Biogas from 'Waste Land' site to Power Brazilian Refinery
From Newport Beach, California based energy company, FirmGreen, Inc. has made the first international shipment of its biogas cleaning equipment to the Novo Gramacho Landfill near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Novo Gramacho landfill where the project is located has also been depicted in a documentary nominated for a 2011 Academy Awards - Waste Land.
In 2010, FirmGreen negotiated an agreement with Brazil's Gás Verde, S.A., which is the project developer and the plant's owner-operator, to turn Waste Land's 'dirty gas,' a natural by-product of decomposing waste, into clean usable gas using the company's proprietary technology.
The company claims that the resulting biogas is an environmental-friendly, highly useful fuel with the energy equivalent of natural gas.
Petrobras, the largest company in Latin America by market capitalisation and revenue, will use the biogas to generate over 10% of the thermal energy needed to run its Duque de Caxias Refinery.
The company claims that using the U.S. government's EPA LMOP calculator the Novo Gramacho Biogas Plant will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.4 million metric toness, annually..
To fabricate the specialised gas cleaning equipment required for the project, FirmGreen contracted with Dublin, Ohio based Guild Associates. Guild employees are also helping start-up Gás Verde's Biogas Plant. Brazilian contractors are manufacturing some of the project's components and will take a lead role in the plant's installation.
FirmGreen's CEO, Steve Wilburn, commented, "Our world continues to face significant economic challenges, yet this project demonstrates how bi-cultural teamwork can generate hundreds of jobs, in this case throughout six U.S. states-Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Michigan, and Texas-as well as Brazil."
The Novo Gramacho Biogas project is slated to begin commercial operations later this year.
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Editor Note: Original post Link http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/2048081780/articles/waste-management-world/landfill/2011/06/Biogas_from__Waste_Land__site_to_Power_Brazilian_Refinery.html
From Newport Beach, California based energy company, FirmGreen, Inc. has made the first international shipment of its biogas cleaning equipment to the Novo Gramacho Landfill near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Novo Gramacho landfill where the project is located has also been depicted in a documentary nominated for a 2011 Academy Awards - Waste Land.
In 2010, FirmGreen negotiated an agreement with Brazil's Gás Verde, S.A., which is the project developer and the plant's owner-operator, to turn Waste Land's 'dirty gas,' a natural by-product of decomposing waste, into clean usable gas using the company's proprietary technology.
The company claims that the resulting biogas is an environmental-friendly, highly useful fuel with the energy equivalent of natural gas.
Petrobras, the largest company in Latin America by market capitalisation and revenue, will use the biogas to generate over 10% of the thermal energy needed to run its Duque de Caxias Refinery.
The company claims that using the U.S. government's EPA LMOP calculator the Novo Gramacho Biogas Plant will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.4 million metric toness, annually..
To fabricate the specialised gas cleaning equipment required for the project, FirmGreen contracted with Dublin, Ohio based Guild Associates. Guild employees are also helping start-up Gás Verde's Biogas Plant. Brazilian contractors are manufacturing some of the project's components and will take a lead role in the plant's installation.
FirmGreen's CEO, Steve Wilburn, commented, "Our world continues to face significant economic challenges, yet this project demonstrates how bi-cultural teamwork can generate hundreds of jobs, in this case throughout six U.S. states-Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Michigan, and Texas-as well as Brazil."
The Novo Gramacho Biogas project is slated to begin commercial operations later this year.
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Editor Note: Original post Link http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/2048081780/articles/waste-management-world/landfill/2011/06/Biogas_from__Waste_Land__site_to_Power_Brazilian_Refinery.html
