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FirmGreen Nearing Completion of Renewable Fuels Facility
FirmGreen to produce CNG from landfill methane
NEWPORT BEACH, CA, October 16-18, 2007 — FirmGreen, Inc. (FGI) is exhibiting at WasteCon in Reno, Nevada this week, promoting its ability to produce renewable fuels from landfill methane. This represents a second generation type of landfill gas utilization. A growing number of landfills are using a portion of their methane as fuel for electrical generation, but direct use for vehicular fuel has been more elusive until now, due to an inability to economically clean the methane to the level of purity needed for transportation fuel purposes.
FGI, utilizing its proprietary and patented technologies, has perfected the ability to obtain clean methane --the equivalent of pipeline quality natural gas --from landfill gas. FGI can produce up to 1000 Gasoline Gallon Equivalent (GGE) of CNG from as little as 300scfm of raw landfill gas (LFG) at a cost of less than $2.00 per gallon.
FGI is developing the first nation’s first Green Energy Center© adjacent the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio’s (SWACO) landfill located near Columbus, Ohio. The facility uses a modular design of FirmGreen’s patented LFG cleanup technology that simplifies installation and allows future scalability. Unlike traditional energy production facilities, which pollute in the process of producing energy, FirmGreen’s LFG clean up technology results in improved air quality by utilizing the landfill's methane and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as its feedstock for energy and fuel production. With FGI technology, many tons of Nitrous Oxides(NOx) , Sulfur Dioxides(Sox) and CO2 are removed from existing landfills.
The initial project will capture up to 300 tons per day of CO2 – a greenhouse gas, at its SWACO facility. A portion of the CO2 will be used in a 7 acre greenhouse. The remainder of the CO2 will be sequestered in the form of dry ice. FGI will pelletize the dry ice for use in dry ice blasting equipment. Dry ice blasting will used to clean machinery, equipment, and for graffiti removal, replacing harmful solvents.
The Green Energy Center (GEC) will create up to 30 full time jobs. When both phases are complete, the GEC will produce an amount of compressed natural gas fuel with a Gasoline Gallon Equivalent (GGE) of more than 10 million gallons per year, or a Diesel Gallon Equivalent (DGE) of slightly more than 9 million gallons on an annual basis.
Utilizing landfill gas as a source for clean renewable fuels also benefits Ohio by providing a domestic source and predictable price of fuel for municipal and school district fleet operators seeking to transition from diesel to clean alternatives. The use of CNG to fuel school buses could virtually eliminate exposure to soot – a pollutant now linked with a high incidence of health issues such as asthma, and chronic bronchitis, which results in missed school days due to serious respiratory problems for school age children. CNG is a significantly cleaner fuel than diesel for other pollutants as well, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50% annually for the same mileage driven.
FirmGreen® is currently nearing completion of the first phase of the project: a CNG fueling facility will officially open late fall, with a ribbon cutting set for early 2008. Recently, FGI technology was selected for green energy projects in Brazil, Spain, and Puerto Rico.
At a gasoline equivalent cost of substantially less than two dollars ($2.00) per gallon, FirmGreen’s renewable fuels offer communities a clear alternative to imported petroleum using existing landfill gas resources.
FirmGreen
provides proven technology for bringing renewable energy to the market.
For more information about the company, visit www.firmgreen.com.
