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CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM

PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM-SSC-PDD)(CDM PDD)
Version 03 - in effect as of: 22 December 2006

CONTENTS

A. General description of the small scale project activity

B. Application of a baseline and monitoring methodology

C. Duration of the project activity / crediting period

D. Environmental impacts

E. Stakeholders’ comments

Annexes

Annex 1: Contact information on participants in the proposed small scale project activity

Annex 2: Information regarding public funding

Annex 3: Baseline information

Annex 4: Monitoring Information

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Revision history of this document

Version Date Description and reason of revision

Number
01 21 January Initial adoption
2003
02 8 July 2005 • The Board agreed to revise the CDM SSC PDD to reflect
guidance and clarifications provided by the Board since
version 01 of this document.
• As a consequence, the guidelines for completing CDM SSC
PDD have been revised accordingly to version 2. The latest
version can be found at
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03 22 December • The Board agreed to revise the CDM project design
2006 document for small-scale activities (CDM-SSC
SSC-PDD), taking
into account CDM-PDD and CDM-NM.
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SECTION A. General description of small-scale project activity

A.1 Title of the small-scale

scale project activity:

GHG abatement from distillery wastewater treatment project

Version : 01.8
Date : 20/12/2012

A.2. Description of the small-scale

small project activity:

ctivity:
Purpose of the Project Activity:
M/s. Green Elephant India Private Limited is a renewable energy company focusing on biomethanation
projects to produce biogas. The company was incorporated and registered in India under the Indian
Companies Act 1956 on 9th May 2008 and is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Green Elephant
GmbH, Germany. The project activity is setting up a biomethanation plant to produce biogas from
organic waste (spent wash) which is one of the most potent substrate to generate biogas. The thermal
energy generation unit which consumes biogas from the biogas purification unit is located at the distillery
unit of M/s. Kisan Veer Satara Sahakari Sakhar Kharkana
Kharkana Limited (KVSSSKL) in Satara district of
Maharashtra, India. KVSSSKL operates a sugar plant adjacent to the distillery unit.
Prior to the project activity, the old system consists of 5 boilers. Out ut of which steam from four boilers
were utilized by the sugar industry for meeting the heat and power demand and the fifth boiler is
exclusively used by the distillery unit. The new system consisting of 22 MW cogeneration and Biogas
fired distillery boiler will replace the old system. The 22MW cogeneration on system will cater the needs
(both heat and power) of the sugar industry. The biogas fired boiler (distillery boiler) will provide thermal
energy required by distillery unit.
unit. In absence of the project activity, 22 MW cogeneration system would
have catered the needs (both heat and power) of the sugar mill and the new coal fired boiler would meet
the steam requirement for the distillery unit. The new 22 MW cogeneration System is not a part of the
project boundary. The project boundary is clearly given in the
th section B.3.

The sugar industry produces molasses, a by-product

by product of sugar plant, consisting of 45 – 50% uncrystallized
fermentable sugar. Molasses therefore form a raw material for the distillery unit. Molasses is fermented
and distilled to produce industrial
trial alcohol. The process in the distillery unit involves usage of large
quantity of water which results in the generation of waste water known as spent wash. Distillery unit
generates the spent wash at the rate of 600m3/day with high Chemical Oxygen Dema Demand (COD) and
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) concentration. The thermal energy produced from the project activity
is consumed by the distillery unit to meet their thermal energy requirement.

CPCB states that, all distilleries unit will achieve zero discharge
discharge in surface water bodies and 100 %
utilization of spent wash. In Maharashtra, the project site contains the co operative sugar industry and the
distillery unit as similar to the project activity; they used to bio compost the press mud from sugar
industry with the spent wash from the distillery unit. These distillery units achieve 100% utilisation of
spent wash with the press mud for bio composting. This is the common practise for spent wash treatment
in Maharashtra for achieving the Zero Discharge in surface
sur water bodies1.

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The purpose of the project activity is to install anaerobic wastewater treatment system which consists of
an anaerobic digester with biogas capturing unit. This anaerobic digester will disintegrate most organic
matter in the waste water, thus reducing the amount of COD and BOD. This biogas will be purified with
biogas purification unit to remove H2S by using bioskrubber technology. The purified biogas will be used
to generate steam thus replacing the equivalent amount of coal in the boiler. This biogas pl
plant will be set
up next to the existing downstream discharge lagoon which is about 1.5 km from the distillery unit and
the thermal energy generation unit.

The project will have certain positive impacts as mentioned below –

• Most important is that it will replace
r thermal energy from conventional sources of fossil fuel.
• The development of the project will also provides important knowledge and experience for other
project developers that are striving to participate in the competitive national and regional mark
market.

Contribution to sustainable
ustainable development:
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India2 has stipulated the social well being, economic well
being, environmental well being and technological well being as the four indicators for sustainable
development
opment in the interim approval guidelines host country approval eligibility criteria for Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM) projects.

Economic Well Being:

• The project activity will help in conservation of fast depleting natural resources like coal, thereby
contributing to the economic well being of country as a whole
• The project activity would help in alleviation of poverty in the area as it creates employment
opportunities to the local people both temporary and permanent during the construction of the
project as well as in operation.

Environmental Well Being:

• Reduced air pollution from the use of fossil fuels, mainly particle matter NOX, and sulphur
dioxide emission due to fossil fuel combustion.
• Local Pollution will also be reduced as the fossil fuel is replaced with biogas produced from the
project activity.

Social Well Being:

• The project activity will provide business opportunity for contractors and the local people.
• Rural and infrastructural development in the areas around the project.
• Nitrate pollution
ution of soil is reduced as the project activity inhibits the usage of inorganic manure.

Technological Well Being:

• The project would use the environmental safe and sound technologies.
• The project uses clean and efficient technologies, conserves natural resources
resources and also acts as a
clean technology demonstration project, encouraging development of similar projects in the
vicinity.

All the above are the contribution of the project activity for the sustainable development.

