NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses globally, is proud to announce that a project recently completed for Greentree Landfill Gas Company has been named the “2007 Project of the Year” by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Landfill Methane Outreach Program. The project at the Greentree landfill site in Kersey, Pennsylvania converts landfill gas into pipeline-quality natural gas, which is then used to produce environmentally clean electric power while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It is one of the largest such projects in the country. EMCOR Energy Services (EES) designed and constructed the gas compression and cleaning facility, an eight-mile pipeline and a blending and compression station at the connection to National Fuel Gas Company’s interstate pipeline. “We are honored to have played an integral role in this innovative project and are proud of the recognition it has received,” said Frank T. MacInnis, Chairman and CEO of EMCOR. “Landfill gas upgrade projects of this nature present a unique opportunity to develop renewable energy sources while providing significant environmental and economic benefits. We look forward to continuing to be at the forefront in this area by providing the expertise to bring this important work to fruition.”
