New Baseline and Monitoring Methodologies Submitted to the CDM Executive Board for The

“New” baseline and monitoring methodologies submitted to the CDM Executive Board for the April 15, 2003 deadline

The attached table contains a list of the submissions for approval by the CDM Executive Board of “new” baseline and monitoring methodologies and the associated projects, including three World Bank projects. The table lists the project participants, the Applicant Entity (validator) submitting the methodology, the proposed names of the new methodology and a brief explanation, and the UNFCCC deadline for public comments (May 5 and later). The CDM Project Design Documents and related material are available from the UNFCCC/CDM website; they can be accessed by clicking on the respective name of the projects given in the table. You may post comments on these methodologies directly to the UNFCCC/CDM website ( as you see fit.

The new methodologies are currently undergoing a desk review by experts chosen for this purpose by the CDM Methodology Panel. The CDM Executive Board is expected to make decisions during their June meeting, but not later than four months after the date of submission.

Project / Project Participants / CDM Consultant / AE/ DOE / Bl. appr. / Baseline methodology
(name) / Explanation / comment / Monitoring methodology
(name) / Explanation / comment / UNFCCC comment deadline
NM 0001 - "Vale do Rosario Bagasse Cogeneration (VRBC) Project" (Brazil) / Econergy Rasil
Açuacareira Vale do Rosário / Ecoenergy / TUV-S / 48a
48b / Marginal energy generation sources at the grid for bagasse cogeneration / The baseline scenario is the published projected expansion plan. Combined (average of operating and build) margin approach for determining the emission factor for the baseline scenario is proposed. / Two party verifications plus monitoring and verification indicators for bagasse cogeneration project activities / The generation of electricity from the project is monitored. The emission factor appears to be determined ex-ante and fixed for the crediting period. / May 5, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0002 - "V&M do Brasil Fuel Switch Project" (Brasil) / V&M do Brasil
IFC NCF
Toyota Tsusho / EcoSecurities / DNV / 48a
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48b / Behavioral analysis of the trends affecting the Brazilian steel and iron sector and its economics, with relation to the project company V&M do Brasil. / The method shows that the current plantation/charcoal-based production technology has become uneconomic and that therefore the baseline is a shift to the only more cost effective technology (coke) or going out of business. / No names provided (two methodologies) / Process activity level (output) combined with:
(1) constant emission factors for coke emissions, zero for charcoal emissions,
(2) emission factors for old and new carbonization technology, based on control group data. / May 5, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0003 - " Construction of new methanol production plant (called: M 5000) in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" / Ferrostahl AG (Germany)
Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) / Hamburg Institute of International Economics / TUV-S / 48c / Improvement of carbon intensity of new methanol production plants based on steam reforming / The baseline methodology is to use the carbon intensity of top 20% of methanol production facilities over the past 5 years to determine the differential emission factor. This, and the project activity level, is used to determine the emission reduction. / Monitoring of methanol production parameters / Project activity levels (to calculate CO2 emissions) are monitored. Average carbon intensity of similar plants is calculated based on secondary data. / May 8, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0004 - " Salvador da Bahia Landfill Gas Project" (Brasil) / SUEZ
Environnement
VEGA S.A. / ICF / DNV / 48b
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48c / Legal obligation for landfill gas capture and flaring defined through public contract. / The baseline emission level is defined by the level of LFG capture agreed to by contracted company and local government. / No name given.
It is pointed out, however, that the methodology is a refined version of the one that ICF developed for the PCF in the Latvia Liepaja LFG Project. / The methodology is commonly used in landfills with gas to energy plant / May 6, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0005 - " NovaGerar landfill Gas to Energy Project" (Brasil) / NCDF (Netherlands)
EcoSecurities / World Bank Carbon Finance
EcoSecurities / DNV / 48b / Simplified financial analysis for an investment project where business-as-usual is the only other plausible alternative scenario / The suggested methodology uses the internal rate of return (IRR), or the net present value (NPV), calculation to assess the financial attractiveness of the project and to determine whether the investment for which the IRR has been calculated is likely to be made given the forecasted rate of return from the investment. / Direct monitoring and calculation of ERs in landfill gas utilization or flaring projects / The methodology is commonly used for landfill gas-to-energy projects (see NM 0010) / May 6, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0006 - " Guatemala El Canada Hydoelectric Project" (Guatemala) / PCF
EnergiaGlobal / PCF
Consultant / DNV / 48b / Least cost analysis of power capacity expansion / The baseline is the country’s electric system plus its expansion.
A cost comparison ($/kWh) with a suitable plant of similar operational characteristics shows that the project is more expensive and is therefore not part of baseline. / Marginal dispatch analysis in integrated electric power systems / Monitoring of dispatch data to be used to calculate emissions associated with power not dispatched due to the project. / May 6, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0007 - " HFC Decomposition Project in Ulsan" (South Korea) / INEOS Fluor Japan