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A.3. Project participants:

Name of Party involved Private and/or public entity(ies) Kindly indicate if the
(*) Project participants (*) party involved wishes to
((host) indicates a host (as applicable) be considered as project
Party) participant (yes/no)
India (Host) Private entity: No
M/s. Green Elephant India Private Limited.
India (Host) Private entity: No
M/s. Kisan Veer Satara Sahakari Sakhar
Kharkana Limited
(*) In accordance with the CDM modalities and procedures, at the time of making the CDMCDM-PDD public
at the stage of validation, a Party involved may or may not have provided its approval. At the time of
requesting registration, the approval by the Party(ies) involved is required.

A.4. Technical description of the small-scale project activity:

A.4.1. Location of the small-scale

small project activity:

A.4.1.1. Host Party(ies):

Country: India

A.4.1.2. Region/State/Province etc.:

State: Maharashtra

A.4.1.3. City/Town/Community etc:

Village : Bhuinj
Taluk : Wai
District : Satara

A.4.1.4. Details of physical location, including information allowing the

unique identification of this small-scale
small project activity :

Green Elephant Biogas project is located at Bhuinj village in the Satara District of Maharashtra. The
project site is 154 km from Mumbai which is the capital of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra The nearest rail head is
Koregaon railway station which is 10 km from the site. The nearest airport is in Pune which is 130 km
from the project site.

The geographical location3 of the project site is between Longitude East 73.9894
8940 and Latitude North
0
17.8595 .

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Maharashtra State

Fig 1: Location of Maharashtra State in India Map

Satara District

Fig 2: Location of Satara District in Maharashtra State Map

Project Activity

Fig 3: Location of Project Activity in Satara District Map

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A.4.2. Type and category(ies) and technology/measure of the small-scale

scale project activity:

Type and Category:

Project Type : I - Renewable Energy Industries

Category : AMS-I.C C.Thermal Energy for user with or without electricity4.
Version : 19
Date : 17th June 2011

Project Technology:
The project activity involves anaerobic treatment of spent wash in a closed digester system (Continuous
Stirrer Type Reactor (CSTR)) with the facility for the capture of methane enriched biogas. Spent wash is
highly organic and obnoxious in characteristics and is produced during alcohol production from the sugar
molasses.. Figure below shows schematic of a CSTR system.

Fig 4: Schematic of CSTR system

Anaerobic digestion of distillery effluent is done using CSTR technology. This is also aids in the efficient
collection of resultant biogas. The gas is the purified of harmful sulphur fumes using the bioskrubber
technology from an experienced manufacturer. The following figure depicts the processes involved in the
project activity.

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Fig 5: Process diagram of the project activity

Process Description:
The biogas plant collects the piped spent wash from the sugar industry in a receiving tank (five days
holding capacity), where solid fractions are allowed to settle and are removed from time to time.
Hereafter the clear effluent will be pumped into
into two digesters. In the digesters the production of the raw
biogas takes place. Therefore the spent wash will be mixed with recycled biomass. The feed rate is
controlled by a manual control valve and a flow meter provided in the feed line and the sludge recycling
re
line. In the digester the spent wash and the recycled biomass gets furthermore mixed with contents of
central and lateral agitators, which ensure a homogeneous mixing in the digester. As a result of the
anaerobic treatment of the mixture the BOD and
an COD value are reduced and the raw gas is generated.

The digested effluent will flow into a degassing vessel where the entrapped gases are released. The
degassed effluent flows to a lamella clarifier for the separation of active biomass from outgoing treated
effluent. The effluent leaves the lamella clarifier
clarifier for disposal or for a secondary treatment in the digester.
The surplus of the active biomass will be removed from the bottom of digester regularly to the sludge
bed. The excess biomass can either be disposed or be used as farm manure.

The two digesters have a capacity to treat 600 m³ of spent wash per day and generate through an
anaerobic digestion approximately 25,000
2 ,000 m³ biogas per day. The renewable gas contains around 60%
methane (CH4) with the remainder being mainly CO2 with contaminants of H2S.

After the biogas is generated in the digester it flows into the desulphurization unit (purification unit)
which consists mainly of a washing tower followed by a bioreactor and a sulphur settler. The liquid in the
washing tower has an alkaline nature and absorbs
ab the H2S. Then the H2S-loaded
loaded washing liquid is
recycled in a bioreactor releasing the sulphur in a settler. The recycled washing liquid can be used again
and returns to the process in the washing tower.

The produced biogas accumulates in the digester digester roof, from where it flows to the gasholder. The
gasholder acts as intermediate gas storage as well as a Pressure Control Vessel (PCV). The raw gas will
be pumped with the help of biogas blower to the gas purification plant. The biogas produced from the
project
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more fuel required to produce thermal energy, coal is the secondary fuel in the distillery boiler. Surplus
biogas,
gas, if any, can be burnt in a gas flaflare
re unit whenever gas is not being utilised
utilised. Flame arresters are
provided in gas lines to protect the digester from backfire from the flare.

Fig 6: Overall Process Flow Diagram

This purified biogas will be monitored by the flow meter which is placed at at the inflow of the distillery
boiler. Power consumption for this project activity is consumed directly from the renewable cogeneration
project. In case of any exigency, PP has planned to run the backup diesel generator to produce power for
their in house consumption. Active biomass or sludge from the digester is removed at regular intervals
and used for land applications with the help of bio composting with press mud. The detailed process flow
diagram is given in the section B.3

Specification of the Distillery Boiler5

Table 1: Technical Specific

S. No Parameters Units
1 Make Super steam Boiler
2 Type Multi fuel Boiler
3 Steam Production Temperature 4250C
4 Pressure 45 Kg/Cm2
5 Quantity of Steam 10 TPH
6 Feed Water Temperature 900C
7 Efficiency of Distillery Boiler 85 %

The technology supplier of the biogas plant is M/s. Ecoboard Industries Limited has vast experience in
supply of CSTR biogas plant for generation of biogas, a non conventional source of energy from distillery

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spent wash. The project participant

participa will employ high qualified and experienced persons for the smooth
operation of the project activity. PP and the employees of GE will be trained by the technology supplier /
competent body prevailing in this field.

