Understanding CDM Methodologies - SuSanA

5.4.2 Basic concept
Emissions
Reductions:
Energy Savings
times Emissions
Factor of Energy
Emission reductions are calculated as the difference between the energy use
of the existing equipment and the project multiplied by the emission factor of
the energy type used (tCO 2
/MWh), which in the case of electricity is usually
a combined margin derived from the methodologies for renewable grid
electricity (see Chapter 5.2).
ER y
= EF bl,y
X (MWh bl,y
- MWh pj,y
) - Leakage
Emission
Reductions
5.4.3 ACM0012
Emission
factor of
baseline
Energy
saved/
generated
by the
project
Electricity
saved/
generated by
the project
Indirect
emissions
ACM 0012 was introduced by EB 32 and consolidates ACM 0004 and AM
0032. It has not yet been applied as project developers continue to use ACM
0004 in the 8-month grace period that lasts until April 2008.
Description of the current version of the methodology
Waste Gas,
Waste Heat and
Waste Pressure
can be used
Energy can
be exported,
but User is not
allowed to claim
CERs
Only look at CO 2
Applicability conditions: ACM0012 is applicable to utilization of waste
gas and/or waste heat as an energy source for cogeneration (excluding
combined cycle plants), electricity generation, process heat or generation
of heat utilized in equipment at one point of an industrial facility as well as
utilization of waste pressure for electricity generation. Energy can be used
within the industrial facility or exported. The project can be implemented
by the owner of the industrial facility or a third party. Both greenfield and
retrofit projects are possible; capacity expansions are treated like greenfield
projects. Crediting period is limited to remaining lifetime of retrofitted
equipment. It has to be proven that the gas was flared or vented prior to
project implementation. Waste gas generators and recipient plants that
consume steam and/or electricity shall be identified at the time of preparation
of PDD and consultations with them shall be documented. To prevent double
counting, users of energy exported have to sign a contract that they do not
claim CERs. Only the following baseline scenarios allow application of the
methodology:
Electricity is obtained from a specific existing plant or from the grid and heat
from a fossil fuel based steam boiler
If the project is a cogeneration plant, all the recipients that are now served
by the project would have got their energy from a common fossil fuel based
cogeneration plant.
In case existing plants are identified as baseline scenario, the crediting period
has to be shorter than the remaining lifetime of the plants.
Project boundary: The spatial extent of the project boundary includes the
industrial facility generating the waste gas/heat/pressure, the generator of
process heat/steam/electricity and the user of process heat/steam/electricity
(including the grid in case of electricity exports). Only CO 2
emissions are to be
considered.
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