Biogas From Landfill to Fuel Power Plants

Articles — By forcechange on April 7, 2009 8:15 am

Methane released from landfills is an exceptionally powerful greenhouse gas.  However, recent efforts by some companies to harness this gas have proven a valuable source of energy as well as climate change mitigation.  Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced on Monday that it would be selling up to 6000 MMBtus of biomethane per day generated and captured at its McCommas Bluff landfill in Dallas to Shell Energy North America.  Shell will then burn the gas as a source of electricity generation. 

“This gas sale agreement validates selling renewable biomethane as a valuable, low carbon fuel.  It provides Clean Energy with a sound, long-term revenue stream and also supports expansion of the plant’s production capacity for additional gas sales, including potential use as vehicle fuel,” said Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy president and CEO.  “Many of our largest customers are showing interest in biomethane for their fleet vehicles as it is one of the best alternative fuels to meet new Low Carbon Fuel Standards coming in California and other states.”