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lJnvironmental Protection Agency - LMUY: Lrli energy Yro~ect Yrotiies <br /> <br />~~ jrt :~ 5 rq t~r~ <br />~~~ i*~ <br />~e~r <br />~~ "~ f J ~i <br />~,_~ :_ :~•-fir <br />~Ta~, P R S~`~ <br />Methane Home <br />LMUP Hame <br />Basic Information <br />Accomplishments <br />Energy Projects and <br />Candidate Landfills <br />Benefits of LFG Energy <br />Partners <br />Jain the Program <br />Documents. Tools & <br />Resources <br />Newsroom <br />Workshops! <br />Conferences <br />International Activities <br />Frequent Questions <br />Green Power <br />rage > or ~ <br />t..f,5. E~'I;Rt.~l+~MEN"T~IIL ~R~TE~TIaf«I AG,ENC'Y <br />Lan~ffilf M~~hane C)utreacf~ Program ~LMpP} <br />Recent Additions ~ Contact Us I Pririt Version Search: ~~ <br />EPA Home > Clim_ate Change > Methane > Volu_ntar~ Programs > LMOP > Energy_Projects and Candidate <br />Landflls > LFG Energy Project Profiles > Jackson County NC Green Energy Park <br />Jackson County NC Greene ~~~.:ro~ _~ ~y~~ ~ ~~, <br />Ener Park ~'= I . ~_~ ~ . <br />i <br />y' <br />q~ EJ <br />a.. ~ ~. <br />3 t <br />i ~ <br />La <br />j uavn aw,a~Li <br />i LG7t~ME6R <br />Self De+reloped (absence of third party developer) <br />Location Sylva, North Carolina <br />End User(s) Jackson County Green Energy Park <br />Sector(s) Greenhouse, Heritage crafts <br />Landfill(s) Jackson County Landfill <br />Landfill Size 750,000 tons waste-in-place (1996) <br />Project Type Greenhouse and Direct Thermal (blacksmithing) <br />Project Size 40 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) <br />Environmental Carbon sequestered annually by 1,100 acres of pine or fir <br />Benefits forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 900 <br /> passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 11,000 <br /> barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to <br /> heating 130 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of <br /> 0.0013 million metric tons of carbon equivalents. <br />Livic~P Partners Jackson County Green Energy Park, MCGCe EIIVllalllllenlal, <br />Involved I lnc., North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural I <br /> Resources <br />Jackson County, NC went all the way in creating an <br />energy park to fuel the local economy. In October 2006, <br />the county celebrated the initial phase of its conversion of <br />a closed and aging landfill site into a thriving energy park <br />that will provide up to 20 new jobs. The park includes <br />three professional blacksmith studios and a series of <br />greenhouses-all using landfill gas (LFG) as fuel. During <br />its first year, the project also provided LFG to a biodiesel <br />refinery. For its creative use of LFG, the Jackson County <br />Green Energy Park earned LMOP's 2006 Project of the <br />Year award. <br />The project's highlights include the following: <br />i <br />a <br />,~ <br />c ~. <br />• First to fire LFG in a blacksmith forge, reaching. <br />temperatures of 1,900°F. ~~` <br />• .Over 7,000 square feet of greenhouse space <br />heated with LFG allows county to grow its own <br />landscaping plants. <br />• Future phases include pottery and glass blowing studios, retail gallery, classrooms, <br />and abotanical/agricultural products drying facility. <br />6/8/2009 <br />http://www.epa.gov/landfill/proj/prof/profile/j acksoncountyncgreenenerg.htm <br />