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Montauk Holdings: power from landfill gasWhile certain circles continue to promote the somewhat quixotic idea that SA should address its future energy needs by handing the keys of the national piggy bank to that friendly Mr Putin, in the rest of the world most of the excitement in the field of energy lies in the potential of the renewable sector. SA’s ample supplies of wind and sunshine suggest this might be an area we should explore more vigorously, rather than hurtling headlong into the nuclear embrace of the Russian bear.Montauk Holdings is listed in SA, having been spun off by Hosken Consolidated Investments, but its operations are in the US, where it develops and operates renewable projects utilising landfill methane. It has experience in processing methane from landfill sites dating back to the start of the industry 20 years ago, and it covers every category of beneficial use for processed methane, including pipeline gas, power generation and alternative vehicle fuel productio...
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