The new system, which is nearing completion, will include two new highly-efficient gas turbine generators capable of producing 11,000 kilowatts (kW) of electricity.
These two new co-generation turbines will replace four older, less-efficient turbines, and have the capability to increase electrical output from 14% up to almost 30% of the plant’s current electrical demand.
“Using methane gas to power our plant is one example of our focus on environmentally-friendly production processes.” – President of BMW Manufacturing,
Josef Kerscher.
Additional Facts:
- To date, over 60% of the plant’s total energy requirements are provided by landfill gas.
- BMW’s landfill project is the only project that co-generates electricity and hot water for use at an industrial location remote from the landfill.
- BMW has overseen the design, procurement, and construction of the expansion and will manage the overall operation and maintenance of the new system.
- By recycling methane gas, BMW is able to improve local air quality by lowering regional emissions of greenhouse gases (methane and carbon dioxide).
- For its original efforts, BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC has won several national and state environmental awards, including the 2003 South Carolina Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award, EPA’s Green Power Award, and EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Project of the Year award.
- Based on calculations provided by the EPA, the reduction of 92,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide emissions is equivalent to the benefit of planting over 23,000 acres of trees annually or 30 times the size of New York’s Central Park.
For more information on BMW Manufacturing, visit www.bmwusfactory.com.
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