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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoAbengoa Bioenergy Corporation Ethanol Production



LocationWichita, Kansas
End User(s)Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation
Sector(s)Industrial (ethanol production)
Landfill(s)Brooks Landfill
Landfill Size10.74 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeBoiler (steam for ethanol production)
Project Size2,569 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
SavingsEstimated $1.4 million annually by reducing use of natural gas
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 7,300 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 5,900 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 74,500 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 8,400 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0087 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedDTE Biomass Energy

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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