As each of us becomes increasingly aware of our impact on the environment, or carbon footprint, we tend to look at things such as how much fuel our cars use or what temperature we set our thermostats to. As well intentioned and helpful as these practices are, we as a society generate the leading anthropologic greenhouse gas emissions by the refuse we create. Each person in the United States generates approximately 4.5 pounds of solid waste per day, or almost one ton per year, most of which is deposited at privately owned or municipally owned landfill sites. As landfill waste decomposes in an oxygen deficient environment, it produces landfill gas (LFG), which is an ozone depleting pollutant as well as an explosive hazard if left uncontrolled. However, because LFG is approximately 50% methane, this renewable resource can be a valuable source of energy and what was once considered a liability can now be turned into an asset, creating a win-win for the landfill, community, industrial customer and the environment.
Toro Energy is a renewable energy company with offices in Dallas and Austin, Texas specializing in the landfill gas to energy business. Toro has executed agreements and implemented landfill gas to energy projects with fortune 100 Companies such as General Motors, DuPont, General Electric, DaimlerChrysler, Sunoco, Marathon Refining and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. With fifteen years in the landfill gas to energy business, Toro understands the complexities of the landfill, community and customer's individual and collective concerns. Our approach to landfill gas to energy projects is uni... more info...
Toro converts methane gas produced from landfills into economic and environmental benefits for the community, landfill owners and industrial customers by using landfill gas to generate electricity, upgrading landfill gas to pipeline quality or piping landfill gas directly to industrial customers for use as fuel, replacing traditional fossil fuel(s). Through our common sense approach to these projects and their intrinsic obstacles, Toro works effectively to create a sustainable economy through the prudent use of this renewable fuel, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions reductions, upgraded loc... more info...
Industrial customers in today's economy are being challenged to reduce the cost of energy while being regulated to be increasingly environmentally conscious. They are understandably concerned and frustrated in trying to accomplish these seemingly disparate goals of reducing energy costs while being environmentally responsible. Landfill owners are besieged by sentiments of "not in our backyard" philosophies and are constantly balancing community concerns with the prudent operations and logistics of landfill operations. With analytical scrutiny combined with a get it done mentality Toro works ... more info...