Burgos Wind Project, Ilocos Norte

The 150MW Burgos wind farm in Ilocos Norte is the biggest wind farm in the Philippines and the first wind project nominated for the Philippine Government’s feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentive scheme.

The wind farm generates approximately 370GWh of electricity a year, which is used to power more than two million households. It offsets approximately 200,000t of CO₂ emissions annually.

The Burgos wind farm project was awarded the Asia Power Engineering International Best Renewable Energy Project for achieving five million safe man-hours without incident.

San Antonio El Sitio Wind Power Project

The San Antonio El Sitio Wind Power Project consists of installing sixteen 3.45 megawatt (“MW”) Vestas V112 wind turbine generators (“WTG”), for a total capacity of 55.2 MW. San Antonio El Sitio is expected to provide 135,654.59 GWh per year to the Guatemalan National Interconnected System.

The Project is in Guatemala, in Los Llanos village of the municipality of Villa Canales, in an area considered appropriate for wind energy generation. The Project is a Greenfield development, in an area where no other electricity generating plant has been previously sited.

El General Hydroelectric Project

El General Hydroelectric Project (EGHP) is a hydro power plant consisting of two turbines with a combined capacity of 40 MW, and an average annual net generation of approximately 198,380 MWh.

EGHP generates renewable electricity that is interconnected with the national grid in Costa Rica, supporting the country´s long term sustainable renewable energy development and climate change decarbonization policies.

The project developer is Hidroenergía del General S.R.L., which received a concession for the development and operation of the project with the national utility Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE).

Mini Hydel Scheme, Karnataka

The project generates electricity using hydro potential available in Cauvery River and exporting the generated electricity to the state-owned power utility company Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL).

Details of the Mini Hydel Scheme are as follows:

The project involves implementation and operation of a 6.25 MW Small Hydroelectric grid connected with the renewable energy project on right bank of Cauvery river about 2 Km upstream of the Sattegala bridge in District Chamarajanagar (Karnataka, India) and exporting the generated electricity to the state owned power utility company Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL).

Santa Clara Energetic

The objective of the project is the generation of zero carbon emission electricity from a renewable source - hydropower.

With the implementation of this project, ELEJOR – Centrais Elétricas do Rio Jordão is able to sell electricity to the Brazilian grid, avoiding the dispatch of energy of fossil-fuelled power plants. Therefore, the initiative avoids CO2 emissions, also contributing to the regional and national sustainable development. The project activity aims to generate 375,265 tCO2e/year.

Ratchaburi Biogas Project

This biogas project at SPM Farm is located at Pak Thor District, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. The project consists of a high-rate continuous flow closed anaerobic treatment reactor to treat the barn flushing effluents produced by SPM’s swine rearing operations.

The system is equipped with a biogas capturing system and it replaced the low-rate open anaerobic lagoon barn flushing effluent treatment system. The captured biogas is used as fuel in two units of gas engines to generate electricity for using in the farm. The generated electricity displaced the power that was previously imported from the national electricity grid. This project results in the reduction of GHG emissions through avoidance of methane from the conventional open lagoon system and displacement of electricity from the national grid.

Wigton Windfarm II

Wind turbines generate electricity using the power of the wind, reducing the amount of fossil fuels that we need to use to generate our power, and therefore reducing the amount of greenhouse gases that we release to our atmosphere. Project benefits: preserving natural resources; promoting renewable energy; reducing dependency on non-renewable resources; and helping spread green technology worldwide.

Wigton Windfarm Limited also supports schools in the area as part of its social responsibility, including the adoption of the adjacent Rose Hill Primary and Infant School and plays an active role in supporting education through the building of a renewable energy resource center in 2010 where training courses are offered in renewable energy. Wigton Windfarm Limited has also embarked on a recent corporate social responsibility programme where scholarships and bursaries are given at tertiary institutions for students pursuing engineering and science in addition to providing laptops to needy students.

Harinagar BIOMASS

This project, developed by Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd., is based in a sugar factory in Harinagar, West Champaran district, Bihar, India. The purpose of the project activity is to generate electricity by the combustion of bagasse which is a carbon neutral fuel.

A part of the generated electricity (2.75MW) is being used in the adjacent sugar plant and the surplus electricity (10.93MW) is being exported to the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).

Ratchaburi Biogas Project

This biogas project at SPM Farm is located at Pak Thor District, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. The project consists of a high-rate continuous flow closed anaerobic treatment reactor to treat the barn flushing effluents produced by SPM’s swine rearing operations.

The system is equipped with a biogas capturing system and it replaced the low-rate open anaerobic lagoon barn flushing effluent treatment system. The captured biogas is used as fuel in two units of gas engines to generate electricity for using in the farm. The generated electricity displaced the power that was previously imported from the national electricity grid. This project results in the reduction of GHG emissions through avoidance of methane from the conventional open lagoon system and displacement of electricity from the national grid.

Reforestation, INDIA

The project has been undertaken to protect the land which was severely degraded or degrading. Prior to the project activity the lands were wastelands due to severe soil erosion without considerable flora.

Many parcels of degraded land that is owned by small and poor farmers/tribes who do not have the capability of plantation without any external financial support and technical guidance, are reforested under the Farm Forestry Scheme.

Besides increasing the forest cover, the project also provides enhanced sources of livelihood and income in rural areas by generating large employment opportunities. The project also directly contributes to the significant reduction in top soil losses due to wind and water erosion and biodiversity conservation.

Wind Power, Maharashtra

This 14 MW wind farm located in Maharashtra, India, is developed by the company M/s Shah Promoters & Developers. In addition to the generation of green energy, the project contributes to the increase of living standards for the local population.

