Selection and analysis of the optimal technology to produce electrical energy from landfill gas in Palestine, case study

The goal of this research was to find and evaluate the best technology for producing electricity from landfill Gas in Palestine. The landfill receives a high volume of daily generated waste of approximately 1200 tons. Different simulation tools were used to evaluate the landfill gas potential. The best results were then used to optimize energy and design. The four scenarios are: Scenario 1 involves using a single internal combustion (IC) engine to meet demand; Scenario 2 focuses on deploying IC engines based on average gas generation; Scenario 3 examines the use of two parallel IC engines with different capacities for efficient gas generation; and Scenario 4 considers utilizing a gas turbine to fulfill energy generation requirements. It was found that the second scenario, has the lowest levelized cost of energy of 0.08 $/kWh, the biggest yearly savings of 0.8 million dollars, and the highest internal rate of return of 29%. The environmental analysis was conducted to determine CO2 savings and other gas emissions, such as NOx and CO. As a result, scenario 4 emits the least CO and NOx, with 0.13 Eg and 0.16 Eg, respectively.