The LFG Package consists of 6 parts:

1. 216 page Report
2. LFG Companies Directory-Excel
3. LFG Project Directory-Excel

Free Bonuses:
4. Landfill Gas Emissions Model Calculator-Excel
5. Emission Reductions and Environmental and Energy Benefits Calculator-Excel
6. LFG Conference Proceedings-PDF

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1. Landfill Gas as an Energy Source Report-PDF - 216 Pages

With rising concern about energy sources, landfill gas (LFG) has emerged as an easily available, economically competitive, and proven energy resource. Approximately 254 million tons of solid waste was generated in the United States in 2007 with 54 percent deposited in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. As this landfilled waste decomposes, a process that may take 30 years or more, it produces landfill gas (LFG). LFG contains approximately 50% methane and 50% carbon dioxide with less than one percent nonmethane organic compounds and trace amounts of organic compounds. If left uncontrolled, LFG can lead to smog formation and air pollution and can pose an explosion hazard. Furthermore, since LFG contains methane - a greenhouse gas with more than 20 times the heat trapping potential of carbon dioxide - it can contribute to climate change. However, its high methane content also means that LFG can be utilized as a valuable source of energy.

LFG is a byproduct of the decay process of organic matter in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The gas typically contains approximately 50% methane and 50% carbon dioxide, with some additional trace compounds. The heat value of LFG ranges from 400 to 600 British thermal units (Btu) per cubic foot and can burn in virtually any application with minor adjustments to air/fuel ratios. The use of LFG provides environmental and economic benefits, and users of LFG have achieved significant cost savings compared to traditional fuel usage due primarily to the fact that LFG costs are consistently lower than the cost of natural gas.

Additionally, because LFG is comprised of approximately 50% methane, a major greenhouse gas, reducing landfill methane emissions by utilizing it as a fuel helps businesses, energy providers, and communities protect the environment and build a more sustainable energy future.

This report on landfill gas treatment and utilization examines the LFG industry and contains basic information about LFG, its composition, production, conditions affecting its production, movement, and transport; and health hazards and safety issues related to LFG.

The report also contains an overview of LFG sampling, treatment procedures, control measures, regulatory requirements, and much more. This is a comprehensive information bank for decision makers in the energy industry and an information source for others interested in this rapidly-growing industry.
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2. LFG Company Directory - Excel

Contact information including address, phone, fax, email, website.
Companies are broken up into categories:
General - 105 contacts
Project Development - 153 contacts
Financial/Legal - 64 contacts
LFG Electric Use - 1 contacts
LFG Direct Use - 31 contacts
Alternative Fuel - 73 contacts
Treatment - 42 contacts
Installation and Operation – 84 contacts
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3. LFG Project Directory - Excel

2,518 Landfill gas projects including:
Landfill name
Location
Waste in tons
Owner
Developer
Project status - (potential, candidates, operational, shutdown, under construction)
Project start and end dates
Utilization type
Project type
MW capacity
Emissions reductions
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4. Landfill Gas Emissions Model Calculator.Excel with Manual.PDF

The Landfill Gas Emissions Model is an automated tool for estimating emission rates from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The model was developed by the EPA Office of Research and Development-National Risk Management Research Laboratory, and the Clean Air Technology Center. The model can be used to estimate total landfill gas (LFG) and methane generation, as well as emissions of carbon dioxide, nonmethane organic compounds, and individual air pollutants from landfills. Model results can be used to estimate the recoverable methane available for a potential landfill gas energy (LFGE) project. LandGEM can also be used by landfill owners and operators to determine if a landfill is subject to the control requirements of the federal New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for new MSW landfills, the emission guidelines for existing MSW landfills, or the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for MSW landfills.
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5. Emission Reductions and Environmental and Energy Benefits for Landfill Gas Energy Projects Calculator - Excel

•Electricity generation projects
•Direct-Use projects
Output
•Avoided Equivalent Emissions Reduced Calculations for Electricity Generation Projects
•Direct Equivalent Emissions Reduced Calculations for Direct-Use Projects
•Avoided Equivalent Emissions Reduced Calculations for Direct-Use Projects
•Environmental and Energy Benefit Equivalencies
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6. LMOP Feb 2006 Conference Proceedings:

•Keynote Address - Al Hildreth, Manager, Energy and Utility Services, General Motors

•First LFG-Powered Biodiesel Project in the Country, City of Denton, Texas - Charles Fiedler and Jake Stewart, Biodiesel Industries

•Transmission v. Distribution: A Pipeline Safety Overview - David Mauney, CPL Systems

•New Opportunities for Small Landfills - Chuck Foster, Commonwealth Green Energy

•LFGE Development in Mexico - Josh Roth, SCS Engineers & Francisco Grajales Cravioto, World Bank

•Methane to Markets Update - Brian Guzzone, LMOP

•Energy Policy Act of 2005 - What’s In It For Landfill Gas? - Laura Jones

•Tax Monetization Strategies for LFG Electrical Generation Facility Developers - Paul Burkett, Rath, Young and Pignatelli

•Section 29 & Section 45 Production Tax Credit Issues for Financiers, Developers & Operators of New and Existing LFG Facilities - Stephen Somerville, Clean Power Income Fund

•The Emergence of Carbon Financing - Claude Devillers, Merzbach Group, LLC

•Recent Activity in the Sale of Greenhouse Gas Credits in the U.S. and Other Countries - Bruce Maillet, Shaw Environmental, Inc.

•Verifying GHG Reductions from LFG Energy Projects - Christina Magerkurth, First Environment

•Selling LFG to Not 1, Not 2, But 4 End Users in Pennsylvania - Joel Zylstra, President, Granger Energy

•Producing Electricity (and Tomatoes) with LFG - Peter Zeliff, Innovative Energy Systems, Inc.

•The Landfill Gas Energy Recovery Hoax - Peter Anderson, Center for a Competitive Waste Industry

•Operational Costs and Other Considerations of LFG Cleaning for Various Prime Movers - Matthew Nourot, Gas Recovery Systems, LLC
Permitting Challenges in Ozone Non-Attainment Areas - Shelley Cohen, Ameresco

•A Balancing Act: LFG Development v. Regulatory Compliance), Pete Carrico, SCS Field Services

•Heating Landfill Facilities Using Infrared Heaters – Part 2 and Project 2 - Darrin Dillah, SCS Engineers

•Bioreactor Landfills, LFG Generation and GHG Credits - Roger Green, Waste Management

•Pipeline Quality Gas – A LFG Utilization Alternative Soon Ready to Come in from the Cold - Greg McCarron, SCS Energy

•Landfill Offsets Projects and GHG Credits - Senior Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange

•LFG’s Role in RPS Compliance in New England - Pat Stanton, Conservation Services Group

•Landfill Gas-to-Energy Projects in Maryland - Daniel Goldstein and Robert Sawyer, Environmental Resources Management

•New Opportunities for Turbines - Mark Hughes, Solar Turbines Inc.

•What’s LMOP Up To? New Partner Products and Services - Rachel Goldstein, US EPA and Chris Voell, US EPA





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Publication Date: July 2009
Publisher: Energy Business Reports