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



LocationAkron, Ohio
End User(s)City of Akron Waste Water Treatment Plant
Sector(s)Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
Landfill(s)Hardy Road Landfill
Landfill Size6.01 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeDirect Thermal
Project Size556 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 1,600 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1,300 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 16,100 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 1,800 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0019 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedGranger Electric/Energy, Waste Management, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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