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You can tap the methane coming out of landfills, burn it to produce electricity and feed it into the grid.

Problems: Do you have to get the CO2 out, does the landfill have to be close to a substation, and does burning landfill gas release furans and dioxins?

What about it?

sifaka

The methane content in landfill gas is about 50% so it is not necessary to clean it before CHP utilization. However, to reduce GHGs emissions it is advisable to upgrade LFG to pipeline quality. LFG can be used for on-site CHP without anu hassles. Furans and dioxins are not released during LFG use because LFG is composed on methane, carbon dioxide and other gases. Furans and dioxins are released during incineration of solid wastes.

Salman