More than 650 attendees and 80 exhibitors participated in the 16th Annual Conference and Project Expo, one of the most anticipated conferences of the year for the U.S. landfill gas (LFG) industry. This year’s event featured eight technical sessions focusing on new technologies, project case studies, and financing strategies, to name a few. Once again, the conference highlighted landfills in search of development as part of the Project Expo and included a ceremony to present the 2012 LMOP Partner and Project of the Year Awards. Seven projects and one partner organization were recognized for their excellence in innovation and creativity, success in promoting LFG energy, and significant achievement of environmental and economic benefits. The panels held at the conference and the speakers who presented are listed below.

Use the links to the PDF documents to learn more about the panel discussions. If you have difficulty accessing or obtaining the information from these PDF documents, please contact LMOP.

• 16th Annual LMOP Conference and Project Expo Summary of Event (PDF)(2 pp, 116 K)
• Welcome and Conference Overview (PDF)(14 pp, 3 MB)
  Swarupa Ganguli, Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Landfill Biogas to CNG – Affordable at a Small Scale (PDF)(22 pp, 3 MB)
  Chris Voell, BioCNG/Cornerstone Environmental Group
• Landfill Gas to CNG 101: Basics of LFG Conversion to B-CNG and B-CNG Utilization (PDF)(27 pp, 697 K)
  Eric Peterson, SCS Engineers
• Small Scale Vehicle Fuel Project in St. Landry Parish (PDF)(32 pp, 4 MB)
  Katry Martin, St. Landry Parish Solid Waste
• How Electric Energy Prices are Affecting LFG Energy Project Development (PDF)(18 pp, 3 MB)
  Mike Bedley, APEX Power Services Corporation
• New and Improved Landfill Gas Emissions Model (PDF)(19 pp, 1 MB)
  Darrin Dillah, SCS Engineers
• 2012 LMOP Partner and Project of the Year Awards Luncheon (PDF)(18 pp, 3 MB)
  Presentation of 2012 LMOP Partner & Project of the Year Awards
• Landfill Gas Potential Using the Philippine Landfill Gas Model (PDF)(20 pp, 1 MB)
  Hala Sfeir, Brown and Caldwell
• EPA’s New “International Best Practices Guide for LFG Energy Projects” (PDF)(21 pp, 523 K)
  Chris Godlove, LMOP, U.S. EPA
• Getting LFG Projects Done in Hard Times – An Interactive Session (PDF)(4 pp, 66 K)
  Panelists: Dennis Bollinger, Energy Developments; John Marciano, Chadbourne & Parke LLP; Robert Tormey, National Energy Resources Corp.
• Lessons Learned from the Operation of a 10,000 scfm High-Btu Plant – Cedar Hills (PDF)(20 pp, 946 K)
  Chuck Packard, INGENCO
• 32 MW Combined Cycle Turbine Plant at the Olinda-Alpha Landfill – Unique Technical Challenges (PDF)(35 pp, 4 MB)
  Stephen Galowitz, Broadrock Renewables; Donald Ries, OC Waste & Recycling; Chris Lyons, Solar Turbines; Paul Ryan, DCO Energy
• From Concept to Completion – Maryland Heights Renewable Energy Center (PDF)(16 pp, 2 MB)
  Scott Wibbenmeyer, Ameren Missouri
• Cogeneration in Action at Dart Container (PDF)(44 pp, 6 MB)
  Jim Grant, Granger Energy Services; Ray Ehrlich, Dart Container Corporation
• Coca-Cola’s First LFG Energy Project (PDF)(10 pp, 2 MB)
  Richard Crowther, Coca-Cola Refreshments; Jason Byars, Mas Energy
• A Public-Private-Public Project at Lycoming County’s Landfill (PDF)(20 pp, 3 MB)
  Steve Gabrielle, PPL Renewable Energy
• Flow Meter Performance, Validation and Compliance under Subpart HH of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (PDF)(23 pp, 457 K)
  Art Womack, Fluid Components International LLC
• Breaking the LFG Energy Permit Log Jam: North Carolina Interpretation of Federal Combustion Rules (PDF)(24 pp, 3 MB)
  Matthew Lamb, Smith Gardner, Inc.
• Satisfying NSPS/EG Requirements to Cap and Remove a GCCS (PDF)(23 pp, 179 K)
  Kyle Nay, Cornerstone Environmental Group
• Watauga County, NC: 195 kW or Bust (PDF)(29 pp, 1 MB)
  Jason Hoyle, Appalachian State University
• Successful Coexistence of Two Projects at the Monmouth County, NJ Landfill (PDF)(26 pp, 631 K)
  Rick Sapir, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
• Gundersen Health System/LaCrosse County, WI Project (PDF)(32 pp, 4 MB)
  Scott Martin, Burns & McDonnell; Corey Zarecki, Gundersen Health System; Nick Nichols, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
• LandGEM Lessons Learned and Tips for Improved Modeling Results (PDF)(21 pp, 2 MB)
  Brian Guzzone and Cortney Itle, ERG