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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoGeneral Motors-Louisiana LFG Energy Boiler Project



LocationKeithville, Louisiana
End User(s)General Motors Corporation
Sector(s)Auto manufacturing
Landfill(s)Woolworth Road Landfill
Landfill Size1.19 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeBoiler
Project Size1,800 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 5,100 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 4,100 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 52,200 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 5,900 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0061 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedAllied Waste Services, General Motors Corporation, Renovar Energy Corp.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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