Letaba Biomass to Energy PDD - MyClimate

PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (GS-VER-PDD)
Voluntary Offset Projects - Version 01
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In the methodology the applicability criteria are stated as follows: “This methodology is
applicable to fuel switching from fossil fuel to renewable biomass in existing industrial,
residential, commercial, institutional or electricity generation applications, in the event where
the project activity primarily aims at reducing emissions through fuel switching a , but will involve
both fuel switching and energy efficiency measures which reduce the energy demand per unit of
output”
Applicability criterion Comment
“Fuel switching…”! In Phases 1-2 the project primarily aims
at fuel switching in the peel driers and
boilers respectively
“….from fossil fuel….” In the baseline coal is used in both the
peel driers and the boilers
“…….to renewable biomass….” In the project activity renewable biomass
will be used in the form of wood chips
“….in existing industrial, residential,
commercial, institutional or electricity
generation applications…..”
“….in the event where the project activity
primarily aims at reducing emissions through
fuel switching a , but will involve both fuel
switching and energy efficiency measures
which reduce the energy demand per unit of
output”
“not applicable to project activities that
propose a switch from fossil fuel use in the
baseline to renewable biomass (…) in the
project scenario without energy efficiency
initiatives that reduce the energy generation
requirement, or with efficiency improvements
only in generation of energy.”
Measures are limited to those that result in
emission reductions of less than or equal to 60
kt CO2 equivalent annually.
“The potential of deforestation due to the
implementation of the VER project activity
must be addressed by considering the
following applicability condition b :
Where the project activity involves the use of a
type of renewable biomass that is not a
biomass residues or waste…..”
“For biomass from land areas which in the
absence of the project would be used for other
and sawdust
The plant at Letaba Estates is an existing
industrial application
The project aims primarily at fuel
switching but intends to drop demand by
raising efficiency in both the peel driers
and the boilers/steam lines
The project activity includes both a fuel
switch and efficiency measures as
detailed above
As appears in sections A above and
section E below, the projected emissions
reductions from Phases 1-3 are well less
than 60 kT per annum
The project activity involves the use of a
type of renewable biomass that is a
biomass residue/waste in the form of
sawdust/wood chip.
The project activity will not change the
use of any land areas