Welcome to Our Website!
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!Read this first to find out about this website is about. Our aim is to provide those involved in the renewable energy, resource and waste management industries the best source of information about: “Landfill […]
Landfill Gas Extraction Systems and the Equipment Used for Energy Recovery
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!In this section we discuss landfill gas extraction systems and how the gas collected is used to create renewable energy. It then becomes even more sustainable when the waste heat is then used in […]
Landfill Gas Bio-oxidation in Passive Biofilters
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!In this article we discuss landfill gas bio-oxidation (also referred to by many people as the development of the landfill gas biofilter). We also suggest practical methods for avoiding greenhouse gas emissions at closed […]
The Explosive Limits for Methane Biogas Explained
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!Q: What is meant by the “explosive limits” for methane? A: Explosive Range and Flammability – A gas that will burn is said to be “flammable.” Any flammable gas can explode under certain conditions. The range […]
Carbon Trading in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!Frequently Asked Questions in Carbon Trading How does the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (the “EU ETS” – also referred to as CCTS, and CDM) affect the Waste Industry? First of all – both hazardous […]
Passive Landfill Gas Biofilter Research Reveals Potential as an Effective and Viable Option
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!The Landfill Gas Biofilter – Developing Bio-oxidation Filter Technology for Landfill Gas Treatment During the Long Period of Dwindling Gas Yields at Modern Sanitary Landfills (This article is based upon a paper ref: M. Huber-Humer; […]
Methods of Siloxane Removal from Biogas
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!There are at least 5 methods of siloxane removal from biogas which have been used. This remarkable range of methods is described below. First, we will define what siloxane is and explain why it […]
Landfill Gas Production Rate Quick Calculation Method
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!The Ready Reckoner or Rule of Thumb Estimate of Landfill Gas Production Rate/Yield Quickly gain a VERY rough estimate of a landfill’s Landfill Gas Production Rate! For the first considerations of a potential landfill gas […]
Methane Gas Facts and Basic Processes Of Waste Decomposition
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!Methane Gas Facts 1. Methane comprises about 50% of landfill gas, and is the most reduced organic molecule. In other words, no further conversions to simpler organic molecules are possible once methane has been produced. […]
Notorious Landfill Gas Explosions During the 1980s in the UK and the US
If this website looks a bit strange today, please be patient. We are carrying out a major upgrade. Come back again soon!Landfill gas explosions taught the UK waste management industry of the very real dangers of methane gas through hard experience. The industry learnt from a series of accidents, some of which are described below, […]