Local landfill may convert methane gas into electricity

http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20090315/NEWS03/903150506

Author: Tony Bruscato

Date: March 15, 2009

Source: Hometownlife.com

Summary:

A landfill in Canton Township could be able to turn the methane from their land fill into electricity. The methane can be used to run 14 engines that can generate 10 megawatts of power, enough to power 10,000 homes.

Response:

This is a good idea for all the landfills in the world. We can gain electricity from our waste and we can become a more efficient society. With 10,000 homes getting power that is most of the homes that send the waste to the landfill. So if each area does this we would use less fossil fuels and so we become more energy efficient. Also methane is bad for the atmosphere, it is better to gain something from it than let it go to waste.