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TMCNet: Ameresco, City of Santa Clara launch new landfill gas-to-energy plant

[November 23, 2009]

Ameresco, City of Santa Clara launch new landfill gas-to-energy plant

Nov 23, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- US-based energy service provider Ameresco and the City of Santa Clara have unveiled a new clean energy project that will capture and put to use gas created naturally at the city's closed municipal landfill.

Ameresco has designed, built and owns the system, which will generate 750kW of green electricity per hour. The energy will come from gas created at the landfill through the decomposition of organic materials.

The electricity output from the plant is being sold to Silicon Valley Power, the municipal electric utility for the city. The project will produce enough electricity to power more than 477 homes, while reducing emissions equivalent to the planting of nearly 996 acres of pine or fir forest, and will save approximately half a million gallons of gas annually, said Ameresco.

Michael Bakas, vice president of Ameresco, said: "We are thrilled to be partnering with the City of Santa Clara on this innovative project that harnesses a naturally occurring resource into a valuable source of clean energy." http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon

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