Re:People have no bloody idea about saving energy
by gcheong on Wednesday August 18, 2010 @09:48PM
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Modern landfills can actually be used as an energy source to some extent:
"More recently, it has been recognized that this landfill gas represents a usable energy source. The methane can be extracted from the gas and used as fuel. In the North Wake County Landfill, a company collects the landfill gas, extracts the methane, and sells it to a nearby chemical company to power its boilers."
"More recently, it has been recognized that this landfill gas represents a usable energy source. The methane can be extracted from the gas and used as fuel. In the North Wake County Landfill, a company collects the landfill gas, extracts the methane, and sells it to a nearby chemical company to power its boilers."
From http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science...