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

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LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
End User(s)Ajinomoto USA, Inc.
Sector(s)Chemical
Landfill(s)Wilder's Grove Landfill
Landfill Size5.6 million tons waste-in-place (2002)
Project TypeBoiler (co-fired with natural gas)
Project Size1,111 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 3,100 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2,500 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 32,200 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 3,600 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0038 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedAjinomoto USA, Inc., Natural Power, Inc., Palmer Capital Corporation

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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