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



LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
End User(s)Del-tech Corporation
Sector(s)Chemical
Landfill(s)East Baton Rouge Parish Landfill
Landfill Size10.17 million tons waste-in-place (1998)
Project TypeBoiler
Project Size800 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 2,300 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1,800 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 23,200 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 2,600 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0027 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedRenovar Energy Corp.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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