Landfill Gas to Energy

05/08/17

“How can we convert landfill gas into energy?”

 

Landfill gas is often left to rot and waste the environment. However, would it be possible if we could actually do something with this corrosive material? Well, let’s use our engineering mindsets to think about this. We know that gasses are transported through piping systems to provide energy. So what is we were to replace these glasses with the methane gasses released by landfills? This system is known as landfill gas to energy and is often used for generating electricity, replacing non-renewable resources, cogeneration, and pipeline gas