Green Options » anaerobic bacteria http://greenoptions.com/tag/anaerobic-bacteria Posts tagged 'anaerobic bacteria' Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Denver Landfill Electrifies Waste, Powers 3,000 Homes http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/13/denver-landfill-electrifies-waste-powers-3000-homes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/13/denver-landfill-electrifies-waste-powers-3000-homes/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:08:58 +0000 G. Riley Meyers http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/13/denver-landfill-electrifies-waste-powers-3000-homes/ Powered by landfill methane, DADS V-16 engines generate electricityNotorious for producing the greenhouse gas, methane, and then having to flare it off to avoid the potential danger of explosions, landfills are now converting this gas to electricity that can be fed to the grid.

This September, the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site, known as DADS, brought its waste-to-energy capabilities online, powering four V-16 Caterpillar engines that generate and sell electricity to utilities company, Xcel Energy.

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