The technical description6 of the flare unit is given below:

1) Flare Type : Open flame candlestick biogas flare

2) Flare Gas : Biogas @30-60mbar
3) Flare Capacity : 1400m3/hr
4) Height of Flare tip ; 6.3 m
5) Flare tip size : 6” (150 NB)
6) Flare tip MOC : SS316
7) Shroud Height : 1200 mm
8) Shroud MOC : SS316
9) Flame Sensing : Through K Type thermocouple fitted on the flare tip
10) Ignition method : Through high energy igniter fitted on the flare tip

A.4.3 Estimated amount of emission reductions over the chosen crediting period
period:

Estimation of annual
Years emission reductions in
tonnes of CO2e
2013 6, 779
2014 6, 779
2015 6, 779
2016 6, 779
2017 6, 779
2018 6, 779
2019 6, 779
2020 6, 779
2021 6, 779
2022 6, 779
Total estimated reductions 67, 790
(tonnes of CO2e)
Total number of crediting years 107
Annual average of the 6, 779
estimated reductions over the
crediting period (tCO
( 2e )

A.4.4. Public funding of the small-scale project activity:

No public funding is involved in the Project Activity.

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A.4.5. Confirmation that the small-scale project activity is not a debundled component of a
large scale project activity:

According to paragraph 2 of Appendix C8 of the Simplified Modalities and Procedures for Small-Scale
Small
CDM project Activities, the following results into debundling
debundling of large CDM project:

“A proposed small-scale
scale project activity shall be deemed to be a debundled component of a large project
activity if there is a registered small-scale
small scale CDM project activity or an application to register another
small-scale CDM project activity:

• With the same project participants;

• In the same project category and technology/measure;
• Registered within the previous 2 years; and
• Whose project boundary is within 1 km of the project boundary of the proposed small
small-scale
activity at the closest point.”

For the proposed project activity, the project participants does not implement any more biogas projects in
the state of Maharashtra; hence they could not have gone for additional registration for any similar project
within the previous 2 years whose project boundary is within 1 km of the project boundary of the
proposed activity. Thus it is confirmed that the small scale project activity is not a debundled component
of a larger project activity.

SECTION B. Application of a baseline and monitoring methodology

B.1. Title and reference of the approved baseline and monitoring methodology applied to the
small-scale project activity:

The methodology applied for this project activity is

Type : I - Renewable Energy Industries

Category : I.C. Thermal Energy production with or without electricity9.
AMS-I.C.
Version : 19,
9, EB 61
Date : 17th June 2011

Tools Used : Tool10 to calculate the project or leakage CO2 emissions from fossil fuel
Combustion. Version 02/EB – 41 Annex 11
Tool11 to calculate baseline, Project and/or leakage emissions from
electricity consumption. EB 39, Annex 7
Tool12 to determine project emissions from flaring gases containing
methane. EB 28, Annex 13

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Tool13 to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system.

Version 002.2/EB – 61 Annex 12

B.2 Justification of the choice of the project category:

The project activity will treat the waste water produce from the sugar industry and the biogas is generated
from the treated waste water. The produced biogas will be used in the distillery boiler to replace the fossil
fuel like coal to generate thermal energy. The generated thermal energy is used in the in in-house
consumption. The project activity is in line with methodology AMS. I.C, version 19; the specific features
of project and applicability of methodology AMS.I.C are discussed below:

AMS-I.C. Applicability Conditions Project Applicability

This methodology comprises renewable energy The project activity produces biogas from the
technologies that supply users with thermal wastewater treatment system to displace coal used
energy that displaces fossil fuel use. These units as the fuel source in the distillery boil
boiler to generate
include technologies such as solar thermal water thermal energy.
heaters and dryers, solar cookers,
cookers energy derived
from renewable biomass and other technologies
that provide thermal energy that displaces fossil
fuel.
Biomass-based co-generating
generating systems that This project activity is not a cogeneration system.
produce heat and electricity are included in this This project
ect activity generates thermal energy by
category. For the purpose of this methodology consuming biogas in the project activity to replace
“Cogeneration” shall mean the simultaneous the fossil fuel consumption.
generation of thermal energy and electrical
energy in one process.
Project activities that produce heat and power in
separate element processes (for example, heat
from a boiler and electricity from biogas engine)
do not fit under the definition of cogeneration
project.
Emission reduction from a Biomass The proposed project activity is not a cogeneration
Cogeneration system accrue from one of the system.
following activities:
(a) Electricity supply to a grid;
(b) Electricity and/or thermal energy (steam
or heat) for on-site
site consumption or for
consumption by other facilities;
(c) Combination of (a) and (b).

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The total installed/rated thermal energy The total installed capacity of this project activity
generation
eneration capacity of the project equipment is is 8.01 MW14 thermal which is less than 45 MW
equal to or less than 45 MW thermal (see thermal
paragraph 6 for the applicable limits for
cogeneration project activities).
For co fired systems, the total installed thermal The total installed capacity of this project activity
energy generation capacity of the project which consume both biogas and coal to generate
equipment when using both fossil and renewable steam is 8.01 MW thermal which is less than 45
fuel shall not exceed 45 MW thermal (see MW thermal
paragraph 6 for the applicable limits for
cogeneration project activities).
The following capacity limits apply for biomass The proposed project activity is not a cogeneration
cogeneration units: system. The project activity produces biogas from
(a) If the project activity includes emission the wastewater treatment system to displace coal
reductions from both the thermal and electrical used as the fuel source in the distillery boiler to
energy components, the total installed energy generate thermal energy.
generation capacity (thermal and electrical) of
the project equipment shall nott exceed 45 MW
thermal. For the purpose of calculating this
capacity limit the conversion factor of 1:3 shall
be used for converting electrical energy to
thermal energy (i.e., for renewable project
activities, the maximal limit of 15MW(e) is
equivalent to 45 MW thermal output of the
equipment or the plant).
(b) If the emission reductions of the cogeneration
project activity are solely on account of thermal
energy production (i.e. no emission reductions
accrue from electricity component), the total
installed thermal energy production capacity of
the project equipment of the cogeneration unit
shall not exceed 45 MW thermal.
(c) If the emission reductions of the cogeneration
project activity are solely on account of electrical
energy production (i.e. no emission
emissio reductions
accrue from thermal energy component), the total
installed electrical energy generation capacity of
the project equipment of the cogeneration unit
shall not exceed 15 MW.
The capacity limits specified in the above The project replaces the old distillery boiler. The

