Gases from Landfills
The Air Force's first landfill gas generators went into operation in 2006 at HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah.The facility includes three generators and produces 2.3 megawatts of electricity per year.
The Air Force's second landfill gas generation facility opened in 2013 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
It houses five generators and creates 7 megawatts of electricity per year, the highest-producing single renewable energy project in the Air Force.
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Energy Directorate Has studied the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Energy Directorate Has studied more than 600 recorded Air Force landfills to search for similar opportunities.
It's now seven years since the commissioning of the 2nd landfill gas facility.
The successful project, along with one at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has saved the Air Force millions of dollars in power bills.
It's this type of renewable energy that increases resiliency for the Air Force facility energy program because it operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Landfills generate methane gas for an average of 30 years.
Once it tapers off, engineers will supplement the plant with natural gas to continue power generation.
Source: Official United States Air Force Website 2014:
https://www.afcec.af.mil
Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill Natural gas (also called fossil gas) is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, or helium.
Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), also known as Sustainable Natural Gas (SNG) or biomethane, is a biogas which has been upgraded to a quality similar to fossil natural gas and having a methane concentration of 90% or greater.
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