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Course Outline
Day 1 - Introduction and Principles
Keynote: Landfill Gas from State-of-Practice to State-of-Art
- Historical Perspectives, Contain-Collect-Control
- Evolving Standard-of-Practice, Risks and Opportunities
Chemical Characteristics and Fundamentals
- Biological Decomposition and Chemical Reactions
- Conditions for Gas Generation, Characteristics of LFG
- Heath and Safety
Developing a Sustainable Waste Management Campus and Circular Landfill
- Life-cycle systems
- Developing a Sustainability Campus
- Opportunities to Improve the Sustainability of Waste Management
Afternoon Site Tour
- Landfill Gas Collection
- Well Head Automation, Machine Learning
- UAC Survey Demonstration, Noxious/Nuisan Gas Control
- High-BTU Conversation Plant Tour
- Emission Sensor Network
Day 2- Landfill Gas System Design
Estimates of Landfill Gas Generation and Emissions
- Factors impacting Quantity and Composition
- USEPA Land GEM, IPCC Waste Model, Canada Provincial...
Measurement of Fugitive Emissions
- Transport Mechanisms
- Qualitative Methane Reconnaissance Techniques
- Surface flux chambers, Tracer Gas Dispersion, Mass balance
- UAV-Borne Sensor Array
- Landfill Data Collection Procedures
- Time-lape Mapping
Extraction and Collection Systems Design, 2 parts
- Vertical Extraction Wells versus Horizontal Collectors
- Radius of Influence Calculations and Measurements
- Well Heads: solar power, metering, valving, automation
- Layout of Headers, Laterals, Valves, Sumps...
- Aucillary Components: Pneumatic Air Systems, Force Mains, Electrical Service
- Blower Station and Flare Design, Flares, Metering
Day 3-Collection, Recovery, Treatment, and Marketing
Header Pipe Sizing and Layout
- System Desing Methods: LP Mueller, Darey, KY Gas
- Design Steps and Considerations
Landfill Gas Markets and Biogas Economics
- The RNG Market, Carbon Markets
- Roles in RNG Projects
- Financial Considerations and Clean Fuel Incentives
- Renewable Fuel Standards
- Income and Expenses Streams
- Market Analysis, Compliance, and Tracking Credits
Biogas Cleanup Technologies
- Biogas Characteristics and Constituents
- Membrane System
- Pressure Swing Absorption Systems
- Solvent/Water based Systems
- Cryogenic Systems
- System Economics
Pipeline-Grade High-BTU Gas Conversion
- Economics, Ownership Structures, Financial Pro Forma
- Equipment Selection and Design, Interconnection, Offtake Agreements
- Engineering, Pipeline Access, Financing, Environmental Markets
- Technology Choices for Biogas Upgrading
- Contractual Considerations, Construction Delivery Methods
- Commissioning and Operations
Small Scale Biogas to CNG Vehicle Fuel Projects
- Biogas Quality and Quanity
- Vehicle Fuel Requirements (SAE J1616)
- Small Scale Biogas Cleanup Technologies
- CNG Fueling Station Options
- Project Economics
Evolving Topics in LFG Operations and Management
- EVOH Geomembranes, Duel Extraction Wells, Black Goo
- Odor Control, Elevated Temperature Landfills
- Machine Learning