8ERequirements for restarting biomethane conversion and displacement projects

8E Requirements for restarting biomethane conversion and displacement projects

A restarting biomethane conversion and displacement project:

(a) must occur at a treatment facility that was part of an eligible offsets project (the forerunner project):

(i) that did not involve biogas generation for biomethane, or biomethane production, or both, during its crediting period or periods; and

(ii) for which the applicable methodology determination was a legacy determination or the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Animal Effluent Management) Methodology Determination 2019 or an earlier version of that determination applicable in accordance with section 125, 126, 127 or 130 of the Act; and

(iii) the only or last crediting period for which has expired or ended; and

(b) must involve the installation of one or more biogas upgrading systems at a project biomethane facility; and

(c) must, if it involves biogas generation for biomethane, also involve biomethane production; and

(d) must have a crediting period greater than zero under section 17C.

Note: A restarting biomethane conversion and displacement project will only earn credits for the conversion abatement attributable to biogas generation for biomethane and the displacement abatement attributable to biomethane production (see paragraph 18A(d)). Such a project may also involve emissions avoidance or emissions destruction, but no credits will be issued in relation to those project activities.