La Veta Project Cell 1
The Details
Completion Date: December 2024
Quantities: 2,000 tonnes wood buried, 2,500 tonnes CO2 removed
List Price: $150 per tonne
Source Material: Lodgepole Pine and Aspen from Spanish Peaks
Methodology/Registration: Puro.earth, TSB methodology
MRV: Third Generation precision/remote hybrid
Land: Environmental covenant filed, long-term easement in place
Permitting: State of Colorado, Huerfano County
Auditing: DNV.com
Management Funds in Trust: $100,000
Co-benefits: Wildfire mitigation, local job creation, improved air quality, improved forest and watershed health
Key Woodcache Personnel
Jesse Williams, PhD
Data and Systems Lead
Ray Bongiovanni
COO, Colorado Lead
Serge Bushman
CEO
Florentino de la Cruz, PhD
Science Lead
Current Status
Our first production-scale project is near La Veta, in rural Huerfano County, Colorado.
- In April 2023 we began County and State permitting.
- In July 2023 we welcomed the Carbon Containment Lab of New Haven, CT to conduct wood decomposition field experiments on the site.
- We have engaged the community in a Community Benefit Agreement to provide higher than average wages, scholarships for underserved populations, and workforce development placements.
- We are developing the site, cutting a short road, installing a shed with electronics and solar power, and preparing our MRV system.
- We’ve secured sustainably sourced wastewood from the nearby Spanish Peaks.
- We’ve organized a labor force to cut, remove, transport, excavate and fill.
- We are pursuing a “Preliminary Approval” from Puro to ensure certification shortly after project completion.
