An Economic Evaluation of Alternative Methods of Utilizing Available Landfill Gas to Cogenerate Power at NAS Miramar.

Abstract

The Naval Air Station at Miramar, CA, contains the largest active sanitary landfill in San Diego County. It is estimated that the anaerobic decomposition of the organic refuse in this fill is producing sufficient methane to completely satisfy the energy requirements of the base if some means can be found to efficiently utilize this gas as a fuel. An economic evaluation of alternative methods of employing the landfill gas is presented. Among the alternatives examined is the use of the methane as a gas turbine fuel to cogenerate both electricity and steam. Originator-supplied keywords include: Cogeneration, Waste heat recovery, landfill gas, energy conservation, and alternate energy sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA148214

Entities

People

  • C. A. Kodres

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biogases
  • Calorific Value
  • Civil Engineering
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Electrical Loads
  • Energy
  • Energy Conservation
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Heat Recovery
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Natural Gas
  • Naval Air Stations

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.