Design and Operation of Effective Landfills with Minimal Effects on the Environment and Human Health

Table 3

Different uses for LFG energy.

Landfill-gas energy use		Number of projects
Electric
	Reciprocating engines	187
	Gas turbines	31
	Other	25
	All electric	243
Direct
	Boilers	29
	Direct thermal and leachate evaporation	47
	Other	31
	All direct	107
Total		350
All landfills		2,239

Note. Reprinted from Is Landfill Gas Green Energy?, by Chen and Greene [29]. Retrieved from https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/lfg.pdf copyright 2003 by the Natural Resources Defense Council.