8AProject activities

8A Project activities

(1) A wastewater project must involve one or more of the following activities (which are called project activities in this determination):

(a) biogas generation for biomethane;

(b) biomethane production;

(c) emissions destruction.

(2) Biogas generation for biomethane involves:

(a) treating eligible wastewater by generating biogas from it; and

(b) capturing that biogas; and

(c) sending that biogas to a biogas upgrading system that is part of a project biomethane facility.

Note: Conversion abatement from biogas generation for biomethane only occurs when biomethane produced from biogas as part of the project can reasonably be expected to be combusted within Australia as a natural gas substitute.

(3) Biomethane production involves:

(a) treating biogas by biogas upgrading to produce biomethane at a project biomethane facility, with or without biogas produced from other biogas waste; and

(b) sending the biomethane to an end use where it can reasonably be expected to be combusted within Australia as a natural gas substitute.

Note 1: Acceptable end uses may include sale and transport to a gas retailer or gas consumer, or on-site combustion for heat or power.

Note 2: Combustion of biomethane may occur on-site at the biomethane facility, or off-site if the biomethane is transported from the biomethane facility to an end user. This may be through injection into a gas distribution or transmission network, transport via road, or another gas transport mechanism.

(4) Emissions destruction involves:

(a) treating eligible wastewater at an anaerobic digester installed at a project treatment facility in accordance with section 9 by generating biogas from it; and

(b) capturing the biogas; and

(c) combusting the biogas in a combustion device.