Foosung Tech Corporation
Korea / Climate Experts (Japan) / Japan QA Assoc. / 48a
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48b / Methodology for decomposition of HFCs in a non-regulated country / The suggested methodology assumes that the added costs of destruction of industrial gases creates an economic disincentive to prevent their emission to the atmosphere and that therefore business as usual is the baseline. / Monitoring methodology for decomposition of HFCs in a non-regulated country / Direct monitoring and calculation of the amount of destructed industrial gases. / May 8, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0008 - "Peñas Blancas Hydroelectric Project" (Costa Rica) / ICE
CERUPT
Costa Rica / OCIC / DNV / 48a
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48b / CERUPT Dispatch Analysis Methodology for Grid-Connected Electricity Projects / The baseline is expressed as a (10-year) fixed grid emission factor, determined using a dispatch model and expected operational conditions and capacity additions (key factor analysis). / CERUPT monitoring methodology for grid-connected electricity projects / Monitoring of the project’s electric output and (if any) the project’s emissions and leakage, used with the grid emission factor to calculate ERs. / May 8, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0010 - "Durban Landfill-gas-to-electricity project" (South Africa) / Durban Municipality
PCF
South Africa / PCF Consultant / TUV-S / 48b / Cost and investment analysis for electricity auto-generation (e.g. by municipalities) / The baseline is the BAU scenario (landfills), determined by excluding other options and comparing the project’s power generation costs with the (expected) tariff paid by the municipality. / (1) Direct monitoring and calculation of ERs in landfill gas utilization or flaring projects.
(2) Use of average annual carbon emission intensity factor for the grid. / (1) Direct and indirect metering of landfill gas / CH4 combusted or flared. (= NM 0005)
(2) Use of method depends on appropriate grid and project characteristics and published grid emissions and power output data. / May 9, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0011 - "26 MW Bagasse / Biomass based Cogeneration Power Project" (India) / SCM Sugars, India
India / Unspecified consultants / TUV-S / 48a / The weighted average emissions of current generation mix excluding historically identified must run projects / The baseline scenario is based on the officially published expansion plan relevant to the province in which the project is located. Projected generation from the power plants in the expansion plan (eliminating the must-run power plants) is used to determine emissions from the baseline scenario. / Electricity generation from the project will be monitored. Baseline emissions are not monitored. / Baseline emissions are fixed ex-ante based on expected projected generations and selected emission factors from operating plants. / May 9, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0012 - Wigton Wind Farm project (Jamaica) / Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
Petroleum Corp of Jamaica
NEC Micon
Jamaica / RES and EcoSecurities / SGS / 48a / Recent additions to the grid. PDD also states that the methodology resembles the approach in paragraph 48(c). / Recent capacity addition to the existing grid is proposed as the baseline. It is not clear if future capacity addition are envisaged and included in the baseline scenario. Capacity additions over the past 5 years are used to estimate the weighted average emission factor for the baseline scenario. / Direct monitoring of electrical output of wind farms / The emission factor for the baseline scenario (the Jamaican grid without the project) is determined ex-ante and it appears will not be monitored or determined ex post. / May 9, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0009 - AT Biopower Rice Husk Power Project in Thailand - Displacement of grid electricity / A.T. Biopower
Mitsubishi Securities
Rolls-Royce
Al Tayyar Energy / Mitsubishi Securities / DNV / 48a / Displacement of grid electricity: Retrospective annual application of weighted average carbon emission factors calculated from actual official data. / Official data used to establish the weighted average CO2 emissions of the grid on an ex-post basis. / Monitoring emissions from biomass power generation using direct measurements and commercial records / The approach uses a mix of official power statistics and standard emission factors. Heavy reliance on commercial records. / May 9, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0014 - AT Biopower Rice Husk Power Project in Thailand - Displacement of steam / See NM 0009 / See NM 0009 / 48a / Displacement of steam generated from the combustion of fossil fuels: Energy balance calculation for displaced steam where the displaced fuel(s) and technology(ies) are known. / The baseline is the emissions from combustion of fuels needed to produce steam / Monitoring emissions from biomass steam generation using direct measurements and commercial records / The approach uses a mix of official power statistics and standard emission factors. Heavy reliance on commercial records / May 9, 2003 12:00 am GMT
NM 0015 - AT Biopower Rice Husk Power Project in Thailand - Methane avoidance / See NM 0009 / See NM 0009 / 48a / Estimation of emission reductions from uncontrolled biomass disposal where BAU is open air burning. / Baseline is uncontrolled burning of biomass. The methodology is intended for projects that reduce emissions from dumping or uncontrolled burning that would otherwise occur. / Monitoring emissions from biomass energy generation and methane avoidance. / The approach uses a mix of official power statistics and standard emission factors. Heavy reliance on commercial records / May 9, 2003 12:00 am GMT