US firm expands landfill gas-to-electricity plant

摘要

US-based East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) is expanding its landfill gas-to-electricity plant at Bavarian's Landfill in Kentucky, US. The plant, which has four existing generators, is getting an additional generating unit. All of these units are fuelled by methane gas collected from within the landfill. The gas is produced when organic waste breaks down.