Our 14 Mw wind farm is located in the state of Maharashtra, India. It consists of 10 Wind turbines from Suzlon Energy Ltd. Four WECs have 1250 Kw capacity each and are located at Tal- Sakri, Dist- Dhule. The other six WECs have 1500 Kw capacity each and are located at Tal-Nagaj Dist-Sangli.

Apart from producing green energy, this project helps and contributes in the increased living standards of the people living nearby the wind farm sites.  The project creates employment, business and extra income opportunities for the locals.

Hydroelectric, Sichuan

The Sichuan Miyaluo Hydroelectric Station is a run-of-river small-scale hydropower project in Sichuan Province, in the People’s Republic of China.

The project utilised the hydrological resources of the Zagunao River in a run-of-river hydro power facility that generates low emissions electricity for the Central China Power Grid. The electricity currently generated by the grid is relatively carbon intensive. The project reduced emissions of greenhouse gases by an estimated 64,782 t CO2e per year during the first crediting period.

The project has significantly diversified the sources of electricity generation, which is important for meeting growing energy demands and the transition away from diesel and coal-supplied electricity generation.

hydro project, Brazil

Malagone is a small hydro project located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The project feeds the National Interconnected Grid System with renewable sources of electricity, helping to meet the growing demand of energy in Brazil.

The main goal of the project is to feed the National Interconnected Grid System, compensating thermal power generation from fossil fuels with the generation of renewable sources of energy. Moreover, the project contributes to meet environmental sustainability by increasing the share of renewable energy in relation to the total electricity consumption in Brazil.

CDM Project, BRAZIL

This Brazilian CDM (CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM) project ensures the construction of 2 Small Hydro Power Plants included in the same Project Design Document.

The power plant will then supply electricity to Brazil's National Interconnected System, displacing thermal electricity sources from fossil fuels. It also contributes to environmental sustainability, to meet the growing energy demand on Rio Grande do Sul state, and to decrease external energy dependency. The project activity reduces emissions by avoiding electricity generation through fossil fuel combustion.

Biomass Energy, Malawi

A recent study in Malawi showed that switching from a three-stone fire to a Chitetezo Mbaula improved stove reduces the quantity of particles emitted by 46% and carbon monoxide by 44%. A well-tuned stove can reduce firewood consumption by up to 80%.

Most Malawians do not have access to electricity. The only way they can soften their carbohydrates in order to avoid starvation is by burning wood to boil water. The Chitetezo Mbaula stove is hand-made using local materials, fostering local ingenuity and self-reliance. The stove project provides income to over 2,000 people with the manufacture of the smoke-reducing cookstoves.

Chacayes Hydroelectric, Chile

The Chacayes run-of-river hydro project is a 111 MW power plant located in the Cachapoal Valley of Chile. Operating since 2011, it has played an important role meeting the country’s increasing demand of electricity, reducing CO2 emissions and contributing to the economic growth and sustainable development of local communities.

Hydro projects generate electricity from flowing water. They reduce the need to burn fossil fuels to generate our power. Project benefits: preserving natural resources; promoting renewable energy generation; reducing dependency on non-renewable resources; helping spread green technology worldwide and improving health.

Rapid Transit Zhengzhou, China

Bus Rapid Transit Zhengzhou is a modern bus-based mass transit system. The project features the largest fleet of hybrid and electric buses worldwide with more than 3,100 units.

Even including carbon emissions from electricity production, hybrid and electric buses reduce greenhouse gases emissions compared to conventional units by 40%-60% while operating on zero emissions in the city centre. The measures of the project allow for a mode shift from private vehicles and taxis towards public transport with a positive climate impact, improved local air quality, less traffic congestion, less time spent for commuting and a reduced accident rate.

Clean Cook Stoves, Africa 

CookClean manufactures efficient cookstoves to displace the resources wasteful and unhealthy traditional stoves which kill 13,400 people and subject 21 million to Household Air Pollution yearly in Ghana. This method of cooking has a devastating effect on Ghanaian forests which have been reduced to 25% of its original size. Furthermore, CookClean manufactures sustainable biomass cooking fuels made of agricultural waste and sawdust in its own 2nd production facilities to complement the stove production.

CookClean has therefore enhanced the transition of cooking on open fire to using efficient cookstoves and also transitioned from the use of environmentally unsustainable firewood to sustainable biomass fuels.

Wind power generation

This project activity involves the successful installation and generation of 29.25 MW through the efficient utilization of wind energy, a renewable energy source, at Nashik, Sangli and Satara districts. The project also promotes sustainable economic growth and environmental conservation.

This project activity involves the successful installation and generation of 29.25 MW through efficient utilization of renewable energy source such as wind energy at Nashik, Sangli and Satara districts in order to generate electricity through renewable resources.

integrated waste to energy, DeLHI 

Timarpur Okhla Integrated Waste processing facility is India's first waste-to-energy project. It was established in January 2012 under a public-private partnership model of the Government of Delhi. This facility processes 2,000 tonnes of solid waste per day and produces 16 MW of renewable energy.

Timarpur Okhla Integrated Waste processing facility was setup under a Public Private Partnership model for Government of National Capital Territory Delhi, and it is India’s first waste to energy project that has been operating since January 2012.

Methane recovery, Punjab 

The project is located at the paper manufacturing unit of SIL at Ahmedgarh in Sangrur district in Punjab. It consists in the installation of a high rate upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) digester which captures methane and burns it for generating steam in boilers.

SIL’s paper manufacturing unit at Ahmedgarh has an annual installed capacity of 33,000 Metric Tonnes of paper per annum. Paper manufacturing, being a water intensive process,  produces large quantity of waste water with high percentage of chemical oxygen demand.