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[allistergram2013]

Up to 3.8 MW of electricity will be generated by three UK landfill sites following a partnership between Manchester based renewable energy specialist, ENER-G Natural Power and Hartlepool based Seneca Global Energy.

ENER-G said that for its part it will design, build, finance, operate and maintain three renewable energy facilities at Seneca Global Energy's landfill sites at Blaydon, near Newcastle; Longhill, Hartlepool; and Gilberdyke, Hull.

The company added that the landfill gas generation plants could be operational by March this year, and will generate sufficient electricity to power up to 3800 homes.

Combined the plants are expected to cut annual carbon dioxide equivalent from the sites by a total of 117,264 tonnes, offering a comparable benefit to the carbon sequestered annually by  96,118 acres of pine forest.

According to ENER-G methane gas will be drawn from the sites using a series of wells and then converted into electricity using ENER-G landfill gas generation equipment, designed and manufactured at the company's global headquarters in Salford, Greater Manchester.

[gabrielandrea]

your content made me want to read more and more. congratulations for the work. thanks!

[Shortpoet-GTD]

It will be a great day when we (humans) don't have to stress ourselves over recycling every little thing
and just toss it in the trash because that trash will be converted into fuel.

If all the landfills that are now taking up valuable land space were eliminated via this program and re-planted
with trees; mini forests, even more emissions would be eliminated.

Thanks for the post allister and welcome to the forums.

[nadinerichardson684]

i agree partially with what you said here, thanks for the info