Recovering energy from biogas emission: the case of Mariana Mantovana landfill (Italy)

Massimo Bertolini and Maurizio Bevilacqua

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2007, vol. 28, issue 2/3, 195-214

Abstract: This paper deals with the analytic rating of the economic investment in an energy recovery plant for municipal waste, in relation to the estimate of its capability to exploit biogas production transformation, and sale of electricity production, and the Green Certificates. The approach entails the assessment of potential scenarios of biogas flare coming from its production forecasts, according to different models: the LandGEM Model and the stoichiometric model describing the degradation of the organic fraction. The proposed approach has been applied to the landfill in Mariana Mantovana (MN), and has show positive trends, highlighting the advantages of this investment.

Keywords: landfill gas; LFG; energy from waste; landfill management; LandGEM model; stoichiometric modelling; biogas emissions; energy recovery; Italy; municipal waste; electricity production; green certificates. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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