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/ t *(3266 kJ/kg - 381.5 kJ/kg) / 3600 kJ / MWh.
Whereas:
The thermal capacity
apacity of the Distillery Boiler is 10 TPH, Specific enthalpy of steam is 3266.0 kJ/kg and the specific
enthalpy of feed water is 381.5 kJ/kg
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paragraphs apply to both new facilities and project activity satisfies capacity limits as
retrofit projects. In the case of project activities mentioned in the paragraph 4 to 6
that involve the addition of renewable energy
units at an existing renewable energy facility, the
total capacity of the units added by the project
should comply with capacity limits in paragraph
4 to 6 and should be physically distinct from the
existing units
Project activities that seek to retrofit or modify The biogas based thermal energy generation
an existing facility for renewable energy system is under commissioning
commissioning. There is no
generation are included in this category existing facility in the project premises.
New Facilities and project activities involving The project replaces the old distillery boiler. It does
capacity additions compared to the baseline not involve a capacity addition. Hence this criteria
scenario are only eligible if they comply with the is not applicable.
relevant requirements in the “General Guidelines
to SSC CDM Methodologies”
If solid biomass fuel is used, it shall be There is no solid biomass fuel is used in this
demonstrated that it has been produced using proposed project activity.
solely renewable biomass and all project or
leakage emissions associated with its production
shall be taken into account in the emission
reduction calculations
Where the project participant is not the producer There is no solid biomass fuel is used in this
of the processed solid biomass fuel, f the project proposed project activity.
participant and the producer are bound by a
contract that shall enable the project participant
to monitor the source of the renewable biomass
to account for any emissions associated with
solid biomass fuel production. Such a contract
shall also ensure that there is no double counting
of emission reductions
If electricity and/or steam/heat produced by the The biogas from the Green Elephant which is
project activity is delivered to third party supplied to the KVSSSKL SSSKL thermal energy
i.e.,another facility
ity or facilities within the project generation system which is located at the close to
boundary, a contract between the supplier and the distillery unit. The steam produced from the
consumer(s) of the energy will have to be entered biogas based thermal energy system is used for
into that there is no double counting of emission KVSSSKL in-house requirement
requirement. Steam energy
reductions produced from the distillery boiler is not exported
to any other facility.
If the project activity recovers and utilizes biogas The project activity recovers andd utilizes biogas for
for power/heat production and applies this thermal energy generation. The methodology AMS
methodology on a standalone basis i.e. without 1.C was applied without using Type III component
using a Type III component of a SSC of a SSC methodology.
methodology, any incremental emissions
occurring due to the implementation of the Project emissions was included in the analysis from
project activity (e.g. physical leakage of the (1) the on-site
site consumption of fossil fuels, i.e. coal
anaerobic digester, emissions due to inefficiency consumption
tion at the distillery boiler and diesel
of the flaring) shall be taken into account either consumption at the back-upup diesel generator at the
as project or leakage emissions. biogas plant and (2) the consumption of electricity
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at the biogas plant. As well (3) the project

emissions of methane being flared at the biogas
plant is included. Project emissions from the
flaring of biogas are expected to be negligible.
However, in case of emergencies or technical
problems it is possible that large amounts of biogas
are flared and that the resulting methane emissions
become significant, i.e. largerr than 1% of the
overall expected emission reductions.

Project emissions from the disposal of the sludge

from the biogas plant via bio bio-composting have
been excluded. This is conservative, since the
resulting project emissions can safely be assumed
to be lower
ower than the baseline emissions from bio
bio-
composting
sting the spent wash directly.

Project emission from the transportation of the

sludge to the final land application has been
excluded. Final sludge from the project activity
will be used for land application with the help of
bio composting with press mud. Land application
takes place within approximately 20 kilometres of
the project site. The transport emissions also
occurred in the baseline scenario, so the project is
not causing any additional emissions.
Charcoal based biomass energy generation The project activity does not use charcoal as a fuel.
project activities are eligible to apply the Hence it is not applicable.
methodology only if the charcoal is produced
from renewable biomass sources provided.
• Charcoal is produced in kilns equipped
with methane recovery and destruction
facility; or
• If charcoal is produced in kilns not
equipped with a methane recovery and
had destruction facility, methane
emissions from the production of
charcoal shall be considered. These
emission shall be calculated as per the
procedure defined in the approved
methodology AMS III.K. Alternatively
conservative emission factor values from
peer reviewed literature or from a
registered CDM project activity can be
used, provided that it can be
demonstrated that the parameters from
these are comparable e.g., source of o
biomass, characteristics of biomass such
as moisture, carbon content, type of kiln,
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operating conditions such as ambient

temperature.

The proposed project activity produces biogas from the wastewater treatment system to displace coal used
as the fuel source in the distillery boiler to generate thermal energy.
energy. The biogas generated from the
biomethanation plant will be used in the thermal energy generation system to di displace the coal
consumption and the capacity of the project activity is well below the qualifying limit of 45 MWthermal.
Hence the choice of the project type and category is justified.

B.3. Description of the project boundary:

As per paragraph 15 of the methodology AMS-I.C., “The

The spatial extend of the project boundary
encompasses

a) All plants generating power and /or heat located at the project site, whether fired with biomass,
fossil fuels or a combination of both;
b) All power plants connected
nnected physically to the electricity system (grid) that the project plant is
connect to
c) Industrial, Commercial or residential facility, or facilities, consuming energy generated by the
steam and the processes or equipment affected by the project activity;
d) The processing plant of biomass residues, for project activities using solid biomass fuel (e.g.,
briquette), unless all associated emissions are accounted for as leakage emissions
e) The transportation itineraries, if the biomass is transported over distances greater than 200
kilometres, unless all associated emissions are accounted for as leakage emissions
f) The site of the anaerobic digester in the case of project activity that recovers and utilizes biogas
for power/heat production and applies this methodology
methodology on a stand alone i.e., without using a
Type III component of a ssc methodology”.
methodology

In line with the methodology, thhe project activity produces biogas from the wastewater treatment system
which displaces coal used as the fuel source in the distillery
distillery boiler to generate thermal energy. It covers
all the facilities affected by the project activity including the sites where processing, transportation and
application or disposal of waste products as well as biogas takes place.

