Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Reducing Methane Emissions from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2025
19Requirements for non-biomethane projects
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19 Requirements for non-biomethane projects
Substantive requirements
(1) The project landfill for a non-biomethane project must not also be the project landfill for another project that is:
(a) a non-biomethane project or a biomethane conversion and displacement project under this instrument; or
(b) covered by another methodology determination, but the same in substance as a project mentioned in paragraph (a).
Application requirements
(2) The section 22 application or section 128 application in relation to a non-biomethane project must include a description of how inputs used for calculating net conversion abatement under this instrument will cover the whole of the project landfill.
20 Application requirements for biomethane conversion and displacement projects, biomethane displacement only projects and restarting biomethane displacement only projects
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This section applies to the following:
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the section 22 application or section 128 application in relation to a biomethane conversion and displacement project or biomethane displacement only project;
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the section 22 application in relation to a restarting biomethane displacement only project.
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The application must include the following information:
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which project activities will be carried out as part of the project;
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a description of at least one project biomethane facility in relation to the project, and the following details about each such project biomethane facility:
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the location of the facility;
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the capacity of the facility, in m3 of biomethane produced by the facility per calendar year;
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any known proposal for the expansion of the facility over the course of the project;
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the intended recipients of biomethane produced by the facility;
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the basis on which the project proponent is expected to comply with the requirements of this Part in respect of the facility;
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a description of at least one biogas upgrading system that will be used for the project, and details of its location;
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a declaration by the project proponent for the project that biomethane produced by project biomethane facilities can reasonably be expected to be combusted within Australia as a natural gas substitute;
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a description as to how the project can reasonably be expected to result in eligible carbon abatement.