Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Avoided Emissions from Diverting Legacy Waste from Landfill for Process Engineered Fuel Manufacture) Methodology Determination 2012
Subdivision 3.2.1 Calculating the baseliSubdivision 3.2.1 Calculating the baseline
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(1) For the purposes of paragraph 106 (4) (f) of the Act, the baseline for the project is calculated as follows:
Equation 1
Where:
Eb = baseline emissions, measured in tonnes of CO2-e.
Lo = methane generation potential of the degradable organic carbon content in the process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes of CH4 and calculated in accordance with Equation 2.
OF = oxidation factor for near surface methane in landfill as prescribed in Schedule 3.
GWPCH4 = global warming potential conversion factor for tonnes of CH4 into tonnes CO2-e, as prescribed in Schedule 3.
R = percentage of landfill gas that would have been captured and thermally oxidised, as prescribed in Schedule 4.
(2) Lo is calculated as follows:
Equation 2
Where:
Lo = methane generation potential of the degradable organic carbon content in the process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes of CH4.
QWi = quantity of waste mix type i present in the process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes, and calculated in accordance with Equation 3.
DOCi = degradable organic carbon value of waste mix type i, as prescribed in Schedule 1.
DOCF = fraction of degradable organic carbon dissimilated, as prescribed in Schedule 1.
MCF = 1, the methane correction factor for aerobic decomposition.
F = 0.5, the fraction by volume of methane in landfill gas.
Note: Waste mix types (i), degradable organic carbon value (DOCi) and degradable organic carbon (DOCF) values are set out in Schedule 1.
(3) QWi is calculated as follows:
Equation 3
Where:
QWi= quantity of waste mix type i present in the process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes.
QC&D = quantity of legacy waste from construction and demolition sources received by the waste diversion facility, measured in tonnes.
QC&I = quantity of legacy waste from commercial and industrial sources received by the waste diversion facility, measured in tonnes.
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QFacility = quantity of legacy waste received by the waste diversion facility, measured in tonnes.
QBM = quantity of biobased legacy waste material containing degradable organic carbon present in the process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes and calculated in accordance with Equation 5.
PC&Di = percentage of waste mix type i in the biobased legacy waste material from construction and demolition sources, based on the proportions of waste mix type for construction and demolition waste, calculated in accordance with Schedule 2.
PC&Ii = percentage of waste mix type i in the biobased legacy waste material from commercial and industrial sources, based on the proportions of waste mix type for commercial and industrial waste, calculated in accordance with Schedule 2.
Note 1: Prescribed waste material types (i) are set out in Schedule 1. The percentage of waste mix type values for construction and demolition and commercial and industrial waste types are set out in Schedule 2.
Note 2: Equation 4 is set out in Schedule 2.
3.5 Calculating the quantity of biobased legacy waste material containing degradable organic carbon (QBM)
(1) For the purpose of this section:
(a) QPEF must include process engineered fuel inventory at the start of the project period and at the end of the project period, and material accepted onto the facility for process engineered fuel manufacture during the project period, that is yet to be processed.
(b) QH2O must be adjusted for evaporation and losses on a mass balance reconciliation of input tonnes, stock inventory and output tonnes for the project facility over the project period with evaporation and losses as the balancing item in accordance with Schedule 5.
(2) QBM is calculated as follows:
Equation 5
Where:
QBM = quantity of biobased legacy waste material containing degradable organic carbon present in the process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes.
QPEF = quantity of process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes.
QPC = the quantity of plastic within the process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes, calculated using the PEF protocol as set out in Section 3.12 of this Methodology Determination and multiplying the estimated proportion by QPEF.
QProducts = quantity of all product types produced in the manufacture of process engineered fuel for the project period, and measured in tonnes.
QH2O = the quantity of water retained in product types, calculated in accordance with Schedule 5.
QADD = the quantity of additives within the process engineered fuel, that are additional to the biobased legacy waste material types diverted from landfill, measured in tonnes.
