimately, this project will generate approximately three megawatts of electricity, which is equivalent to powering about 1,900 average-sized homes annually. "Not only does this project support Durham's green energy efforts by converting landfill gas into renewable energy, it also provides a financial benefit to our taxpayers by offsetting the costs of the required post-closure landfill monitoring," said Mayor Bell. "This is just another example of how Durham is leading the way in protecting and preserving our community's natural environment." Under the terms of the partnership, Duke Energy will purchase the renewable energy certificates Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as Green tags, Renewable Energy Credits, or Tradable Renewable Certificates (TRCs), are the property rights to the environmental benefits from generating electricity from renewable energy sources. and three megawatts of renewable energy generated at the landfill. Methane Power has made a $5 million investment in the City of Durham to construct the new facility, which will harness the landfill gas and turn it into renewable energy that will then be purchased by Duke Energy. According to Lewis Gay, vice president of Methane Power, landfill gas is one of the most economical renewable options available in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. and it uses proven technology. "We are dedicated to providing North Carolina with as much renewable energy as possible from landfill gas," Gay said. Report Abuse Send To Friend Print Article Abuse Report Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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