Dive Summary:
- General Electric has brought its gas engine technology to the Naameh landfill--the largest landfill in Lebanon--in an effort to supply the region's overwhelming demand for electricity.
- GE's ecomagination Jenbacher gas engine technology will be used to produce 637 kilowatts of electricity and has the capabilities to eliminate approximately 13,669 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
- The project, run by Averda International, has the potential to augment its reach over the entire landfill site, using the expanse of the landfill to increase energy production.
From the article:
“The potential benefit of the Naameh project is that it could encourage other landfill sites to use the gas that is currently being flared for conversion to electricity,” said Nabil Habayeb, GE’s president and CEO for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region.
