Case Study
Coal Mine To Methane Energy
At the Oxbow Elk Creek Mine in Somerset, Colorado, methane was free vented from the mine for more than 100 years with an estimated $1 million per month of potential fuel being released into the atmosphere. Through a partnership with Aspen Skiing Company, the methane that was once vented into the atmosphere is now being used to generate electricity that is fed into the grid. ABUTEC’s HTF flare is being used to burn off the excess gas th