Energy Production from Landfill Gas

Energy Production from Landfill Gas

Landfill Gas Energy Production
Our society produces garbage at an increasing rate, which is very difficult to dispose of. Each individual produces about 250-400 kg of garbage per year. As a result, an additional 28 million tons of garbage is added to the existing garbage every year.

Gas Formation in Landfills
95 percent of the garbage created by the public ends up in landfills. With the decay that follows the accumulation of garbage, chemical and bacterial processes begin and organic garbage materials are transformed and the garbage is broken down. This process leads to a reduction in the garbage volume and as a result of the process, landfill gas, a type of biogas, is formed.

Electricity Generation and Economic Benefit from Landfill Gas
The landfill gas generated in the Odayeri and Kömürcüoda landfills on the European and Anatolian sides of Istanbul, respectively, is burned in a controlled manner and used in energy production. Within the framework of energy production studies, 65 MWh of electrical energy is currently being produced, 45 MWh in Odayeri Sanitary Landfill and 20 MWh in Kömürcüoda. This electrical energy, which is completely obtained from landfill gas, can meet the residential electricity needs of a population of approximately 600 thousand people. As Akterm Group, we continue our successful work in the field of energy generation from landfill gas with the Seymen Energy Production facility, which is the largest project in the world that can be managed from a single point, and we are happy to serve our country in this field.