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Provide feedback on projects under considerationTerraPass ensures that its offset projects are of the highest quality. An important part of this process is opening up potential new projects for comments from all interested parties. We welcome comments from our customers, from anyone familiar with the projects themselves, from policy experts, and from the general public. If you have any feedback for us regarding these projects – their environmental records, the importance of TerraPass support to project success, or anything else, please provide it via email as noted below. We will summarize the feedback we receive when we publish our final verdict on a project. Please provide your name and contact details in your email. If you wish to remain anonymous, please explain why anonymity is important (we understand that this will sometimes be the case). We reserve the right to leave inflammatory or inappropriate comments out of our summary. Projects open for public commentHilarides Dairy - Lindsay, CAThe Hilarides Dairy operates a covered-lagoon digester for manure digestion, methane collection, and electrical power generation. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced in dairy operations, as well as reducing the greenhouse gases from the facilities' electricity use by displacing fossil fuel based power with clean renewable power. See details » Project type:
Farm power
Start date:
March, 2004
Standard:
Chicago Climate Exchange
Verifier:
SES
Comments and feedback:
Deadline for comment:
August 8, 2008
L.P. Gill Landfill - Jackson, NebraskaThe L.P. Gill Landfill project is a beneficial use project that takes captured methane gas from the L.P. Gill Landfill and pipes it to a nearby ethanol plant. The project reduces the amount of methane that would have been released by a rural landfill serving a wide area of northeast Nebraska and neighboring states. The methane is destroyed in a thermal oxidizer in the ethanol plant or in a backup flare at the landfill. See details » Project type:
Landfill gas capture
Start date:
December, 2007
Standard:
Chicago Climate Exchange
Verifier:
First Environment
Comments and feedback:
Deadline for comment:
August 21, 2008
Past projectsScenic View Dairy IScenic View Dairy I (Fennville) is the first digester project in the state of Michigan and the first digester project in the US to generate both electricity and pipeline grade natural gas. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced in dairy operations, as well as reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from the public electricity grid, by substituting fossil fuel based power with clean renewable power. Leaning Juniper ILeaning Juniper I is the first wind project in the Columbia River Gorge. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced in the public electricity grid, by substituting fossil fuel based power with clean renewable power. Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority (2008 and beyond)The "Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill Flaring and Gas-to-Energy Project" is a two-phased project at the solid waste landfill that serves the communities in Lebanon County, PA. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases (methane) that would otherwise be released from the landfill. The methane is destroyed by combustion in generators or in an enclosed flare. In January, 2008 the EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program recognized the Authority and its energy partner, PPL Renewable Energy, as Community Partners of the Year for their commitment to renewable energy education at the GLRA landfill. Foote Creek IFoote Creek I wind project is the first commercial wind farm in Wyoming, and one of the first wind project to launch based on the voluntary market support. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced in the public electricity grid, by substituting fossil fuel based power with clean renewable power. Rock River wind farmRock River wind project is the first commercial wind farm from Shell WindEnergy, located near Foote Creek I in Wyoming. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced in the public electricity grid, by substituting fossil fuel based power with clean renewable power. The project was part of an innovating financing bundle that won Project of the Year from Project Finance Magazine. Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority (2007)The "Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill Flaring and Gas-to-Energy Project" is a two-phased project at the solid waste landfill that serves the communities in Lebanon County, PA. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases (methane) that would otherwise be released from the landfill. The methane is destroyed by combustion in generators or in an enclosed flare. In January, 2008 the EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program recognized the Authority and its energy partner, PPL Renewable Energy, as Community Partners of the Year for their commitment to renewable energy education at the GLRA landfill. Geerlings Hillside FarmsGeerlings Hillside Farms is the first centralized digester project in the state of Michigan. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced in piggery operations, as well as reducing the greenhouse gases from the facilities electricity by substituting fossil fuel based power with clean renewable power. The project is not yet operational. Construction is expected to be complete in March, 2008. Scenic View Dairy IIScenic View Dairy II (Freeport) is the third digester project in the state of Michigan and sister project to Scenic View I. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced in dairy operations, as well as reducing the greenhouse gases from the public electricity grid, by substituting fossil fuel based power with clean renewable power. The project is under construction and is expected to begin operations in April 2008. Noblehurst FarmsNoblehurst Farms is one of the first digester projects in the state of New York. The project reduces greenhouse gases through three means: destruction of methane from dairy operations; generation of clean energy; and energy efficiency improvements through on-farm generation of heat. Worcester County Landfill Gas-to-Energy ProjectThis three-phased project at the solid waste landfill that serves the communities in Worcester County, MD reduces the amount of methane that would otherwise be released from the landfill. The methane is destroyed by combustion in generators or in an enclosed flare. Upper Rock Island County Landfill Gas-to-EnergyThe Upper Rock Island County Landfill project is a 3.95 megawatt landfill gas-to-energy facility at the solid waste landfill that serves communities in Rock Island County, Illinois. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases (methane) that would otherwise be released from the landfill. The methane is destroyed predominantly by internal combustion engines with an open flare as backup. Green Valley DairyGreen Valley Dairy is a relatively new digester project in the state of Wisconsin. The project benefits climate change strategies by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced in dairy operations, and by reducing the greenhouse gases from the public electricity grid. The farm substitutes fossil fuel-based electricity with clean renewable electricity and substitutes fossil fuel-based heating with waste heat from the electricity generators. |
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