Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01206:reg:10:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01206
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 19968–22192

unit cannot be included in an eligible offsets project if:
 (a) its IE upgrade involves replacing existing items of equipment with new or used items, or installing new or used items of equipment; and
 (b) the new or used items add directly to the rated power of the original unit, rather than indirectly; and
 (c) the additional rated power is more than 20% of the rated power of the original unit.
Example: An IE system consists of a boiler that serves a number of other pieces of equipment. The capacity of the boiler is currently a constraint on the capacity of the system. Adding a second boiler will add to the capacity of the unit directly, and will be restricted under paragraphs (b) and (c). Adding other pieces of equipment to the boilers, such as additional heat recovery systems, might add to the effective capacity of the unit indirectly (by making fuller use of the boiler), and would be permitted by paragraphs (b) and (c).
Excluded vehicles
 (6) An IE unit cannot be included in an eligible offsets project if its IE upgrade involves the upgrade of              a vehicle that could a land and sea transport project under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Land and Sea Transport) Methodology Determination 2015.
Biomass may be used as an energy source only if it is a RET energy source
 (7) An IE unit cannot be included in an eligible offsets project if the original unit:
 (a) uses, as an energy source, biomass that is not a RET energy source; or
 (b) uses off-grid electricity, heat, steam or cooling that is produced using biomass that is not a RET energy source; or
 (c) includes energy-consuming equipment:
 (i) that uses, as an energy source, biomass that is not a RET energy source; or
 (ii) that uses off-grid electricity, heat, steam or cooling that is produced using biomass that is not a RET energy source.
Note: See subsection 19(2) for restrictions on the upgraded IE unit.
Definition of rated power
 (8) In this determination:
rated power means either:
 (a) if the rated output power of the equipment is specified by the manufacturer—that rated power output; or
 (b) otherwise—the input or output power determined by testing the equipment consistently before and after the upgrade.