This is super cool –Ocean City Today reports that Worchester County is putting the finishing touches on a methane plant that will be able to transform methane gas from the county’s landfill into energy to power homes. What’s really awesome is that turning methane into energy solves two problems at the same time. Methane, as you probably know, is a serious problem in terms of pollution. The methane given off by landfills contributes to the greenhouse effect and global warming. And, of course, every source of alternative energy that we use helps the environment by reducing the need for oil and the damage done by burning fossil fuels.

When it opens, the plant will put out 1 megawatt of energy, and it is planned to be able to put out 3 megawatts, enough to power almost 1,000 homes. Not bad for stuff that we were just going to throw out anyway.

The full OCT story can be found here: http://oceancitytoday.net/BUSINESS/tabid/55/ctl/Detail/mid/453/xmid/3315/xmfid/7/Default.aspx

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