Short Summary
Field Validation
of a Model of Generation and Migration of Methane
and Other Gases in
Landfills
Richard Prosser
00-26
EISG Project Title: Field Validation of a Model of Generation and Migration of Methane and Other Gases in Landfills
EISG Grant Number: 00-26
PIER Area: Renewable Energy Technologies
Principal Investigator: Richard Prosser
Contact Information: (714) 632-9969 rprosser@gc-environmental.com
Organization: GC Environmental, Inc.
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 18 Months
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to research the feasibility of field-testing a simulator, which will allow the user to predict and monitor the behavior of landfills. This will also help optimize landfill gas collection and utilization systems for energy production.
Proposed Outcomes:
· Validated simulator
· May increase the understanding of dynamic subsurface behavior in relation to environmental and physical process changes
Anticipated Benefits:
· Reduce landfill gas (LFG) emissions, which will decrease air pollution and increase LFG power plant generating potential.
· Increase captured amount of useful landfill gas for power generation
· Reduce landfill gas power plant costs by increasing efficiency
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