Turning Methane from Waste-to-Energy in Philippines

摘要

Bacavalley Energy Inc., the leading waste-to-energy developer in the Philippines, and have inaugurated the first landfill gas power plant in the country to feature GE's Jenbacher gas engines. The project was inaugurated during December. The San Pedro Landfill Methane Recovery and Electricity Generation project will help meet the Philippines' growing energy needs while also reducing the emissions of methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. By utilizing methane generated by the San Pedro landfill in Laguna to power GE's Jenbacher gas engines, the project will reduce the landfill's methane emissions about 70 percent. The new plant, located 35 kilometers south of Manila, will produce more than four megawatts of electricity for sale to the local grid. Full commercial operation of the new plant is expected by January 2011.