Biomethane and the EU ETS Sector

Introduction

This document provides guidance on updating a GHG monitoring plan for the inclusion of biomethane as a fuel source on site, to allow for the procurement of biomethane under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Amendments are required across the following sections of the plan to ensure full compliance with the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR); Section C: Installation Description, Section D: Calculation Based Approaches, and Section E: Source Stream.

Section C: Installation Description

This section provides a general description of the installation and serves as a basis for more detailed inputs in subsequent sections. Further information is provided in the document on the following sub-sections: 

• Section C5(a): Description of the installation and its activities
• Section C5(b): Source stream diagram document title and reference
• Section C6(c): Emission points and emitted GHGs
• Section C6(e): Relevant source streams

Section D: Calculation based approaches

This section provides key information required to support calculation-based monitoring approaches. It serves as a reference for the detailed data provided in the subsequent section “E Source streams”. Further information is provided in the document on the following sub-sections:

• Section D7(a): Description of the calculation-based approach for monitoring CO₂ emissions at your installation, if applicable.
• Section D7(b): Specification and location of measurement systems for determining the activity data for source streams.
• Section D7(j): Description of the procedure used to keep track of instruments installed in the installation used for  determining activity data
• Section D7(k): Description of the procedure used to assess if biomass or any other zero-rated source streams comply with Article 38 (5), 39a (3) or 39a (4)

Section E: Source streams

This section is where the source stream name, type, and category are displayed automatically, based on the data entered in Section C6(e). Further information is provided in the document on the following sub-sections:

• Section E8(a): Activity data determination method
• Section E8(b): Measurement instruments used
• Section E8(c-e): Activity data tier and uncertainty levels
• Section E8(f): Applied tiers for calculation factors

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