https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv Alternative Energy Sources en-us 2018-03-08 18:33:26 UTC 2018-03-08 19:05:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png khaiyah https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239840127 Landfill Gas is a natural byproduct of the decomposition of organic materials in landfills.]]> 2018-03-08 18:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239840127 khaiyah https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239843608 Landfill Gas is made of approximately 50% methane (the main part of natural gas), 50% carbon dioxide and a small amount of non-methane organic compounds. ]]> 2018-03-08 18:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239843608 khaiyah https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239845436 Using landfills, the Waste Management Company produces over "550 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power more than 440,000 homes." This amount of energy is equivalent to offsetting over 2.2 million tons of coal per year.]]> 2018-03-08 18:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239845436 khaiyah https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239849539 Landfill gas is considered a renewable source of natural gas since it comes from decaying garbage.]]> 2018-03-08 18:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239849539 khaiyah https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239852854 A well is drilled into the waste mass and the gas is pumped to a gas treatment and processing facility to separate the methane from carbon dioxide and other non-methane components.]]> 2018-03-08 19:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239852854 khaiyah https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239854517 We use landfill methane to produce renewable energy.]]> 2018-03-08 19:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/khaiyah/gamscsmaprlv/wish/239854517