A DAY/WEEK/MONTH/YEAR IN THE LIFE OF YOUR TYPICAL LANDFILL GAS PROJECT: OHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY'

摘要

The popular TV series, "24", routinely depicts its hero, Jack Bauer, in a variety of extremely stressful and precarious situations all played out within a single 24-hour period. For Jack, this one day usually represents one heck of a lousy day. However, to the best of my knowledge, the next day does not present any of the same circumstances. Jack might get to go home early, watch the game on TV, and relax and not be interrupted by another potential terrorist threat or nuclear explosion. To the average manager of a landfill gas project however, every day is like the series "24". Maybe without the terrorist's threats. But stressful? That would be a "yes". Precarious? That would be another "yes", Challenging? "Yes" again... Do we see a pattern developing here? The average plant manager typically has a 24 hour/7 day a week responsibility over several million dollars worth of equipment and contract energy sales to be responsible for. It may not be quite as dramatic as Jack Bauer, but they have to do it day in and day out 365 (or 366) days a year.