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



LocationPass Christian, Mississippi
End User(s)EI DuPont de Nemours & Company
Sector(s)Chemical
Landfill(s)Pecan Grove Sanitary Landfill
Landfill Size4.01 million tons waste-in-place (2001)
Project TypeBoiler
Project Size2,700 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
SavingsSaves the facility more than $1 million annually
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 7,700 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 6,200 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 78,300 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 8,800 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0092 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedCPL Systems Inc., Toro Energy, Inc., Waste Management, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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