Alberta Offset System - 4th Cycle Protocol Development

4th Cycle Protocol Development now closed - Please see the Draft Alberta Protocols page for additional information.

 

The deadline for submission of first-round technically-reviewed draft Quantification Protocols for the Alberta Offset System was on or before November 15, 2008. The following table lists submitted draft protocols and background information.

 

Submitted Draft Protocols

Protocol Developer / Initiating Entity

Technical Protocol Plan

1st Round Technical Review Information

Version(s) of Draft Protocol

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS

Lead Protocol Developer – Direct Energy Marketing Limited

Secondary Protocol Developer - ClimateCHECK

Technical Protocol Plan - Energy Efficiency

First Round Review Energy Efficiency Documentation

>Energy Efficiency Supporting Documentation

Draft Energy Efficiency Quantification Protocol

ENGINE FUEL MANAGEMENT AND VENT GAS CAPTURE

Lead Protocol Developer – Blue Source Canada ULC

Initiating Entity – EnCana Corporation

Technical Protocol Plan - Engine Fuel Management and Vent Gas Capture

First Round Review Minutes Engine Fuel Management and Vent Gas Capture

Protocol Issue Summary – Engine Fuel Management and Vent Gas Capture

Draft Engine Fuel Management and Vent Gas Capture Protocol Nov 14 v

Draft Engine Fuel Management and Vent Gas Capture Protocol Oct 8 v

FLY ASH USE IN CONCRETE AND OTHER CEMENT BASED PRODUCTS

Protocol Developer – Blue Source Canada ULC
Initiating Entity (s): EPCOR; TransAlta; Ashcor Technologies

Technical Protocol Plan – Fly Ash Use in Concrete and Other

First Round Review Minutes Fly Ash Use in Concrete

Protocol Issue Summary – Fly Ash Use

Summary of Comments Received Fly Ash Protocol

Draft Fly Ash Protocol v4

Draft Fly Ash Protocol v3

GHG REDUCTION PROTOCOL FOR THE CANADIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY

Lead Protocol Developer – ClimateCHECK
Secondary Protocol Developer – MacLeod Agronomics

Initiating Entity – The Atlantic Dairy and Forage Institute

Technical Protocol Plan – Canadian Dairy Protocol

First Round Review Minutes – Canadian Dairy

Draft Protocol – Canadian Dairy Industry

INSTRUMENT GAS TO INSTRUMENT AIR CONVERSION IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS

Lead Protocol Developer – EnCana Corporation

Technical Protocol Plan – Instrument Air Conversion

First Round Review Minutes – Instrument Air Conversion

First Round Review Comments and Feedback – Instrument Air Conversion

Draft Protocol – Instrument Air Conversion

MECHANICAL PULP SLUDGE UTILIZATION PROJECTS RELATED TO AGRICULTURE & FOREST APPLICATION

Lead Protocol Developer – Alberta Research Council
Initiating Entity (s): Alberta Newsprint Company; Slave Lake Pulp; Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.

Technical Protocol Plan – Agriculture Sludge Utilization


Technical Protocol Plan – Forest Sludge Utilization

Draft Protocol Review Session Minutes – Sludge Utilization

Draft Protocol – Sludge Utilization Agriculture Application v2.6

Draft Protocol – Sludge Utilization Forest Application v2.3

METHANE CAPTURE FROM THE ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

Lead Protocol Developer – BlueSource Canada ULC

Initiating Entity – Cargill Meat Solutions

Technical Protocol Plan - Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment

First Round Review Minutes - Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment

Protocol Issue Summary from First Review

Summary of Comments - Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment

Draft Protocol – Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment v2

Draft Protocol – Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment v1

NITROUS OXIDE ABATEMENT FROM NITRIC ACID PRODUCTION

Lead Protocol Developer – EPCOR
Secondary Protocol Developer - ClimateCHECK

Initiating Entity – Orica Carseland Works

Technical Protocol Plan - Nitrous Oxide Abatement

First Round Review Minutes - Nitrous Oxide Abatement

Summary of Comments - Nitrous Oxide Abatement

Draft Protocol – Nitrous Oxide Abatement v2

Draft Protocol – Nitrous Oxide Abatement v1

SUBSTITUTION OF BITUMEN BINDER IN HOT MIX ASHPHALT PRODUCTION AND USAGE

Lead Protocol Developer – Blue Source Canada ULC

Initiating Entity – Shell Sulphur Solutions

Technical Protocol Plan - Substitution of Bitumen Binder

First Round Review Minutes - Substitution of Bitumen Binder

Protocol Issue Summary - Substitution of Bitumen Binder

Protocol Comment Summary - Substitution of Bitumen Binder

Draft Protocol – Substitution of Bitumen Binder

Draft Protocol – Substitution of Bitumen Binder v1