Project | Short description | Objectives | Phase and link for details | Country | Involved organisations | Estimated budget |
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Green Beaches | Study effects of enhanced weathering using an 'olivine reactor' in tidal waters. | Use the sea as a huge sink for CO2 | Draft proposal | Maasvlakte Rotterdam, the Netherlands | Utrecht University, Rijkswaterstaat | Manpower 0.7 fte Material 170,000 € |
"Het groene schouwpad" | Olivine on Inspection paths along Railways | Compensation of CO2 emissions of construction projects | 2010, evaluated in 2012, Ambitions realised | Railways in the Netherlands | Movares, Volker Rail | void |
Capture CO2 in Cities | Study the olivine application options (part of Rotterdam Climate Initiative) | Insight and commitment of a.o. local authorities | 2012, Final Report published | City of Rotterdam, the Netherlands | Deltares, Greensand Civiel | void |
Application & export opportunities | Export of cheap and abundant olivine material. Increase of local CO2 capturing rate under ideal circumstances (temperature and beaches!) | Development of national olivine opportunities Ecological and biochemical aspects | Abstract discussed with authorities. Read the Thesis by Elise Droste | Sultanate of Oman | Dept. Earth Sciences Al-Khod, UC-Maastricht | void |
Nickel recovery | Demonstration of using Nickel hyperaccumulators (Alyssum family) | Proof of "alternative" Ni-mining with limited experiments of phytomining and Ni-extraction | Nickel mining, or .... nickel farming? Pilot started in 2015. Project description | Cyprus | Amiandos Asbestos Mine, Cypriotic authorities, TU-Delft | void |
Reducing emissions in rice fields | Measurement methods, rates and agronomic effects | Demonstration for local authorities and universities | Testing by IRRI in collaboration with Can Tho 2015 Proposal ready | Vietnam | Wageningen University, Can Tho University, IRRI, Vietnam Fertiliser Association | Various subsidy source investigation |