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Landfill waste to generate power for North Carolina homes and businesses for statewide cleaner energy program

 


Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue addresses attendees at the dedication of a landfill methane gas-to-energy project at the Old Buncombe County Landfill in Woodfin.
 


Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue and fellow speakers.
 


Lloyd Yates, senior vice president of Energy Delivery for Progress Energy Carolinas addresses attendees at the dedication event.
 


Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue speaks with Dr. Robert Koger, president of NC GreenPower.
 


Dedication speakers - (l to r) Dr. Anne Ponder (Chancellor, UNC-Asheville), William Brinker (Enerdyne Properties), Lloyd Yates (Progress Energy Carolinas), Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue
 


NC GreenPower President Dr. Robert Koger (l) with NC GreenPower Director Mitch Williams (c) and Board Chairperson Bob Goodson (r).
 


A view from atop the Old Buncombe County Landfill. Methane gas is drawn from the waste stored beneath the ground and flared to power a reciprocating engine, which in turn generates electricity.
 


Attendees at the Buncombe County Landfill Gas Project dedication.
 


William Brinker, of Enerdyne Properties (the developer of the project), speaks with a guest at the dedication.
 


Guests view the engine used to generate electricity from the landfill methane gas at the site.
 

 

For more information, contact

 

Katie Shepherd
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
NC GreenPower     
919-857-9026
kshepherd@ncgreenpower.org 

 

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