Have already been built 8 of the 22 extraction wells projected.
The project will save 1.7 million euros and even generate revenue from the municipal Limusa.
Environment Councilman of the City of Lorca, Melchor Morales, has reported that the Waste Management Centre could be generating electricity to revert to the general network within two months after they are done pumping tests.
The survey conducted between September and early October helped to generate enough biogas for on day and night to keep the torch moving as proof positive of energy use.
For the survey have been implemented and 8 of the 22 extraction wells, the project calls for the landfill is closed, closed in February 2008 and enclosing indoor total of 564,000 tons of garbage accumulated in his nine years delivery of services.
The test objective was to determine the reality of mathematical model in its planning.
For Lorca is expected that the Waste Management Center generates, according to project cubic 3,773,900 meters of biogas.
It may be recalled that the project of exploitation of biogas waste plant was awarded in January 2010, be endorsed by the signing of the joint venture contract with Biogas Lorca, and subsequent permits, among which dealt with the management of Iberdrola resulting electrical energy.
The degassing system and power generation release of the vessels of the Center for Waste Management Lorca allows the installation of motor generators up to 875 kilowatts of electrical power through the conversion of biogas (methane 50%) in renewable energy.
This initiative represents an investment of 1.76 billion euros and can extract enough biogas to power about 2,000 homes when average consumption is converted into electricity.
HERA Ener · g, company awarded the tender for an initial period of 15 years, provides for the installation of two motor generators Perkins.
The first year will install a 500 kW and the second year another 375 kW.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca