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Paper Manufacturer Efficiency Upgrade
The Climate Trust has contracted to buy offsets from an industrial energy efficiency project being implemented by the Blue Heron Paper Co. Blue Heron is reducing its energy use by 25 percent and increasing its capacity to use recycled paper as a raw material. In addition, the Energy Trust of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Energy are providing financial incentives, energy tax credits, and loans to supplement Blue Heron's equity investment in this project. This is one of the largest energy efficiency projects ever undertaken in Oregon. What makes this project unique is that the manufacturing process and material flows through the factory are being modified to be more efficient, rather than simply replacing specific equipment with more efficient versions. How the project reduces emissions The facility uses two types of feedstock to make its paper: wood waste chips from timber operations and recycled paper. Paper manufacturing using the recycled paper feedstock is much less energy intensive. The project will increase the facility's capacity to use the recycled paper feedstock through the removal of production bottlenecks, retrofit of equipment, and other measures. Overall capacity of the facility will remain the same, resulting in a decrease of energy intensity and fossil fuel consumption. Why carbon finance was needed With The Climate Trust's funding, Blue Heron was able to meet the capital costs for the new equipment.  top |
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Project type: Industrial efficiency Project term: 10 years
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