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Environmental Protection Agency - LMOP: LFG Energy Project Profiles <br />,~~t~~o srq~ <br />s <br />A, ._4 ,~~ <br />a <br />5 ~~~~ ~' <br />~~r~~ ~a~~~~~ <br />Methane Home <br />LMOP Home <br />Basic Infarmatian <br />Accomplishments <br />Energy Projects and <br />Candidate Landfil{s <br />Benefits of LFG Energy <br />Partners <br />Join the Program <br />Documents, Toals & <br />Resources <br />Newsroom <br />Workshops/ <br />Gonferences <br />International Activities <br />Frequent Questions <br />Green Power <br />t~,S. ENYiR4~4~~ENTA~. PRC3"fE~TI:Ca~N IwGIiTMC' <br />Landfill Methane t~utreach Prograr~n (LMQP} :~,. <br />m <br />Recent Additions I Contact_Us ~ Print Version Search: <br />E .-Home > Climate Chan a M_eth_ ane > Volunta~r [Programs > LMOP > Energy_Pro~ects_and Candidate. <br />Landfjlls. > LFG Energy Project Profiles > Cargill North Carolina Landfill Gas Energy Project <br />Cargill <br />Landfill <br />TM ' <br />g <br />u~op wvraR©_~ <br />g UYPINNER <br />North Carolina <br />Gas Energy Project <br />_._. x `v`R~~" .w <br />~~ •~ ~, ~ t <br />~,n+N,~ <br />What do soybeans and garbage have in common? Both represent a viable source of <br />biomass energy and both are critical components of Cargill's operations in Fayetteville, <br />North Carolina. Cargill turns soybeans into oilseed. Next door, at the Cumberland County <br />Landfill, tiny microbes turn garbage into landfill gas (LFG), an economical substitute for <br />natural gas. <br />Cargill burns LFG to meet its thermal needs while extracting oilseed from soybeans. <br />Oilseed is used in hundreds of food products, plus it can be used in industrial applications <br />such as biodiesel fuel, building materials, plastics, adhesives, candles, crayons., and paint. <br />The project's highlights include: <br />. Steam boiler and process heater consume a combined 30 million Btu per hour. <br />. LFG displaces about 20 percent of Cargill's annual fossil fuel purchases. <br />Gas collection system includes 62 vertical gas wells and two centrifugal blowers. <br />• 2-mile pipeline dips 85 feet under the Cape Fear River. <br />Before the LFG reaches Cargill, it is compressed and dewatered in a system designed, <br />constructed, and operated by Enerdyne Power Systems (EPS), LMOP's 1999 Industry <br />Partner of the Year, and DTE Biomass Energy. EPS is a LFG system developer, co- <br />developer, owner, and operator who has forged partnerships with both the public and <br />private sectors and has used their skills as developers to find innovative solutions to project <br />problems. <br />http: //www. epa. gov/landfill/proj /prof/profile/cargillnorthcarolinaland£htm <br />6/8/2009 <br />