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March 29th, 2009

Landfill trash to methane to ethanol--a fuel cycle

Posted by Harry Fuller @ 9:35 pm

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: Landfill, Refinery, Methane, Business Structures, Finance, Harry Fuller

There are now three landfills in America that supply methane to a nearby ethanol refinery. The newest is in Sious Falls, South Dakota. Methane is pumped ten miles from the city landfill to an ethanol refinery using wood pulp. The federal EPA is a co-sponsor of the partnership between the city landfill and the private ethanol refiner.

Harry FullerA newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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