Case Study
BMW Manufacturing worked with Ameresco to bring landfill gas to its plant
BMW MANUFACTURING PALMETTO LANDFILL, SC CASE STUDY LANDFILL GAS TO ENERGY POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT DESIGN BUILD TURBINE RETROFIT COGENERATION POWER PLANT TECHNOLOGY TYPE TURBINES GENERATE ELECTRICITY TO MEET APPROXIMATELY 50% PLANTS TOTAL ENERGY NEEDS 92,000 TONS 9.5 MILES ANNUAL CO 2 EMISSIONS REDUCTION LANDFILL GAS PIPELINE CAPACITY MWe: 14.9For the full story, visit: ameresco.com SUMMARY Landfill Gas Drives BMW Plant – Methane gas drawn from Waste Management’s Palmetto Landfill is providing the energy needs at BMW’s manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina. SERVICES PROVIDED BMW Manufacturing worked with Ameresco to bring landfill gas to its plant. The project entailed the development, engineering, construction and operation of a landfill gas pipeline and retrofit of