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For the proposed project activity,

activity the project boundary consists of biogas produced from the waste water
treatment system and consumed in the distillery boiler to produce the thermal energy. It also contains the
flaring system of biogas. The thermal energy produced from the distillery boiler will be used in the
Distillery Boiler. The power is consumed from the 22 MW bagasse based cogeneration plant which is
located very nearby to the project activity. In absence of the cogeneration unit, the PP will rrun the diesel
generator for their in house power consumption. The final sludge from the project activity will be used
for land application. Hence Diesel generator and sludge treatments are incorporated in the project
boundary diagram.

The methodological choices for baseline emissions, project emissions and leakage emissions from the
systems affected by the project activity are discussed below:

According to the paragraph 45 and 46 of this methodology, there is no energy generating equipment is
transferred from another activity to this project activity. Hence there is no leakage from the project
activity.
Table 2: Baseline Emission of the Project Activity

S. Baseline Emission GHG Gases Justification

No
1 Steam / heat produced from the CO2 The project activity produces biogas from the
fossil fuel wastewater treatment system which displaces
coal used as the fuel source in the distillery
boiler to generate thermal energy

Table 3: Project Emission of the Project Activity

S. Project Emission GHG Gases Justification

ustification
No
1 CO2 emissions from electricity CO2 The project activity consumes power from
consumption by the project the captive power plant which is a grid
activity (PEPower) connected system. In absence of the project
activity, the power from the captive power
plant would have been exported to the grid
which displaces grid power. Hence tthe power
consumption due to this project activity is
accounted as project emission
2 CO2 emissions from on site CO2 Coal is used as a co fuel with biogas in the
consumption of fossil fuels due to project activity to generate thermal energy
the project activity (PEcoal) which is accounted as project emission
3 CO2 emission from on site CO2 The power is consumed from the 22 MW
consumption
ption of diesel due to the cogeneration plant which is located very
project activity (PEDiesel) nearby to the project activity. In absence of
the cogeneration unit, the PP will run the
diesel generator for their in house power
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consumption. The consumption of diesel in

the project
roject activity will be very negligible
amount. Hence for ex ex-ante emission from
diesel emission is considered as zero.
However actual quantity of diesel
consumption will be monitored and the
emission from the same will be considered
during Verification.
4 Methane emissions from the CH4 These emissions are accounted for in the
flaring of biogas generated by the project activity in the event that the biogas is
project activity (PEflare) flared. In normal operation 100% of the
biogas generated will be consumed
consu in the
distillery boiler, it is not expected that the
flare will be used. The flare is only for
emergency purposes. Hence emission from
flaring of biogas will be very negligible.
Hence for ex-ante
ante emission from flaring of
biogas is considered as zero. However actual
quantity of biogas flare will be monitored
and the emission from the same will be
considered during Verification.
5 Methane emissions from the final CH4 Project emissions from the disposal of the
sludge generated by the project sludge from the biogas plant via bio bio-
activity (PEsludge) composting have been excluded. This is
conservative, since the resulting project
emissions can safely be assumed to be lower
than the baseline emissions from bio bio-
composting the spent wash directly.15.
6 Project emissions from CO2 Final sludge from the project activity will be
transportation of sludge. used for land application with the help of bio
composting with press mud. Land application
takes place within approximately 20
kilometres of the project sit
site. The transport
emissions occurred in the baseline scenario,
so the project is causing no additional
emissions.

In the Project Scenario, emission sources are comprised of the following:

• Project emissions on account of fossil fuel consumed by the project activity.
• Project emissions on account of electricity consumed by the project activity.
• Project emissions from consumption of diesel in the project activity.
• Project emissions from the flaring of biogas.

15
This is also in line with the methodology AMS III H which states that if the sludge is controlled combusted,
disposed in a landfill with biogas recovery, or used for soil application in aerobic conditions in the project activity,
the project emission through
rough sludge shall be neglected.
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B.4. Description of baseline and its development:

In absence of the project, fossil fuels (coal) are combusted for the production of steam in a steam
generator. Alternatives have been established as baseline scenario in the absence of the project.

Approved methodology AMS IC has been applied

applied to the project activity as it meets applicability criteria
outlined in the methodology.

As per paragraph 16 of the methodology AMS I.C., “For “For renewable energy technologies that displace
technologies using fossil fuels, the simplified baseline is the fuel consumption of the technologies would
have been used in the absence of the project activity times an emission factor for the fossil fuel displaces”
displaces

Step 1: Demonstrated the project applies a renewable energy technology:

The project involves the combustion of biogas from industrial spent wash in the distillery boiler and
therefore the project applies a renewable energy technology.

Step 2: Demonstrated the project displaces a technology using a fossil fuel:

In the absencee of the project KVSSK has the following alternatives:

Alternative 1: Steam Generation using biogas & Coal in the distillery boiler without CDM Revenue.
Alternative 2: Steam Generation using fossil fuel in the distillery boiler.
Alternative 3: Steam Generation
neration using own bagasse in the distillery boiler.
Alternative 4: Steam Generation using bagasse from other regional producers.
Alternative 5: Steam Generation from the 22 MW cogeneration unit with bagasse fuel.
Alternative 6: Steam Generation from the 22 MW cogerneration unit with fossil fuel.
Alternative 7: Steam Generation from the existing old boiler

The following provides an analysis of each available alternative

Alternative 1:
Steam generation using biogas & coal in the distillery boiler without CDM revenue. In section B.5 it is
demonstrated that is not an economically attractive alternative.

Alternative 3:
Steam generation using own bagasse in the distillery boiler is not a feasible option. The bagasse produced
from the sugar industry is com
completely
pletely consumed by the 22 MW cogeneration unit. The same can be
verified from the Heat Mass balance diagram of the project activity. Hence the steam produced from
owns bagasse in the distillery boiler is not a plausible alternative.

Alternative 4:
Steam generation using bagasse from other regional producers is not a feasible option. Cogeneration can
enable India to meet the goals for green energy from renewable and sustainable biomass. Cogeneration
availability gap for power. Sugar industry16 has been
can be small but certain step to bridge the availability

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traditionally practising cogeneration by using bagasse as a fuel. The sugar industry available in the
regions is having the cogeneration unit. These cogeneration units consume all the bagasse produced from
their
ir sugar industry as a fuel. Consuming bagasse from the other regional producers is not a viable
options and the cost of bagasse from other regional producer is very high. Hence consuming bagasse from
other regional producer is not a possible alternative

Alternative 5:
Steam generation from the 22 MW cogeneration unit for distillery unit is not a possible option. Steam
characteristics from the cogeneration unit are different from the distillery requirement17. Hence steam
consumption from the 22 MW cogeneration
cogenera unit is not a plausible alternative.

