Offsets: these projects are vetted, monitored and
verified to Kyoto levels. they represent
sophisticated partnerships between local agencies,
technology experts, and committed financial backers.
China | Sichuan province
Wahei hydroelectric project
This project is a hydroelectric plant that is being built in the village of Wahouku on the Wahei River. It consists of two 22 MW generators that will use water from the river without the creation of a dam or reservoir. When completed, the project will contribute over 180,000 MWh of electricity to China’s central power grid, which is currently 99% powered by coal-fired generators.
Chile | Elqui province
Landfill gas project
This is a project to capture methane (the major component of natural gas) from a landfill site in the city of Coquimbo, in Chile, and use it to generate electricity. Methane is 21 times more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide. The project will eliminate an average of 95,000 tonnes of CO2 - equivalent gas a year for 10 years beginning in 2008, as well as serving as a clean energy demonstration project for other landfill sites in Chile.
Philippines | Quezon, Tarlac, Pampanga provinces
Pig farm biogas project
The Filipinos prefer pork to chicken or beef and there are over 8 million pigs, most of them in smallholder farms without a lot of capital. This project is part of a series of demonstration projects that will bring the technology and financing to engineer more sustainable waste treatment solutions and capture methane emissions to create biogas for electricity generation. The project will also turn the effluent into water that is safe for irrigation.
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