This book provides a comprehensive description of technologies available for converting old landfills to energy producers, and capturing the green house gases emitting from them. Its key assets are the case studies of successful landfill gas (LFG) recovery for energy projects around the world, and that it highlights why this has not be

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Landfill gas to energy: International status and prospects. Planning and design of LFG recovery system. Landfill gas modeling. LFG monitoring and economic feasibility evaluation. Landfill gas treatment technologies. Landfill gas utilization technologies. Remediation of landfill sites. Landfill gas case studies. Challenges in utilization of LFG in developing countries. App. A: Format for monitoring of LFG. App. B: Format for conducting waste audit at a landfill site. App. C: Format for waste characterization. App. D: Useful websites. App. E: Glossary of terms in landfill gas management. App. F: List of abbreviations. App. G: Template for country-specific LFG action plan. App. H: LFG calculation worksheet. App. I: List of LFG to PNG/CNG Technology Providers.