Conclusion: Non of the non-fossil

fossil fuel alternatives is plausible. Hence it is clear that the project displaces
a fossil fuel technology.

Step 3: Identification which fossil fuel will be displaced:

The decision of fossil fuel that would have been used in the absence of project activity will be based on
the cost of various fuels options, i.e. fuel cost per unit of energy supplied.

The unit cost of various fuels options available for steam generation per unit of energy generation are as
follows:

Fuel Type Fuel NCV Fuel Price Cost per unit of

Energy
FO 40.4 TJ/10^3 tonne18 33.00 Rs/kg19 816831.683 Rs/TJ
Diesel 43.0 TJ/10^3 tonne20 34.86 Rs/lt21 988655.701 Rs/TJ
Coal 18.42 TJ/10^3 tonne22 4.00 Rs/kg23 217137.819 Rs/TJ

As it is evident from the above, coal has the lowest unit cost amongst all the fuel options available (It is
substantially low). Besides this, prior to the project activity project proponent has been using coal as fuel
to meet its steam requirement.. Therefore coal has been chosen as the possible fuel alternatives for the
project activity.

Alternative 2:
Steam generation using fossil fuel in the distillery boiler is the feasible option. During the biogas plant
shut down period, the distillery boiboiler
ler will run through fossil fuel only. Hence the steam generation using
fossil fuel in the distillery boiler is also a plausible alternative.

17
The supporting document is submitted to the DOE for validation.
18
As per IPCC default Value
19
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20
As per IPCC default Value
21
http://www.iocl.com/products/HighSpeedDiesel.aspx
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As per Supplier Quotation
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Alternative 6:
Steam generation from the 22 MW cogeneration unit for distillery unit is not a possible option. Steam
characteristics from the cogeneration unit are different from the distillery requirement24. Hence steam
consumption from the 22 MW cogeneration unit is not a plausible alternative.

Alternative 7:
Steam generation with the existing old boiler is not a feasible option. As the existing boiler reached the
end of life time and the existing boiler is decommissioned already. Hence this is not a possible alternative.

Conclusion: The only remaining baseline alternative is alternative Nr 2.

In line with the paragraph 16 of the methodology, this project activity generates biogas from the treated
waste water which is a renewable energy technologies and the generated biogas will be used as a fuel in
the distillery boiler to produce thermal energy for the in-house
in se consumption which directly displaces the
fossil fuel consumption (coal) in the distillery boiler.

Since the project activity is using coal in the baseline for steam generation, therefore the baseline
emission is calculated as per paragraph 22 of the methodology
methodology AMS.I.C Version 19. As per paragraph 22
of the methodology, “For
For Steam/heat produced using fossil fuels the baseline emissions are calculated as
follows”

BEthermal, co2, y = (EGthermal,y/ η BL, thermal) * EFff, co2.......................................................................(1)

Where
BE thermal, co2, y = The baseline emissions from steam displaced by the project activity during the year y
EGthermal,y = The net quantity of steam supplied by the project activity
activity during the year y
EFff, co2 = The CO2 emission factor of the fossil fuel that would have been used in the baseline
plant; tCO2/TJ obtained from reliable local or national data if available, otherwise IPCC
default emission factors are used.
η BL, thermal = The efficiency of the plant using the fossil fuel that would have been used in the
absence of the project activity

Table 4: Data and Key

K parameters used to determine the baseline emission

Parameter Value Unit

Volume of waste water treated 162000 (m3/yr)
Biogas Plant capacity 25000 m3/day
Volume of Biogas consumed in the distillery boiler 6750000 (m3/yr)
Emission factor of Coal25 95.826 tCO2/TJ
Emission factor of Coal27 100.0 tCO2/TJ

24
The supporting document is submitted to the DOE for validation.
25
Sub – bituminous Coal
26
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As per Tool to calculate the project emission from the fossil fuel combustion, the upper limit (95% Confidence
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B.5. Description of how the anthropogenic emissions of GHG by sources are reduced below
those that would have occurred in the absence of the registered small-scale CDM project activity:

The project is a steam generating project using biogas and coal in the distillery
distillery boiler. Alternative 2
(Steam
Steam Generation using fossil fuel in the distillery boiler)
boiler) has been established as baseline scenario.

The additionality for the Project Activity has been demonstrated as per ““Guidelines on the
demonstration of additionality
ty of small-scale
small project activities, Version 09” and “Non-binding best
practice examples to demonstrate additionality for SSC project activities” (EB35, Annex 34).

As per EB35 report, Annex 34, Project participants shall provide an explanation to show that the project
activity would not have occurred anyway due to at least one of the following barriers:

(a) Investment Barrier:: a financially more viable alternative to the

the project activity would have led
to higher emissions
(b) Access-to-finance
finance barrier:
barrier: the project activity could not access appropriate capital without
consideration of the CDM revenues
(c) Technological barrier:: a less technologically advanced alternative to the project p activity
involves lower risks due to the performance uncertainty or low market share of the new
technology adopted for the project activity and so would have led to higher emissions
(d) Barrier due to prevailing practice:
practice prevailing practice or existing regulatory or policy
requirements would have led to implementation of a technology with higher emissions
(e) Other barriers:: such as institutional barriers or limited information, managerial resources,
organizational capacity, or capacity to absorb new technologies.
techno

The Additionality for the proposed project activity is established with an in depth investment analysis in
line with the Guidelines on the Assessment of Investment Analysis Version 05. .

Investment Barriers:
The purpose of the investment analysis is to determine whether the proposed project activity is
economically or financially attractive or not without the revenue from sale of certified emission
reductions (CERs).

Refer to §19 of Guidelines

elines on the Assessment
Assessment of Investment Analysis, Version 05:
The proposed baseline scenario leaves the PP´s no other choice than to make an investment in a distillery
boiler. In accordance with § 19 of the Guidelines, a benchmark analysis is (i.e. the direct comparison of
the project IRR with the benchmark) is not appropriate and an investment comparison analysis shall be
used.

