{"id":4871,"date":"2012-04-17T10:19:15","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T17:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unrbep.org\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2012-04-17T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T17:19:15","slug":"renewable-energy-from-waste-management-lockwood-landfill-to-produce-3-2-megawatts-of-electricity-using-landfill-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/renewable-energy-from-waste-management-lockwood-landfill-to-produce-3-2-megawatts-of-electricity-using-landfill-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewable Energy From Waste Management: Lockwood Landfill to Produce 3.2 Megawatts Of Electricity Using Landfill Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"

RENO, Nev.,\u00a0April 16, 2012\u00a0\/Environmental Expert.com<\/a>\/ —\u00a0With the nation’s need for renewable energy\u00a0increasing,\u00a0Waste Management\u00a0(NYSE: WM) opened northern\u00a0Nevada’s first and only Gas-To-Energy power plant at its Lockwood Landfill, which will use\u00a0landfill gas<\/a>\u00a0produced onsite to generate electricity. The project will create enough\u00a0renewable energy<\/a>\u00a0to power more than 1,800 homes. To commemorate the event, WM hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring\u00a0Nevada\u00a0Governor\u00a0Brian Sandoval.<\/p>\n

When organic materials, like food and yard waste, decompose, they create a gas comprised of about 55 percent\u00a0methane. Collection wells placed all over the site collect this gas and then pipe it to the power plant, where it is used as a fuel to run two generators. The project, which went online in March, will offset the use of about 700 railcars’ worth of coal.<\/p>\n

When compared to\u00a0fossil fuels, as we all other renewable sources of energy, including wind and solar,\u00a0landfill gas\u00a0has several benefits:<\/p>\n