Landfill Gas Applications: Eco-Friendly Power Generation

Amidst the contemporary emphasis on renewable energy and curbing carbon emissions, landfill gas-to-energy initiatives are swiftly gaining traction. Emerging as a significant and expanding energy production option within the global power generation landscape, these decentralized power plant systems efficiently gather, process, and treat landfill gas to create electricity. Two prevalent methodologies for landfill gas collection encompass vertical well extraction and horizontal collectors or trenches.

These distributed power plants use our gas engines as generator sets to turn waste into economically viable electricity.

The Advantages of Deploying Landfill-Gas-to-Energy Power Generators:

• Extend equipment life and maintenance intervals for landfill applications

• Deliver improved output and reliability

• Offer lower operating and maintenance costs

• Efficient solutions even for the lowest methane content

• Reduce environmental impact

  Optimally Adjusted to Your Requirements

  Landfill gas arises as a natural byproduct of organic waste decomposition within landfills. This gas primarily comprises methane alongside minor quantities of non-methane organic compounds. In the process of gas treatment, MWM eliminates any present organosilicon content. By capturing landfill methane (CH4) emissions that would otherwise contribute to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere, MWM plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the environment. This is particularly crucial considering that methane possesses a greenhouse effect potential up to 25 times greater than carbon dioxide.

  Wagna offers generator sets specially designed for operations on landfills:

  • A crankcase ventilation pump to eject potentially acidic blow-by gases.

  • Engine components such as aftercooler cores, cylinder heads, main bearings, and connecting rod bearings are meticulously designed with special hardening to resist the effects of corrosive elements.

  • Distinct cooling systems are implemented to function at higher jacket water temperatures, preventing the condensation of pollutants.