Articles, tagged with "landfill gas", page 2

Landfill Gas a Major Landfill Hazard But Also an Asset

Gas is produced in landfill sites due to anaerobic digestion of biodegradable organic wastes and this constitutes the big other environmental hazard of landfills after landfill leachate. Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been known for a long while, and is... Read >
Author: Steve Last

Landfill Leachate is One of the Main Landfill Hazards

Landfill Leachate and landfill gas are the main landfill hazards which waste disposal to land imposes the environment. We will discuss both in this article. Landfill leachate is the name given to water that has passed through solid waste and contains o... Read >
Author: Steve Last

Landfill Gas Characteristics and Opportunities

Landfill gas is produced in landfills by the decomposition of organic materials. The primary components of LFG are methane (50%) and carbon dioxide (48%). This gas is a product of the decomposition of organic materials in the landfill. Landfill gas is a t... Read >
Author: Steve Last

Methane Gas Extraction from Landfills is Not as Simple as it Looks

Methane Gas Extraction from Landfills is Not as Simple as it Looks Methane gas extraction from landfills is carried out so that the landfill gas can be burnt in a flare or be used to power a gas engine power generator. In many countries a number of these... Read >
Author: Steve Last

Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion Provide a Big Renewable Energy Opportunity

Biogas is generated if organic materials are allowed to rot in closed, airless tanks at suitable temperatures (20-40 degrees C). The process that produces it is called "anaerobic digestion". Biogas is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) and is u... Read >
Author: Steve Last

Rise and Fall of California’s Electric Generation

California is the center of strong economic forcesâ€"Hollywood, Southern California aerospace, California Central Valley, Silicon Valley, and Tech Coast. It has been also a conglomerate of trade, transportation, utilities; government; professional and bus... Read >
Author: bravo seo

GM to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 40%, Doubles E85-Capable Vehicles by 2010

General Motors Corp. has recently announced to the public that it is now working in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Leaders program to reduce CO2 exhaust emissions from the Detroit-based automaker's North Americ... Read >
Author: Noah Scott

Hydrogen-Powered Cars From BMW, Soon To Arrive

BMW has recently announced its upcoming hydrogen-powered 7 series. According to Andreas Klugescheid, corporate communication manager of western operations for BMW, the upcoming cars will be having top speed BMW engines of 143 mph and runs off a V-12 int... Read >
Author: Tom Bailey

Buying Real Estate: Understand Landfill Gas Risks before buying land near a landfill

The ability of landfill sites to emit methane has been recognised for very many years by site operators who appeared until the mid-seventies to accept small fires, caused by ignition of methane, as one of the minor problems associated with waste disposal.... Read >
Author: Steve Last

An Overview of Biomass Energy

As fuel prices skyrocket, personal financial situations and entire economies are threatened. Biomass energy has been offered up as a possible solution. An Overview of Biomass Energy Energy can be produced in a number of ways. We can burn fossil fuel... Read >
Author: Rick Chapo

Using Biomass Power for Our Electric Needs

Electricity is a fundamental pillar to any modern society. Unfortunately, we need fuel to create electricity. This brings us to the subject of biomass as a new source of power. Using Biomass Power for Our Electric Needs Biomass is a term used to des... Read >
Author: Rick Chapo

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