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New energy from waste in Brazil
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ARCADIS introduced numerous innovative strategies to boost the weak energy–generating capacity in Brazil. An impressive and unique example is the biogas project on one of the largest landfills in South America, Bandeirantes near Sao Paulo. Hazardous methane gas extracted from the landfill is used to power a 23-megawatt (MW) energy plant. This electric plant, at the Bandeirantes border, was constructed in a record three-months time. With an annual capacity of 170 million kilowatt-hours (KwH), the plant provides more than 58,000 Brazilian households with power. ARCADIS previously won the concession for extracting the methane gas; therefore, the Company will profit from this outstanding design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) project for the longer term.
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