“The gas from this project will generate carbon neutral electricity compared to the emissions that would result if the waste was left to decay naturally,” Fountain went on to add. The facility will be built and owned by Carbon Cycle Energy. According to Duke Energy, the methane, once captured, will be treated, injected into the pipeline system, and then used at four Duke Energy plants. Around 125,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy should be produced…
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