Carbon Management Projects
Here is a sample of some carbon management projects that we have completed since 1999:
Economics and Carbon Offset Potential of Biomass Fuels
Client(s):
Natural Resources Canada (Ref.# 23341-6-2010/001/SQ)
Needs:
Assessment of the costs associated with the use of switchgrass and short-rotation forestry plantations as part of a carbon offset strategy for the energy sector.
Services Provided:
Agronovita’s Patrick Girouard was a research associate and project manager for components of this multi-year project aimed at establishing and assessing the first quasi-commercial size plots of switchgrass and short-rotation willows in Eastern Canada.
Results:
In addition to agronomic assessments, the project provided the first set of production costs in Eastern Canada and explored several potential markets for those two new crops, including power generation, cellulosic ethanol, heating of residential, commercial and industrial buildings, and pulp and paper manufacturing. Soil carbon sequestration and carbon budgets associated with these crops were estimated.
The report is publicly available and can be downloaded at http://www.reap-canada.com/online_library/ghg_offsets_policy/Economics%20and%20Carbon%20Offset%20Potential%20of%20Biomass%20Fuels%20%20(Girouard%20et%20al.,%201999.pdf
Marketing and Sales of Carbon Offsets from Reforestation Projects in the United States Southeast
Client(s):
Environmental Synergy Inc./TerraCarbon
Needs:
Market and sell company reforestation services and carbon offset opportunities from a reforestation project in the Lower Mississippi River Valley.
Services Provided:
To promote the client’s services and sell carbon offsets available from reforestation projects, Agronovita updated the company’s client database and marketing materials and launched a marketing and sales campaign. The direct marketing approach included major U.S. utilities, oil & gas companies and other large U.S. corporations.
The Implications of Growing Short-Rotation Tree Species for Carbon Sequestration in Canada
Client(s):
Canadian National Climate Change Process (Ref.# 23103-8-0253)
Needs:
Assessment of the potential of planting fast-growing trees (willows and poplars) for carbon sequestration in Canada.
Services Provided:
Agronovita’s Patrick Girouard managed this national project aimed at estimating the carbon sequestration potential and cost associated with plantations of fast-growing tree species such as willows and poplars under Canadian conditions.
The report is publicly available and can be downloaded at http://www.reap-canada.com/online_library/ghg_offsets_policy/20%20The%20Implications.pdf