The Net Present Value (NPV), which is calculated by a series of cash flows,, both incoming and outgoing,
can be described as the difference amount between the sums of discounted: cash inflows and cash
outflows. It is relevant to calculate and compared to the baseline scenario based on the applied discount
rate. The rate used to discount
iscount future cash flows to the present value is a key variable of this process
thereforee the Weighted Average Cost of C Capital (WACC) was calculated. In order to analyse the financial
attractiveness of the project activity, the prime financial indicator that
that has been used is the NPV. The
NPV is considered as appropriate financial indicator for demonstrating the financial additionality of the
project activity. The project related cash-flows
cash of both Green Elephant India Private Limited and
Kissan Veer SSK aree considered in the financial analysis.
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Cost of Equity:
As per the “Guidelines on the assessment of investment analysis, EB 62, Annex 5, Guidance 15” 15”, which
states “if the benchmark is based on parameters that are standard in the market, the cost of equity should
be determined either by (a) selecting the values provided in Appendix A (of the guidelines)
guidelines); or by (b)
calculating the cost of equity using best financial practices.
practices. The PP of the present project activity has
chosen the default value of cost of equity. The value published for the host country i.e. India which falls
under the Group I category is 11.75%. It can be converted to 13.75 % pre-taxtax rate of return by applying
the minimum alternative tax rate of 16.995%. Further since the investment analysis is carried out in
nominal terms, the real term value of cost of equity given can be converted to nominal value by adding
the inflation rate.

In accordance with paragraph 7 of the Appendix to the “Guidelines on the Assessment of Investment
Analysis” the inflation target of 5% of the Reserve Bank of India can then
t be added28. The pre-tax rate
with 5% inflation is then 18.75%.

The cost of debt is considered as the average value of RBI Lending Rate in India which was available at
the time of Decision Making. The interest rate was: 11.63 %. The debt to equity ratio was considered as
50 % in line with § 18 of the “Guidelines
“ on the Assessment of Investment Analysis
nalysis, Version 5. The
WACC considered is 15.19 %29

Table 6: Input values for the estimation of NPV of the project activity

Particulars Value Units Source

Technical:
Biogas Generation 25,000 m3/day As per Technology Supplier
No of Operating 270 Days As per Technology Supplier
Days
Total Project Cost 145.51 Million As per Technology Supplier
INR
Operating Cost
Non fuel operating 17.03 Million Calculated Value
Cost Baseline INR/year
Price of coal 4000 INR /tonne Quotation from Coal Supplier
Boiler Capacity 10 TPH As per Technology Supplier
Steam generation 190.62 TJ/year Calculated Value
Net Calorific 4400 kCal/kg Quotation from Coal Supplier
Value of Coal
Net Calorific 5000 kCal/m3 http://www.synergyearthglobal.com/advantages_of_biogas.
ttp://www.synergyearthglobal.com/advantages_of_biogas.
Value of Biogas html

Table 7: Input values for the estimation of NPV of the baseline scenario

Particulars Value Units Source

Technical:

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Total Project Cost 34.00 million INR As per Technology Supplier

Operating Cost
Non fuel operating Cost 3 Million Calculated Value
Baseline INR/year

Coal Consumption 12, 174 t/Year

Price of coal 4,000 t/Year Quotation from Coal Supplier
Boiler Capacity 10 TPH As per Technology Supplier
Boiler efficiency 85% % As per technology Supplier
Steam generation 190.62 TJ/year Calculated Value
Net Calorific Value of Coal 4400 kCal/kg Quotation from Coal Supplier

Based on the above assumptions, the NPV for this project activity is -429.09 million INR which is below
than the baseline scenario -406.3
406.35 million INR.. Therefore the project is not financially attractive. These
financial calculations include all the relevant revenues and the cost associated with the project.

Sensitivity Analysis:

The purpose of the sensitivity analysis is to examine whether the conclusion regarding the financial
viability of the project activity is sound and tenable with those reasonable variation in the assumptions.

Sensitivity Analysis
Guidance Reasoning
Guidance 20: Only variables, including the In line with the guidance, the following variables are
initial investment cost, that constitute more subjected to the variation
riation in the sensitivity analysis
than 20% of either total project costs or total carried out –
project revenues should be subjected to
reasonable variation (all parameters varied • Biogas production
need not necessarily be subjected to t both • Project Cost
negative and positive variations of the same • Operation & Maintenance Cost
magnitude), and the results of this variation • Fuel costs (Coal price)
should be presented in the PDD and be
reproducible in the associated spreadsheets.
Guidance 21: As a general point of departure In line with the guidance, a range of +10% to -10%
variations in the sensitivity analysis should at was considered for all the above variables in the
least cover a range of +10%0% and -10%, unless sensitivity analysis.
this is not deemed appropriate in the context of
the specific project circumstances.

Table 8:: Sensitivity Analysis of baseline and project activity

NPV in Million INR
Sl. No Variation Parameter % Change Baseline Activity Project Activity

10% -441.5 -445.1

01 Change in Coal Price
-10% -371.2 -413.1
10% -406.3 -409.9
02 Change in biogas production
-10% -406.3 -448.3
03 Change in project cost 10% -406.3 -443.6
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-10% -406.3 -414.5

10% -406.3 -441.6
04 Change in O & M Expenses
-10% -406.3 -416.5

In the above background, the PP of the project activity submits that the project is unlikely to achieve the
benchmark even under favorable conditions and hence justifies the need of CDM funds to help in
improving the project competitiveness and financial sustainability
sustainability.

This confirms that the project activity

activity is not a business as usual scenario and is additional. Registering
project activity as a CDM project expected after approval and registration would provide additional
revenue to the project activity improving the project’s profitability and economic viab
viability. The viability
of the project activity would improve only with CER revenues. The CDM revenues will assist the investor
in realizing returns commensurate the risks in development and operations of the project.

Conclusion:
Registering the project activity
ivity as a CDM project expected after approval and registration, would provide
additional revenue to the project activity by reducing the cost of energy generation. Thus the CDM
benefits would alleviate different kind of barriers associated with the implementat
ation and operation of
this project activity.

