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<br /> <br /> <br />' ~; -. 4 ~~ <br />_. <br />~'~ ~_ . <br />• As municipal solid waste decomposes <br />in the Grand Central Sanitary <br />Landfill, it naturally generates <br />methane gas. In accord with strict <br />environmental regulations, a <br />complex collection system gathers <br />this valuable gas and safely <br />transports it to the on-site energy <br />generating plant. <br />• F~eti?ane has' xs founn nit only in <br />liY„r6~A~t7l_f CJnS 1}I.Ft 7.$ alsl- LI1~~Xitc~J4} <br />ccrm.linne~z4: ~~ natural gas used in <br />many of our r'ia~on's lraxt~es;r"ax <br />i;eati^y^ °^~ rnnlr~rin <br />~} <br />• Tit~:o~~~0ii~r% Qf metFeane.gas <br />prodti~ed at the landfill, ?~rrd the <br />uiyw ~ its energy por~r<hial, would <br />offset the use of 2,500 railcars of <br />coat or almost one million barrels <br />of oit per year, <br />• Through clean "green energy" <br />technology, the. methane gas is used <br />as fuel to power turbine-driven <br />generators that produce electricity. <br />• The Green .Knight Energy Center <br />produces about 1O MV1T of energy - <br />env-ugh eieeiiut~ tv. rneei the needs <br />of approximately 8,000 homes: <br />• The Green Knight.Energy Center <br />consumes about 2 MW for plant <br />operation. The additional 8 MW is <br />sold through a contract to the <br />utility power grid and'distr#iiutna <br />to the Met-Ld ~aw~r ~zri.cl ail tl~e <br />Slate Belt axeu, <br />a The Green Knig;:~fi Energy L`enW~r i.r: <br />desiored to alto~v for' the adr3ititn <br />Cif heat recov~.ey pc{ui~meriL. 'this <br />wou!~. enable Greezt 3:r~iaiit £c~snJmic <br />I}e+relapr~rent Carp~za,tlun.lxa fu.rtller <br />sell- cher:rtal en~rg~r ,(steam and: hof <br />v,~di@r} to neariay husinesses~ <br />%~ir L2~or~e r.~tfaEma:a~~¶QFl., a~r tc~ <br />' ~cTic~~.~~.lu a fscsrkr, pl~~.as~ f°~~%2~Gt.~ <br />Green Knight Energy Center <br />2147 Pen Argyl Road <br />Pen Argyl, PA 18072 <br />610.863.0833 www gkedc.com <br />1..,,• <br />the ~vtrrnitrt~•, !rt rnertu ~a~eys., <br /> <br />In December 2000, the :green Knight. Ecr~noittic Defrel~rpment Corporation's <br />landfill gas-to-energy pro~ert xeceived the l'rvjeek:oz the`Year award from the <br />U.S, Environmental Protec±~v ,~.ge7icy`s l.<inij~ill Methane Outreach Program. <br />The eniteria for selection in t?~.:y nafiional campetitz~~n includesi innovation and <br />ere~ativity, success in promog Landfill gas-ta-r~nergy, and the environmental <br />and economic benefits projected. <br />The project earned natio~tal d.istinctan lr~caise ~al'zts unique structure, <br />ownership by a community-based nutr=g ~fii; ~arpc~rai.ipxr, and the financial <br />profit it offered to surrounding communities. The benefits w~?? ha realized <br />throughout the landfill's operation and for many years to come. <br /> <br />With cur~stru~iibti financing asstaitce from GICEDC, a 46,000 sq. ft. flex-building <br />was constructed on a 20-acre tact donated by Grand Central Sanitary Landfill. <br />Through GKEDC's generous employment incentive package, Techo-Bloc, a Quebec <br />based concrete paver manufacturer, purchased the facility and enlarged the <br />building to 56,000 sq. ft. to accommodate its first U.S. manufacturing facility: <br />Techo-Bloc recently submitted development plans that will double the size of its <br />existing facility and grow the workforce to more than fi0 local residents. <br />CflMME~ItiItTY=~EISI*p 1N1'Ttµ''sVE r~raws Teeh~r~l~Iv~ to date ~etP, <br />