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'''LoCI Controls, Inc.''' is an environmental services data and technology company. LoCI Controls develops software and devices that utilize a [[wireless sensor network]] to optimize the extraction of methane from landfills. |
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'''LoCI Controls, Inc.''' is a leading company in methane capture and emissions reduction technology for landfills. The company provides innovative software and devices solutions designed to optimize landfill gas extraction, helping to minimize [[methane]] emissions and capture more for use as renewable energy through better [[landfill gas monitoring]],<ref name="Popular Science">{{cite web|url=http://www.popsci.com/melinda-sims-pulls-more-power-land-fills|title=A Better Way To Turn Trash Into Gas|work=Popular Science|date=20 May 2015 |accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The company was founded by two [[MIT]] graduate students, Andrew Campanella and Melinda Sims (née Hale) in 2013. LoCI Controls received a grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center in the amount of $40,000 USD in January 2014 as a partial section of its Catalyst Program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20140401/SCBULLETIN/403310358|title=Loci Controls will deploy methane extraction technology in New Bedford|work=southcoasttoday.com|accessdate=25 May 2015}}</ref> The program invests in new researchers and companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20140401/SCBULLETIN/403310358|title=Loci Controls will deploy methane extraction technology in New Bedford|work=southcoasttoday.com|accessdate=25 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==Technology & Impact== |
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LoCI's system is designed to increase methane gas extraction from landfills. The software and hardware provide remote monitoring and control, versus historical practices, which require twice-monthly on-site monitoring and manual adjustments to extract the methane. |
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LoCI Controls offers a comprehensive system that includes real-time data collection, analytics, and patented automated control measurement devices. The LoCI system also includes a cloud-based platform, WellWatcher®, that provides insights and control capabilities to landfill operators. Their system uses wireless sensors to monitor landfill gas emissions and composition continuously. These sensors collect data that is then analyzed to optimize gas collection and minimize methane emissions, leveraging proprietary algorithms for predictive adjustments and tailored alerts for landfill operations teams. |
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==External Write-Ups== |
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==Impact== |
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*"The LoCI system offers tailored alerts, a custom algorithm that predicts needed adjustments to the gas collection system, and automatic controls to monitor gas production."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cleantechiq.com/2014/03/methane-to-megawatts-loci-controls-raises-756k-in-seed-funding-for-landfill-gas-technology/|title=Methane to Megawatts: LOCI Controls raises $756k in Seed Funding for Landfill Gas Technology|work=cleantechiq.com|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> |
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By optimizing landfill gas extraction, LoCI Controls helps reduce methane and other harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Their innovations in landfill management have shown to increase gas capture by an average of 10-20%,<ref name="PTP Informatics Performance Assessment">{{cite web|url=https://22041406.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22041406/PDFs/PTP%20Informatics-LoCI_ThirdPartyPeerReview.pdf|title=Performance Assessment of Loci Controls Automated Landfill Gas Collection System|work=ptpinformatics.com}}</ref> demonstrating substantial environmental and economic benefits. LoCI Controls is committed to reducing global methane emissions, which are a significant contributor to climate change. |
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*"The reduction in methane results in less pollution, toxins and odors. With the LoCI Controls solution, revenue from landfill gas-to-energy plants is increased, risk of noncompliance is mitigated, and odor complaints can be instantly addressed."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cleantechiq.com/2014/03/methane-to-megawatts-loci-controls-raises-756k-in-seed-funding-for-landfill-gas-technology/|title=Methane to Megawatts: LOCI Controls raises $756k in Seed Funding for Landfill Gas Technology|work=cleantechiq.com|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://locicontrols.com/ LoCI Controls Official Website] |
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*[http://greentownlabs.org/member-spotlight-melinda-sims-loci-controls/ A Q&A with Melinda Sims, CTO, Loci Controls] |
*[http://greentownlabs.org/member-spotlight-melinda-sims-loci-controls/ A Q&A with Melinda Sims, CTO, Loci Controls] |
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*[http://www.epa.gov/lmop/partners/profiles/locicontrolsinc.html LMOP Partner Profile Loci Controls Inc.] |
*[http://www.epa.gov/lmop/partners/profiles/locicontrolsinc.html LMOP Partner Profile Loci Controls Inc.] |
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 25 November 2024
LoCI Controls, Inc. is an environmental services data and technology company. LoCI Controls develops software and devices that utilize a wireless sensor network to optimize the extraction of methane from landfills.
Background
[edit]The company was founded by two MIT graduate students, Andrew Campanella and Melinda Sims (née Hale) in 2013. LoCI Controls received a grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center in the amount of $40,000 USD in January 2014 as a partial section of its Catalyst Program.[1] The program invests in new researchers and companies.[2]
Technology & Impact
[edit]LoCI's system is designed to increase methane gas extraction from landfills. The software and hardware provide remote monitoring and control, versus historical practices, which require twice-monthly on-site monitoring and manual adjustments to extract the methane.
External Write-Ups
[edit]- "The LoCI system offers tailored alerts, a custom algorithm that predicts needed adjustments to the gas collection system, and automatic controls to monitor gas production."[3]
- "The reduction in methane results in less pollution, toxins and odors. With the LoCI Controls solution, revenue from landfill gas-to-energy plants is increased, risk of noncompliance is mitigated, and odor complaints can be instantly addressed."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Loci Controls will deploy methane extraction technology in New Bedford". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Loci Controls will deploy methane extraction technology in New Bedford". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Methane to Megawatts: LOCI Controls raises $756k in Seed Funding for Landfill Gas Technology". cleantechiq.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Methane to Megawatts: LOCI Controls raises $756k in Seed Funding for Landfill Gas Technology". cleantechiq.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.