Articles, tagged with "landfill gas", page 1
Wind Energy: Ontario FIT Program
Recently, the feed-in tariff program or FIT initiative has emerged on the scene in order to promote the growth and sustainability of renewable energy technologies. The Canadian government has introduced this worldwide program with the intention of develop...
Power from Landfill Gas Benefits Explained
Peak production starts about a year soon after deposit in most established landfills, but substantial volumes of the gas can be produced for twenty or far more years after that when a landfill gas to energy scheme is installed, based on the individual la...
Concept of Green Web Hosting
The concept of web hosting occurs when a website hosting company uses eco-friendly sources of energy so as not to have any negative impact on the environment. It involves the use of alternative sources of energy other than carbon. These web servers provid...
5 Companies You Can Trust Are Going Green
By Erika Parker Price
It seems every company is slapping green labels on their products, but is that just greenwashing or are all these companies going green? The practice has become so commonplace, it has even been added to the dictionary. A company ...
High density polyethylene (HDPE)
High density polyethylene (HDPE) is the largest of the three polyethylenes (PE) by volume of consumption. It has a very linear structure with only a few short side branches leading to a higher density range as well as a more crystalline structure. It is d...
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Unlike other greenhouse gases, CH4 is anabundant and readily available renewable energy source. It is also a primary constituent of natural gas and is therefore an important energy component.
Over the years landfill wast...
Why Landfills Can Be A Losing Proposition…
There has recently been a lot of discussion on Landfill Gas Capture (LFG). The gist:
The material in a landfill is packed very tightly, which creates an anaerobic (no oxygen) environment. Some of the materials in landfills decay in this environment and...
Anaerobic Energy Currents
Anaerobic digestion catches on in Europe, and a UK trade industry, the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) argues that this technology could produce 20% of Britain's energy supply cheaply and efficiently. "Anaerobic digestion is a mature ...
Canada, accounting for extensive biomass supply
Sometimes, when one envisions the country of Canada, rolling prairies and green forests spring to mind. This is not an altogether inaccurate picture because the nation still embraces its beautiful and sustainable natural resources. One of these resource...
Landfills What they are for and What is In a Landfill
can not get rid of by recycling and kerbside collections.
Modern landfills are more complex than the old town dump, a wasteland of smoldering fires, blowing trash, and unpleasant odours, Landfills must be built according to federal laws. They can not f...
What is an Animal Waste Biomethane Gas Collection System Technician
A Biomethane Gas Collection System Technician is responsible for the operation of equipment that processes animal waste and methane gas. The technician also tends to the day-to-day checking and maintenance of the equipment at a biomethane plant.
The ca...
How and Why You Should Get Energy from Landfill Gas
Methane is generated within 6 to eighteen months after solid waste is put in a landfill. Top production starts roughly a year after deposit in most established landfills, but serious volumes of the gas can be generated for 20 or more years after that whe...
Biogas Digester Development and Increasing Adoption
Anaerobic digestion is a series of processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. It is widely used to treat wastewater sludges and organic waste because it provides volume and mass reduction of the input mat...
Waste Degradation and the Idea of Acceptable Release Rate
Every landfill is an engineering project with an engineered leachate management system. Any landfill liner is part of the system. The system should be designed to accommodate a range of seepage rates from very low (the best containment that can be achieve...
How to Start Designing a Landfill
The overall approach that the promoter and developer of a landfill should take is that of embarking on a construction project, carried out over an extended period, to build a desired landform using waste materials and incorporating appropriate environment...
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