Loci Controls
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,[1].
Background
Created to address the inefficiencies in methane capture processes at landfills, LoCI Controls was founded by two MIT graduate students, Andrew Campanella and Melinda Sims (née Hale), in 2013 to provide more sustainable and economically viable solutions. The company received a grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center in January 2014 as a partial section of its Catalyst Program.[2] The program invests in new researchers and companies.
Technology
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.
Impact
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%,[3] demonstrating substantial environmental and economic benefits. LoCI Controls is committed to reducing global methane emissions, which are a significant contributor to climate change.
References
- ^ "A Better Way To Turn Trash Into Gas". Popular Science. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Loci Controls will deploy methane extraction technology in New Bedford". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Performance Assessment of Loci Controls Automated Landfill Gas Collection System" (PDF). ptpinformatics.com.