Client: University of New Hampshire
Location: New Hampshire
To strengthen its renewable energy portfolio and meet growing campus demand, the University of New Hampshire proposed to harvest and process landfill gas from a regional landfill to operate a combined heat/power plant. POWER’s air quality team supported the project with air permitting support and agency coordination.
Project Features
- Two landfill gas (LFG) fired 1.6 MW stationary internal combustion engines
- 12.6-mile pipeline to Durham campus
- Natural gas, processed landfill gas (PLG), diesel fired 7.9 MW turbine on Durham campus
- PLG fired 4.6 MW gas turbine on Durham campus
POWER’s Services
- New Source Review (NSR) Air Permitting
- Best available control technology (BACT) and lowest achievable emissions rate (LAER) analyses
- Air Dispersion Modeling Analyses for criteria and toxic air pollutants
- Regulatory agency coordination
- Emissions netting analysis
- Compliance testing program coordination
Accomplishments
- Attained NSR permit in a non-attainment area
- Avoided requirement to obtain emissions reduction credits (ERC) by emissions netting analysis
- Delivered on time and within budget