Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00231:clause:1_26:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00231
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 26 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 68929–71888

26  Methane combusted or taken to be combusted

        (1) The methane combusted or taken to be combusted during a reporting period, in cubic metres, is worked out using the formula (equation 8):

       where:

       MCom means the methane combusted or taken to be combusted during the reporting period, in cubic metres.

       h means, subject to subsection (1A):
           (a) a combustion device; or
           (b) a biogas upgrading system of a project biomethane facility.

       MCom, h means, subject to subsection (1A), the methane combusted by combustion device h, or taken to be combusted by biogas upgrading system h, during the reporting period, in cubic metres, worked out using:
           (a) for a biogas upgrading system, combustion device that is a boiler, a flare with monitoring and control system, or an internal combustion engine system—using equation 9; and
           (b) for a combustion device that is not a boiler, a flare with monitoring and control system or an internal combustion engine—equation 9A.

        (1A) If MCom is being worked out for the purposes of calculating MCom, NCT, ED (section 24(2)), h means a combustion device when determining MCom for the reporting period.

            Note: This prevents landfill gas sent from the project landfill to biogas upgrading systems from being included when working out methane combusted through emissions destruction activities under equation 6. This in turn prevents double counting of conversion abatement from biomethane, which under Method 2 is already accounted for in equation 2A.

       Methane combusted by combustion device h or taken to be combusted by biogas upgrading system h—boiler or flare with monitoring and control system or internal combustion engine or biogas upgrading system.

        (2) Subject to subsection (1), the methane combusted by combustion device h or taken to be combusted by biogas upgrading system h during a reporting period, in cubic metres, is worked out using the formula (equation 9):

       where:

       MCom, h means the methane combusted by combustion device h or taken to be combusted by biogas upgrading system h during the reporting period, in cubic metres.

       MSent, h means the methane sent to combustion device or biogas upgrading system h during the reporting period, in cubic metres, worked out using equation 10, 11 or 12.

       PLh means the biomethane production loss factor for landfill gas sent to combustion device or biogas upgrading system h, expressed as a fraction, worked out in accordance with section 28B.

            Note: PLh accounts for methane lost during biogas upgrading. It does not affect methane that is sent to combustion devices.
       TLh means the transport loss factor for biogas sent to combustion device or biogas upgrading system h, expressed as a fraction, which is:
           (a) if h is a combustion device—zero;
           (b) if h is a biogas upgrading system that