The Community Carbon Fund, through education and financial incentives, engages in a variety of projects and programs. Examples are:
- Mini-grants and matching grants for eco-friendly, GHG reducing projects.
- Installation of solar systems.
- Capturing Greenhouse Gas Emissions such as planting trees and enhancing natural habitats.
- Funding fuel conversion prototype projects.
- Projects that assist with GHG reduction in low income communities.
Take a look at a few initiatives, projects, and partnerships being discussed
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<< Solar Electric Project: The Community Carbon Fund is in disucssions with a local non-profit to install a 5 kilowatt solar electric system with the capacity to generate 6,575 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. This system would save between 3 and 4 tons of CO2 per year, with total CO2 savings over its 25 year expected life of approximately 90 tons. With exhibits and a web-based system, the public can be educated about the production and value.
<< Solar Hot Water Systems : The Community Carbon Fund is working with Habitat For Humanity to plan for the installation of a solar hot water system in a Habitat house. It is estimated that a family can provide at least 70% of its hot water needs through solar power, and save approximately 1.5 tons of carbon per year. A solar hot water system will cost in the range of $5,000-$6,000 to install, with a useful life of 25-30 years. With a City rebate of $450, the economic payback period through energy cost savings is generally less than ten years. Total carbon savings over the life of the system could be between 35 and 40 tons.
<< Vehicle Fuel Conversions from Gas to Electric: A project is being planned to train students to convert gas vehicles to electric. A gasoline automobile traveling 12,000 miles per year and averaging 20 miles per gallon generates approxmately 10 tons of CO2. The electricity to power the same automobile over the 12,000 miles would produce about 6 tons of CO2 by our local electric utililty, a savings of 4 tons of carbon every year. In addition, the life of an older vehicle can be extended.
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