33. Landfill gas powers 4,600 Edmonton homes

Published: March 12, 2013, midnight

b"There are 64 landfill gas recovery projects in Canada diverting more than seven million megatonnes of C02 equivalent a year and making money for their operators either through electricity and heat or carbon credits. On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures we explore Edmonton's landfill gas operation, a 4.8 megawatt project that can power up 4,600 homes with nothing more than methane that's collected from an old landfill. See blog, video and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/33-landfill-gas-how-old-garbage-can-generate-electricity"