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Plant turns landfill gas into electricity 宝马公司出新招 巧将沼气变电能 More than a year after BMW Manufacturing Co. announced plans to convert landfill gas to electricity, officials say the project has exceeded expectations. 德国宝马汽车公司（BMW）曾经宣布计划将垃圾填埋场所产生的沼气转化为电能。一年多以后，有关官员表示这一项目已经超出了原来的期望。 Vocabulary: landfill: a low area that has been filled in （垃圾掩埋处） methane: a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel（沼气） equivalent: a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc（相等物，等价物） take notice: observe with special attention（注意） turbine: rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate（汽轮机） Its good news for similar projects being considered throughout the state. A project in Lee County should begin operation in November and another in Anderson should be running by next spring. 对于德国国内正在酝酿中的类似项目来说，这是一个好消息。德国莱镇（Lee County）的一个项目将于11月开始运作，安德森的另一个项目也将在明年春天启动。 Carbon dioxide emissions were reduced by 34,000 tons in the last nine months of 2003 because the plant used less natural gas and electricity and because the methane gas emissions from the landfill were captured. 在2003年最后9个月里，二氧化碳的排放量减少了34000吨，这是因为BMW生产厂减少了天然气和电能的使用量，而且吸收利用了掩埋的垃圾释放出的沼气。 BMW is on target to eliminate annually the equivalent of emissions from more than 60,000 cars. BMW的目标是每年消除相当于6万多辆汽车排放的废气。 We think were on target for about 55,000 tons, as long as we operate this, said Duncan Seaman, BMW facilities and energy manager. BMW的设备和能源经理邓肯·西蒙说：“我们认为，只要这个项目能够顺利运作，我们的目标是大约（每年）5.5万吨。” In addition to reducing emissions, BMW saves about $1 million a year in energy costs. 除了减少尾气排放外，BMW每年节省的能源消耗约为100万美元。 The reality of the project has definitely exceeded our expectations, Seaman said. 西蒙说：“这个项目的现状无疑超出了我们的期望。” The methane gas generated by the decaying waste is shipped about 10 miles to the plant from the landfill. The energy is used in various processes including the paint shop, assembly lines