Pilot projects initiated by the Olivine Foundation

Projects below are in execution or planned, needs to be reviewed in 2021
ProjectShort description ObjectivesPhase and
link for details		CountryInvolved organisationsEstimated budget
Green BeachesStudy 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 NetherlandsUtrecht University,
Rijkswaterstaat		Manpower 0.7 fte
Material 170,000 €
"Het groene schouwpad"Olivine on Inspection paths along RailwaysCompensation of CO2 emissions of construction projects
2010, evaluated in 2012,
Ambitions realised		Railways in the NetherlandsMovares,
Volker Rail		void
Capture CO2 in CitiesStudy the olivine application options (part of Rotterdam Climate Initiative)Insight and commitment of a.o. local authorities2012, Final Report publishedCity of Rotterdam, the NetherlandsDeltares,
Greensand Civiel		void
Application & export opportunitiesExport 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 OmanDept. Earth Sciences
Al-Khod,
UC-Maastricht		void
Nickel recoveryDemonstration 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		CyprusAmiandos Asbestos Mine,
Cypriotic authorities,
TU-Delft		void
Reducing emissions in rice fieldsMeasurement methods, rates and agronomic effects
Demonstration for local authorities and universitiesTesting by IRRI in collaboration with Can Tho
2015 Proposal ready		VietnamWageningen University,
Can Tho University,
IRRI,
Vietnam Fertiliser Association		Various subsidy source investigation