Early Consideration of CDM:

As per the EB Guidelines 62, Annex 13 on the Demonstration and Assessment of Prior Consideration of
the CDM30, “the project activities with a starting date on or after August 2008
2008 the project participant
must inform a Host party DNA and the UNFCCC Secretariat in writing of the commencement of the
project activity and of their intension to seek CDM Status. Such Notification must be made within six
months of the project activity starting
sta date”

The starting date of this project activity is 29th October 2009 from the agreement of supplier and the
project participant sent the intimation letter to the Host Party DNA and the UNFCCC Secretariat in
writing about the commencement of the project activity on 06th March 2009.
09. This shows that the project
participant informed the DNA and the UNFCCC secretariat about the project activity before the starting
date
ate and also made the contract agreement with the CDM Consultant to develop this project under the
CDM process. This shows that the project proponent has the awareness about the CDM process and its
benefits.
Table 9:: Chronologies of events of the project activity:

S No. Date Activity

1 06th March 200931 PP has intimated the Expression of Intension to UNFCCC and Host
Country DNA32 about the CDM status
2 13th June 2009 Board Resolution of the Project Activity
3 29th October 200933 Agreement with Suppliers for the Erection and Commissioning of
the Biogas Plant

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Intimation Letter sent to UNFCCC and DNA about the Commencement of this Project activity
32
Ministry of Environment
ent and Forest
33
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4 14th November 2009 GE made an agreement with KVSSSKL

KVSSSK to supply biogas
5 13th December 2009 Agreement with the Manufacturer for doing Civil Work, Supply of
Equipments and for Erection and Commissioning of H2S removal
system
6 19th August 2010 PDD submitted to DOE for Validation
7 21st August 2010 – Project has been submitted to UNFCCC for Global Stakeholders
19th September 2010 Process
8 20th September 2010 Loan Sanctioned from IREDA for the implementation of the project
activity.
9 24th September 2010 Meeting With Host Country DNA for Host Country Approval
10 01st February 2011 Agreement with Aristo Electricals and Engineers for Electrical
Equipment
th
11 13 April 2011 Host Country Approval Received

B.6. Emission reductions:

B.6.1. Explanation of methodological choices:

The project activity consumes the biogas from the biogas purification system to replace fossil fuel in the
thermal energy generation. Formula used to calculate the net emission reduction for the project activity is
as follows

ERy = BEy – PEy – LEy ………………………………………………………………………… (2)

(

Where,
ERy - Emission Reduction in tCO2/year
BEy - Baseline emission in tCO2/year
PEy - Project emissions in tCO2/year
LEy - Emissions due to leakage in tCO2/year

As discussed in section 3.4, the baseline for the project activity is Steam is produced through coal based
boiler unit, therefore baseline emission is calculated as per Para 18 of the small
small scale methodology AMS
I. C version 19.

Baseline emission (BEy):

As per paragraph 20 of the methodology
methodology, “For
For Steam/heat produced using fossil fuels the baseline
emissions are calculated as follows”

BEthermal, co2, y = (EGthermal,y/ η BL, thermal) * EFCoal, co2.......................................................................(

.......................................................................(3)

Where
BE thermal, co2, y = The baseline emissions from steam displaced by the project activity during the year y
EGthermal,y = The net quantity of steam supplied by the project activity during the year y
EFCoal, co2 = The CO2 emission factor of the fossil fuel that would have been used in the baseline
plant; tCO2/TJ obtained from reliable local or national data if available, otherwise IPCC
default emission factors are used.
η BL, thermal = The efficiency of the plant using the fossil fuel that would have been used in the
absence of the project activity
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Project Emission (PEY):

As described in the section B.3, the Project Scenario comprised the emission sources are aas follows:
• Project emissions on account of electricity consumed by the project activity.
• Project emissions on account of fossil fuel consumed by the project activity.
• Project emission from consumption of diesel in the project activity.
• Project emissions from the flaring of biogas.

Project Emission from consumption of Electricity:

The electricity will be consumed from the onsite captive power plant which is a grid connected system.
The scenario C of the Tool to calculate the baseline, Project and /or leakage
leakage emission from electricity
consumption is applied to the source of electricity consumption. Under Scenario C, Case C I applies to
the project activity since the project activity consumes power from the captive power plant which is a grid
connected system.m. In absence of the project activity, the power from the captive power plant would have
been exported to the grid which displaces grid power. The implementation of the project activity only
affects the quantity of electricity that is supplied from the grid
grid and not the operation of the captive power
plant. Hence the tool is applicable to the project activity.

As per the Tool to calculate baseline, Project and/or leakage emissions from electricity consumption, the
project emission is calculated as follow:

PEEC , y = ECpj , y * EFEL , y * (1 + TDL) ................................................................................................(

................................................................................................(4)
PEEC,y = Project Emission from electricity consumption in year y (tCO2/yr)
ECPJ, y = Quantity of electricity consumed
c by the project activity in year y
TDL = Average technical transmission and distribution losses for providing electricity to
in year y

Emission Factor (EFEL, y):

The Biogas Plant consumes power from the 22 MW cogeneration captive power plant which is a grid
connected system. In absence of the biogas plant, the power from the cogeneration unit would have been
exported to the grid which displaces grid power. Hence grid emission factor would be the appropriate
emission factor for the power consumed
consumed by the biogas plant. The emission factor of this project activity is
calculated as per option A1 of the Tool to calculate baseline, Project and/or leakage emissions from
electricity consumption is “Tool electricity system34”. The
Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricit
following steps to be used to calculate the baseline emission factor.

Step 1: Identify the relevant electricity systems

The tool35 defines the electric power system as the spatial extent of the power plants that are physically
connected through transmission and distribution lines to the project activity and that can be dispatched
without significant transmission constraints. Keeping this into consideration, the Central Electricity

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Authority (CEA)36, Government of India has divided the Indian Power Sector into two regional grids (see
table below).
Table 10: National Grid in India

The project activity is located in the state of Maharashtra which comes under NEWNE grid in India and
the electricity consumed by this project displaces the electricity from NEWNE grid. The project activity
consumes power from the 22 MW cogeneration systems, which export the surplus power to the NEWNE
grid. Due to the displacement of electricity the project activity would have an impact on the NEWNE
grid. