41MEmissions from fuel use: displacement abatement

41M Emissions from fuel use: displacement abatement

(1) The emissions from fuel used that is specifically attributable to the operation of project biomethane facility m, or transport of biomethane produced at project biomethane facility m to an end use where it can reasonably be expected to be combusted within Australia as a natural gas substitute, during a reporting period, EF, displacement, m (in tonnes CO2-e) is worked out using the formula (equation 27):

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i is a fuel type.

j is a greenhouse gas type.

QF, displacement, m, i is the amount of fuel type i that is specifically attributable to the operation of project biomethane facility m, or transport of biomethane produced at project biomethane facility m to an end use where it can reasonably be expected to be combusted within Australia as a natural gas substitute, during the reporting period, in tonnes, kilolitres, cubic metres, or gigajoules, determined in accordance with the monitoring requirements.

ECi is the energy content factor for fuel type i, in gigagoules per tonne, gigajoules per kilolitre or gigajoules per cubic metre, set out in the NGER (Measurement) Determination.

Note: If QF, displacement, m, i is measured in gigajoules, then ECj is not required (ECj=1).

EFij is the emission factor for greenhouse gas type j and fuel type i, in kilograms CO2-e per gigajoule, set out in the NGER (Measurement) Determination.

(2) In determining QF, displacement, m, i, if fuel is used by the project biomethane facility or equipment used to transport biomethane in performing a function that was also performed before the implementation of the project, it is attributable to the operation of the project biomethane facility only to the extent that the project has caused an increase in fuel use.