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BMW expands landfill-methane electrical generation at Spartanburg plant

Since 2002, BMW's assembly plant in Spartanburg, SC has been using methane captured from a nearby landfill site to fuel electrical generators. As part of the current expansion of the plant to support the addition of X3 production, BMW has invested another $12 million to expand power generation from methane. The original system of four turbines has been replaced by two larger, more efficient turbines. The result is that the turbines can now generate 30% of the plant's electricity needs from the same amount of methane, up from 14% with the old ... Read more →

Georgia company quits cellulosic ethanol in favor of garbage methane Sam Abuelsamid

The company formerly known as Xethanol Corp, is now known as Global Energy Holdings Group. As a renamed and reorganized company, it has dropped its focus on cellulosic ethanol in the face of falling ...

Methane from landfills provides fuel for garbage trucks Jeremy Korzeniewski

Talk about going full circle. A garbage truck running on methane picks up the trash out in front of your home and deposits it in a landfill. Over the next few years, that garbage begins to ...

Cooking biodiesel, Texas style Joel Arellano

Next time you're driving in Denton, Texas, and smell french fries or catfish from the big rig or school bus near by, don't cuss or give it the finger (unless it illegally cuts you off.) That vehicle ...

If Texas goes bio, is Big Oil in trouble? Bruno Vanzieleghem

We could probably fill up the pages of this blog with all the different announcements of new biodiesel plants across the country (and the world), but I thought this one stood out from the others, just ...

BMW expands landfill-methane electrical generation at Spartanburg plant 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Since 2002, BMW's assembly plant in Spartanburg, SC has been using methane captured from a nearby landfill site to fuel electrical generators. As part of the current expansion of the plant to support the addition of X3 production, BMW has invested another $12 million to expand power generation from ...

Georgia company quits cellulosic ethanol in favor of garbage methane 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The company formerly known as Xethanol Corp, is now known as Global Energy Holdings Group. As a renamed and reorganized company, it has dropped its focus on cellulosic ethanol in the face of falling ethanol prices. Instead, the company will take a more wide-ranging approach that includes tapping ...

Methane from landfills provides fuel for garbage trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Talk about going full circle. A garbage truck running on methane picks up the trash out in front of your home and deposits it in a landfill. Over the next few years, that garbage begins to deteriorate, releasing methane gas in the process. That methane waste gas is captured and re-used by the same ...

Cooking biodiesel, Texas style 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Next time you're driving in Denton, Texas, and smell french fries or catfish from the big rig or school bus near by, don't cuss or give it the finger (unless it illegally cuts you off.) That vehicle is most likely powered by biodiesel made by a local company. Biodiesel Industries has contracted with ...

If Texas goes bio, is Big Oil in trouble? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

We could probably fill up the pages of this blog with all the different announcements of new biodiesel plants across the country (and the world), but I thought this one stood out from the others, just because it's in Texas. The Dallas Morning News reports the city of Denton in Northern Texas is ...


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