Dahe Solar Power Project in Zhangjiakou, China

The project is a Greenfield solar power power project with the installation and operation of total 40 MW solar PV project which will supply an average annual generation of 61,448 MWh of electricity to the North China Power Grid (NCPG) annually. This will replace the electricity generated by fossil fuel based power plants connected to NCPG.

The project was a part of a national demonstration project for integration of wind, PV, energy storage and transmission. The demonstrated technology has been applied in grid-connected renewable energy in over 20 provinces in China which increased the grid resilience for renewable power and decreased the abandonment of installed solar and wind. The project team also assisted over 15 countries globally with renewable energy usage. The project had also impacted the local community by creating job opportunities.

The project won national-leveled awards for technology, engineering, and management. One IEEE standard, 13 Chinese national standards, and 21 industry standards were introduced and led by the project team.

The intent of the project was to find the path of development and access to renewable energy by way of demonstation, and therefore the project has been implemented despite lower project IRR of around 3.30%-6.07%. This demonstates that the project activity is additional.

Xiaodongliang Wind Farm Project in Zhangjiakou, China

The project is a Greenfield wind power project with the installation capacity of 49 MW through installation and operation of 24 units of 2,000 kW wind turbines and 1 unit of 1,000 kW wind turbine. Based on the local wind resource, the project activity is expected to deliver an average 112,272 MWh of electricity to the North China Power Grid (NCPG) annually. The plant load factor is 26.15%. 

The project was a part of a national demonstration project for integration of wind, PV, energy storage and transmission. The demonstrated technology has been applied in grid-connected renewable energy in over 20 provinces in China which increased the grid resilience for renewable power and decreased the abandonment of installed solar and wind. The project team also assisted over 15 countries globally with renewable energy usage. The project had also impacted the local community by creating job opportunities.

The project won national-leveled awards for technology, engineering, and management. One IEEE standard, 13 Chinese national standards, and 21 industry standards were introduced and led by the project team.

The intent of the project was to find the path of development and access to renewable energy by way of demonstation, and therefore the project has been implemented despite lower project IRR of around 3.30%-6.07%. This demonstates that the project activity is additional.



High Impact Reforestation in Nicaragua

The project has 490 hectares of land under management and aims to contribute to the creation of a sustainable value-chain by working closely with local landowners in a Shared Benefit Scheme. The program plants teak and other valuable species for future timber production and added-value wood production as well as other measures aimed at increasing resilience in the local municipalities.

The project protects the remaining patches of native vegetation and creates additional conservation areas on the banks of rivers and other watersheds. The forests offer a natural habitat for native animals and plants, protect and enrich the soil, save and filter water and contribute to the mitigation of the greenhouse effect.

The Nicaforest Program is in its pilot phase and is certified by **Gold Standard** and the timber is certified by **Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC)**.

**KEY IMPACTS**

**Reduced deforestation and degradation.**
This project has planted approximately 360.000 trees in 4 different farms: Amelia farm, Santa Elena farm, Rosario de Fatima farm and Santa Maria farm.

**Co2 Sequestration.**
As of the end of 2021, this program sequestered 86,478 tCO2e (Ex Post). Total expected sequestration is expected to be 98,000 tCO2e.

**Natural Forests and Bio-diversity protected.**
Since the project plants on deforested land only, approximately 25-30% of the farms are conservation areas where natural forests are left protected. Enhancing native biodiversity and wildlife.

​**Watersheds protected.**
In most farms there are rivers and creeks. Rivers and creeks are very important for preserving biodiversity and soil. To protect the natural growth close to waterways and avoid any negative effect from the planting activities, harvesting is not permitted within 100 meters of the river and creek.

**​Boardering to REDD+ zones.**
The Nicaforest High Impact Reforestation Program boarders a prioritised REDD+ zone by Nicaraguan Government and Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF).

**Providing quality education.**
The Nicaforest Reforestation program facilitates education through sustainability-based initiatives for Middle, High, University Students and working adults. Providing internships for students from universities of natural sciences and working adults, through field studies.​ Aimed at enhancing the students practical skills in forest management through a learn-by-doing approach, complemented with theoretical instruction.

**Creating jobs.**
By establishing teak plantations on deforested areas, the project has provided more than 200 jobs during the planting periods and approximately 30 permanent jobs to maintain forest management to the highest standards. Employment comes with salary contracts, social security and equal pay for men and women.

**Additional income source for farmers.**
By signing a Shared Benefit Agreement with Nicaforest, the farmers are able to enter the international timber and carbon market, something that would not have been possible without this program. This represents an additional long-term source of income, enabling farmers to benefit from a diversified strategy.

**Transfer of technology and know-how.**
Training and education of staff is an important part of operations. Forestry techniques and issues related to health and safety are an important part of this training.

**Strengthening food security.**
To utilise available land the program developed a system for landless people to grow food crops (i.e., beans) in between the tree-rows. In total more than 70 tonnes have been harvested in this Pilot Program.

**Increased community resilience.**
The diversification of income sources for the farmers as they benefit from the timber and carbon market together with the increase in employment opportunities, increases community resilience locally and regionally.


1,280ha have been successively reforested.

1,280ha have been successively reforested

Reforestation in Costa Rica, Central America

The **reforestation** farms of BaumInvest are spread between five sites in the Central North of Costa Rica. About 25% of the total project area consist of remaining old-growth and secondary forest and wetlands – some of them classified and managed as high conservation value forests (HCVF) according to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). These areas serve as habitat and biological corridors for many rare and endangered wildlife species of the diminishing Atlantic lowland rainforests in Central America – particularly the project area La Virgen located in close vicinity of the Braulio Carrillo National Park.

By constantly monitoring biodiversity, this project has discovered that 70 new species of amphibians and reptiles have resettled on its land. And by using Dipteryx panamensis as one of the main tree species planted, the project contributes specifically to the survival of this threatened tree species of Costa Rica.

Biomass Power Project in Chhattisgarh, India

Godawari Power and Ispat Limited (GPIL) has installed a 20 MW biomass based power project at Siltara, Raipur. The purpose of the project activity is to generate electricity using renewable biomass residues i.e. rice husk to reduce GHG (CO2) emissions. As biomass is a CO2 neutral fuel, the power produced by the GPIL from renewable biomass will have zero GHG emissions. Also as it is replacing fossil fuel intensive based power generation from NEWNE grid (now a part of unified Indian grid), thereby results in reducing emissions from such fossil fuels. In the project activity, biomass is combusted in the boiler for producing high pressure steam to generate 20 MW electricity. The generation of electricity from project activity during this monitoring period is 340,743.434 MWh. The primary technology for the project activity is the direct combustion of rice husk, and power generation using the Rankine cycle technology. Power generation through this method involves the combustion of rice husk directly in the boiler, with the generation of steam, which is fed to a steam turbine that drives the generator.

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