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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoEast Baton Rouge Parish LFG Energy Project



LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
End User(s)Del-tech Corporation
Sector(s)Chemical
Landfill(s)East Baton Rouge Parish Landfill
Landfill Size10.17 million tons waste-in-place (1998)
Project TypeBoiler
Project Size800 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsAnnual greenhouse gas reductions equivalent to planting 2,700 acres of forest, removing the emissions of 1,900 vehicles, or preventing the use of 23,400 barrels of oil. Annual energy savings equate to heating 6,000 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0027 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedRenovar Energy Corp.

Last Updated: 1/3/2007


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