Today, EcoEngineers announced another new hire to expand their services in the renewable energy sector — this time into voluntary carbon markets and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy support. David LaGreca has joined the EcoEngineers team as a Senior Carbon Consultant and brings his experience in carbon offset project development, ESG, and validation and verification for carbon markets to EcoEngineers’ diverse pool of experts in low-carbon fuels, technologies, and policy and regulations.

Mr. LaGreca has worked in the validation, verification, and development of a wide variety of carbon offset project types including renewable natural gas (RNG), forestry/soil carbon, and solar and wind power. At EcoEngineers, he will oversee and provide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions audits, corporate sustainability plans and conduct feasibility analyses and training around market opportunities in emissions reductions.

Prior to joining EcoEngineers, Mr. LaGreca worked as a GHG consultant for Ruby Canyon Environmental, providing verification, auditing, and consulting services for clients worldwide. He has been involved in over 100 emissions reduction projects and dozens of GHG inventories.

“Our clients are demanding advisory services in the voluntary carbon exchange. All sectors are feeling the pressure to reduce emissions of planet warming gases from their supply chains,” said EcoEngineers CEO Shashi Menon. “David’s expertise coupled with our already-vast knowledge of carbon reduction for transportation fuels is the perfect combination for a world craving measurable emissions reductions.”

2022 has been a year of expansion for EcoEngineers, a Des Moines, Iowa-based renewable energy consulting and auditing firm. In January, the company announced the hiring of David Lindenmuth to head up RNG services for the company, then in February Kristine Klavers joined the team to establish an office in Houston, Texas.

 

About David LaGreca:

David LaGreca is an environmental scientist and carbon markets expert with experience in all major GHG programs across the Americas. He has worked in the validation, verification, and development of various renewable energy and carbon reduction projects. He has successfully led numerous carbon offset project types, including nature-based solutions, flare reduction, municipal/community GHG inventory development, and CDM disclosure projects. Mr. LaGreca has written extensively on life-cycle analysis in commercial product and building sciences. He worked as the carbon advisor for mid-sized, private equity-funded oil and carbon credit streaming companies. He holds a Master of Science in environmental policy and management with an emphasis in energy and sustainability from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Science in environmental studies from the University of Colorado – Boulder. He is an accredited verifier/lead verifier under CAR, Verra, ACR, TCR, Mexico, Oregon, and California GHG reporting programs. He is also a guest lecturer for Colorado State University on carbon project development.

 

About EcoEngineers:

EcoEngineers is a boutique carbon consulting and verification firm with a team of experts that guide carbon markets from policy to practice and energy projects from concept to commissioning. Through a unique project approach that unites a talented team of experts with strong managers, EcoEngineers delivers its expertise through six separate channels, all with a single focus on decarbonization:

1. Education:  Provides market intelligence and current insights on fuels, technologies, and trends
2. Policy: Focuses on regulatory interpretation, and development and implementation of low-carbon fuels policies and their impact on business
3. Carbon Analysis: Measures life cycle greenhouse gas emissions and provides a carbon intensity (CI) for an entity, process, or product, including fuels
4. Project Development Support: Offers feasibility, due diligence, vendor selection, project management, risk analysis, etc. that is required to successfully develop clean energy projects
5. Compliance: Manages ongoing compliance data; develops monitoring, reporting, and verification plans; and provides compliance support
6. Verification & Assurance: Provides third-party validation, verification, and assurance services of greenhouse gas reduction claims

 

As the global energy markets pivot to offering decarbonized products and solutions, EcoEngineers’ client base spans upstream, midstream, and downstream suppliers of fossil and alternate fuel providers and associated industries. Learn more at www.ecoengineers.us.