Ohio city advances on landfill methane-to-power biogas project

In Ohio, officials in Lima have proposed a project to capture methane from two landfills and generate electricity.  The city would utilize a process designed by BHP Energy Solutions on landfills owned by Waste Management and BP. In the proposed project, a pipeline would connect the two landfills to a wastewater treatment plant; the landfill gas would pipe to five microturbine generators that would flare the gas and produce power.

The city hopes to tap $1.8 million in stimulus funding for the project, that would commence construction by year end.

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