C-Lock Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Evergreen Energy Inc., is housed in the Black Hills Business Development Center, located on the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) campus in Rapid City, South Dakota. 

How we got started…
 

The C-Lock™ process is a web-based carbon information management tool that precisely and accurately measures greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emission changes. It is based on the methods and apparatus invented by Dr. Patrick Zimmerman while serving as director of the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Research that led to these inventions was supported by funds from the state of South Dakota, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Energy. The relevant intellectual property is protected by patents issued in the United States, together with other patents and pending patents in various countries.

Working from fundamental scientific principles, Dr. Zimmerman led a team of researchers who developed a science-based, peer reviewed system focused on the measurement and quantification of GHG reductions resulting from agricultural management practices that enhance the formation of soil organic matter and, therefore remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In 2007, the first C-Lock quantified, third-party-verified agricultural carbon credits became available in the marketplace.    

Where we are going…

Today, development of the C-Lock process is continued at C-Lock Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Evergreen Energy, Inc. (NYSE Arca: EEE). C-Lock Technology, Inc. has built out the basic C-Lock process into GreenCert™, an economical, automated, high-volume-throughput solution designed to serve the GHG markets at the local, state, national, and international levels. In developing the GreenCert solution, C-Lock has partnered with Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and IBM. GreenCert’s IT architecture was designed by EIM using a comprehensive suite of IBM tools and software solutions. The partnership of these three forward-looking companies brought together a combination of cutting-edge science, advanced hardware and software, and sophisticated IT design. The result is GreenCert’s capability to provide scientific measurement and management of GHGs with unprecedented transparency and analytical certainty for the global marketplace.

By deploying GreenCert globally and in various sectors, C-Lock intends to provide services in GHG quantification, verification, analysis of uncertainty, and audit and compliance reporting. Both GHG emitters and producers of carbon offset credits will benefit from these services which provide clear information upon which to assess and valuate respective assets and liabilities.

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