Ameresco’s Californian landfill gas-to-energy plant starts operations

2 July 2009

A Californian landfill gas-to-energy project built by energy developer Ameresco has started supplying the San Francisco Bay region with renewable electricity.

The output of the 11.5MW plant is enough to provide electrical power for 7,500 to 10,000 average US homes and will be sold to existing customers and project partners, the City of Palo Alto and the City of Alameda.

The biogas plant, located at the Ox Mountain Landfill, which is owned and operated by Republic Services, is powered by GE Energy’s landfill gas engines.

‘The successful start-up of the Ox Mountain project underscores the commercial feasibility of developing landfill biogas plants as both California and the nation seek to expand the production of electricity from various forms of renewable energy,’ said George Sakellaris, president of Ameresco.

Roger George, general manager for GE’s business in the US, added, ‘GE is pleased to supply its Jenbacher technologies to support Ameresco’s showcase landfill gas-to-energy project at Ox Mountain, which we believe will help pave the way for many other larger-scale landfill gas projects.’

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