GE Supplies First Landfill Gas to Energy Project in Lebanon

As part of its efforts to address the growing demand for electricity in Lebanon, the country is rolling out its first landfill gas to energy project in Naameh, near Beirut, using GE’s (NYSE: GE) ecomagination qualified Jenbacher gas engine technology. GE said that the on-site power project will use one of its Jenbacher J312 landfill gas engines and will potentially generate 637 kW of electricity, while eliminating the equivalent of around 12,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Operated by environmental solutions provider, averda international, the project is considered to be a pilot project and could be expanded to utilize the Naameh landfill facility’s full gas production capacity. Naameh is the biggest sanitary controlled landfill in Lebanon, serving the Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon area since it was established in 1997. “The potential benefit of the Naameh project is that it could encourage other landfill sites to use the gas that is currently being flared for conversion to electricity,” said Nabil Habayeb, GE’s president and CEO for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region. Hani Wazzan, supply chain director at averda added: “This collaboration creates an opportunity for strengthening the cooperation between GE and averda to apply similar technologies in other sites operated by averda in Lebanon and the region.” Read More London Mayor Calls for Waste Oil to be used as Biofuel for Buses The UK biofuel industry has been urged to process more of London’s waste cooking fats and oils into biodiesel to fuel the city’s buses, by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. VIDEO - The Battle Over Guam’s Waste Management Clean Up Continues The Invitation For Bids to cap and clean up the now closed Ordot dump in Guam has caused further controversy as the government battles the receivers in court. Des Moines Landfill Gas to Energy Facility to Expand to 11.2 MW Waste Management is to expand its landfill gas to energy facility in Des Moines, Iowa from 6.4 MW to 11.2 MW.