Appalachian State University helps develop North Carolina LFG projects
By Staff, Renewable Energy from Waste.
The Appalachian Energy Center at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, recently completed a project that began in 2005 to help eight North Carolina counties produce renewable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improve their economy.
The project was funded by a grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The ZSR Foundation and the Appalachian Energy Center share the goals of protecting the environment while spurring community development throughout North Carolina.
Because of this recent grant, and previous funding from Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Golden LEAF Foundation, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and the work of the Appalachian Energy Center, there are eight new landfill gas projects in North Carolina producing an average of over 1,700 kilowatt watt hours of electricity per month.