Haycarb trades carbon credits under Kyoto Protocol
Haycarb PLC, the world's largest coconut shell based activated carbon
producer, has become one of the first companies in Sri Lanka to
successfully register and trade-in carbon credits under the Kyoto
Protocol.
The Hayleys Group company said that it has obtained approval to
receive the first block of payment for over 4,000 CER (Certified
Emission Reduction) credits generated during 2009-10.
The credits were awarded to Haycarb's Recogen plant in Badalgama, the
world's only pollution-free charcoaling plant, whose
environment-friendly coconut shell charcoaling process reduces
greenhouse gas emissions and also generates electricity that is supplied
to the national grid, contributing towards reducing fossil fuel driven
power generation in the country.
Haycarb Managing Director Rajitha Kariyawasan said: This is a
significant milestone in our continuing efforts to progressively 'Green'
our operations. We are especially proud because Recogen is an example of
local engineering skills and innovation.
Designed and implemented in-house with local engineering and
technical expertise, the Recogen project has a patented process for
'Green Charcoaling'.
The project allows Haycarb to significantly reduce its carbon
footprint, enabling the company to claim that it produces the world's
most 'green' activated carbon with the lowest carbon footprint per ton
of activated carbon produced.
The Recogen plant converts coconut shell into charcoal in a
mechanised process that uses Pyrolysis (carbonisation in the absence of
oxygen) and combusts the methane-rich gasses released, a major
pollutant, to run a steam turbine that produces electricity for the
national grid.
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement which binds its
participating members to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linked to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), it was
adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997 and came into force in
February 2005.
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