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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoAllen County Infrared Heaters



LocationLaHarpe, Kansas
End User(s)Allen County Landfill
Sector(s)Onsite
Landfill(s)Allen County Landfill
Landfill Size607,700 tons waste-in-place
Project TypeDirect Thermal (infrared heaters in maintenance facility)
Project Size35 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 900 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 800 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 9,600 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 110 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0011 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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