Akureyri exploring options for methane fuel from rubbish

Methane production at the Akureyri landfill site in northern Iceland appears to be high enough to allow for commercial harnessing of the gas in the coming years.There are several proposals for how to use the gas, but no decisions have yet been made, RUV reports.
Test drilling at the landfill site in Glerardalur began earlier this year and results are now available. The main finding was that methane production at the refuse tip is around 3.5 million cubic metres. The findings are very close to what was predicted before drilling began and it is believed 2 million cubic metres of gas could be commercially harnessed until the year 2029.
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Source: Ice News, June 2011