Reducing carbon, eliminating pollutants
Re-refining oil, US
Project name
Transformer Oil Reclamation Project
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Project location
U.S. Northeast & Mid-Atlantic
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Funder and supplier
Supplier: 3 Degrees, Developer: Hydrodec
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Standard
American Carbon Registry
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Project status
Operational
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Portfolio
2019
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Emissions reduction
165,000 tCO2e credits issued to date. Average 25,000 tCO2e per year
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Information and data provided by project supplier
The Hydrodec plant in Canton, Ohio, US
To encourage sustainable consumption and production, the member countries of the United Nations have committed to substantially reducing waste generation by 2030 through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse1
Generating electricity involves the use of large volumes of special oils that are vital to the electrical, chemical and physical performance of electrical power grids around the world. But their disposal represents a significant environmental and safety challenge.
Above: The Hydrodec plant in Canton, Ohio, US
By buying carbon offsets, bp Target Neutral is supporting finance for a re-cycling process that not only reduces carbon but eliminates toxic co-pollutants.
The Hydrodec project in Canton, Ohio, US, involves the collection and recycling of spent oil by re-refining it into new, virgin quality oil using a process that is 67% less energy intensive than refining new crude oil.
Above: Used oil can be re-refined many times; each instance avoids an incineration event and the introduction of new virgin-refined oil
This also avoids incineration, further reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and avoiding the risk of toxic co-pollutants such as dioxins.
Even better, it means that the used oil can be re-refined many times; each instance avoids an incineration event and the introduction of new virgin-refined oil.
