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Environmental Protection Agency - LMOP: LFG Energy Project Profiles <br />x <br />~~t~~n Sry~~+f~ <br />~~ '~. <br />F w <br />~ j <br />e ~~~/ a <br />' ~rA'~ PRtI'fii.c. <br />Methane Home <br />LMOP Hame <br />Basic Information <br />Accomplishments <br />Energy Projects and <br />Candidate Landfills <br />Benefits of LFG Energy <br />Partners <br />Join the Program <br />Documents, Tools & <br />Resources <br />Newsroom <br />Warkshopst <br />Conferences <br />International Activities <br />Frequent Questions <br />Green Power <br />Page l of 2 <br />D.$. ~~'f~~~N"{`~1. RC~T~~Ttt'~''N ~F~~"~ <br />Lancltill ethane C~~treach l~ragran~ ~~ P'} <br />Recent Additions I Contact Us I Print Version Search: <br />EPA Home > Climate Change > Methane > Voluntary Programs > LMOP > Energy Projects and Candidate <br />Landfi_Ils > LFG Energy Project Profiles > EnergyXchange Renewable Energy Center <br />EnergyXchange Renewable <br />Energy Center,-~ <br />~wsnr r <br />~{ Y <br />uHnrs s~uwarer~ <br />VYTt~CNJER <br />Location Sugar Grove, North Carolina <br />End User(s) EnergyXchange Renewable Energy Center <br />Sector(s) Heritage crafts, Greenhouse <br />Landfill(s) Yancey-Mitchell County Landfill <br />Landfill Size 385,000 tons waste-in-place (1994) <br />Project Type Boiler and Direct Thermal (furnaces and kilns) <br />Project Size 37.5 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) <br />Savings More than $1 million dollars for artists <br />Environmental Carbon sequestered annually by 1,000 acres of pine or fir <br />Benefits forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 800 <br /> passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 10,300 <br /> barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to <br /> heating 120 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of <br /> 0.0012 million metric tons of carbon equivalents. <br />LMOP Partners Blue Ridge Resource Conservation & Development Council, <br />Involved Natural F'ower, North Carolina Department of Environment & <br />I <br />I I <br />Natural Resources <br />Glass blowing furnaces, a pottery kiln, and greenhouses dedicated to preserving rare and <br />native local flora-all located on a 6-acre landfill and powered by landfill gas (LFG). That's <br />the EnergyXchange, acommunity-based organization established to demonstrate the <br />responsible use of LFG as an energy resource, serve artisans, and meet local energy <br />needs. <br />Water heated by LFG provides heat for the greenhouse, where students learn how to <br />propagate critical components of the local ecosystems. Glass blowers fine tune their craft <br />over flames fueled by LFG, while potters fire their wares in an oversized kiln, also fueled by <br />LFG. In the visitor's center, citizens learn how LFG energy (LFGE) projects save money <br />and help the environment. <br />The efforts of EnergyXchange have done much for the landfill gas energy <br />field: proven that landfill gas energy projects at small landfills can be <br />beneficial; shown the power of partnerships; drawn nationwide attention to <br />landfill gas energy,' spawned development in neighboring areas; and become <br />a model forother projects. -Stan Steury, former Project Coordinator, Blue <br />Ridge Resource Conservation & Development Council <br />Blue Ridge is one of three primary project partners, including HandMade in America and <br />Mayland Community College. The savings to the artisans thus far exceeds $1 million, <br />compared to what they would have paid for traditional fuel sources. Artisans pay a nominal <br />http://www. epa. gov/landfill/proj /prof/profile/energyxchangerenewableene.htm <br />6/8/2009. <br />