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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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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The company was founded by two [[MIT]] |
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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== Projects == |
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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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On 4 August 2020, Peter Quigley, Chairman and CEO of Loci Controls Inc., reported the launch of three additional RNG ventures in Q2, culminating in dramatically expanded market share. One in Dane County, run by BIOFerm in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], and two in Texas, one with Mas Energy on the landfill in [[Arlington, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=19 August 2020|title=Loci Controls announces 3 new RNG projects|url=http://www.biomassmagazine.com/articles/17286/loci-controls-announces-3-new-rng-projects|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 August 2020|website=Biomass}}</ref> |
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==External Write-Ups== |
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==Method== |
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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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Loci's technology is designed for energy producing landfills, by harvesting potentially toxic methane gas from landfills<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2014/03/loci-controls-gets-765-000-to-commercialize-clean.html|title=Loci Controls gets $765,000 to commercialize clean energy tech|date=13 March 2014|work=Boston Business Journal|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> and has shown to increase efficiency by 25% in at least one location.<ref name="popsci"/> The [[software]] and hardware provides an advancement over the existing technology that requires on-site monitoring and adjustments to optimally extract the methane<ref name="erikatarantal">{{cite web|url=http://www.wcvb.com/news/local-company-makes-it-easier-to-harness-energy-of-landfills/29634902|title=Local company makes it easier to harness energy of landfills|author=Erika Tarantal|date=10 November 2014|work=WCVB|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> utilizing wireless sensor networks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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|date=21 March 2014 |accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> "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 name="cleantechiq.com"/> The reduction in methane results in less pollution, toxins and odors.:<ref name="erikatarantal"/> 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=http://www.launch-capital.com/portfolios/loci-controls|title=Loci Controls|work=launch-capital.com|accessdate=25 May 2015}}</ref> |
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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 == |
== References == |
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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.