Subdivision 3.2.2 Calculating project emissions
3.6 Project emissions (Ep)
(1) EP is calculated as follows:
Equation 6
Where:
Ep = emissions from the project, measured in tonnes of CO2-e.
QPEF = quantity of process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes.
QProducts = quantity of all product types produced in the manufacture of process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes.
EFTij = emissions of gas type j, being carbon dioxide, methane or nitrous oxide, released from the combustion of fuel type i from the operation of the facility to manufacture processed engineered fuel, measured in tonnes of CO2-e and calculated in accordance with Equation 7.
MTEProduct = material transport emissions associated with all product types, measured in tonnes of CO2-e and calculated in accordance with Equation 8.
(2) EFTij is calculated as follows:
Equation 7
Where:
EFTij = emissions of gas type j, being carbon dioxide, methane or nitrous oxide, released from the combustion of fuel type i from the operation of the facility to manufacture process engineered fuel, measured in tonnes of CO2-e.
FTQi = quantity of fuel type i measured in tonnes, cubic metres or kilolitres (for solid, gas and liquid fuels respectively), used in the operation of the facility to manufacture process engineered fuel.
FTECi = energy content factor of fuel type i as prescribed in the NGER (Measurement) Determination, and measured in gigajoules per tonne, cubic metre or kilolitre.
FTEFijoxec = emission factor for each gas type j released from the combustion of fuel type i, measured in kilograms of CO2-e per gigajoule of fuel type i, calculated using the relevant emission factor prescribed in Schedule 1 of the NGER (Measurement) Determination.
3.7 Calculating emissions from transport (MTEProduct)
(1) Where the transport destination for the process engineered fuel and residual waste is outside a radius of 10 kilometres in distance from the waste diversion facility, then (MTEProduct) must be calculated as follows:
Equation 8
Where:
MTEProduct = material transport emissions associated with all product types, measured in tonnes of CO2-e.
QProduct,p = quantity of product type p, measured in tonnes.
ALProduct,p = average load weight for each load of product type p that is transported from the waste diversion facility, measured in tonnes.
RDProduct,p = return distance trip from the waste diversion facility, measured using a publicly available internet mapping tool, and rounded to the nearest kilometre.
FUFTi = 5.62Image unavailable in extracted text10-4, fuel usage factor for fuel type i- n, measured in kilolitres per kilometre.
FTECFTi = energy content factor of fuel type i as prescribed in Schedule 1 of the NGER (Measurement) Determination, measured in gigajoules per cubic metre for gas or per kilolitre for liquid fuels.
FTEFijoxec = the emission factor for each gas type j released from the combustion of fuel type i, measured in kilograms of CO2-e per gigajoule of fuel type i, as prescribed in Schedule 1 of the NGER (Measurement) Determination.
Subdivision 3.2.3 Calculating carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount
3.8 Calculating carbon dioxide equivalent net greenhouse gas abatement for the project (A)
(1) The carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount for an offsets project to which this Methodology Determination applies must be calculated as follows:
A = Eb — Ep
Equation 9
Where:
A = carbon dioxide equivalent net greenhouse gas abatement, measured in tonnes of CO2-e.
Eb = baseline emissions, measured in tonnes of CO2-e, calculated in accordance with Equation 1.
EP = project emissions measured in tonnes of CO2-e, calculated in accordance with Equation 6.
(2) For paragraph 106 (1) (c) of the Act, the carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount for an offsets project in relation to the reporting period must be calculated as follows:
Areport= (A / 7) Y
Equation 10
Where:
Areport = net carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas abatement for the reporting period, measured in tonnes of CO2-e.
A = carbon dioxide equivalent net greenhouse gas abatement, measured in tonnes of CO2-e, calculated in accordance with Equation 9.
Y = number of years in reporting period.
Note: The sum of the number of years in each reporting period for all reports submitted must not be greater than 7.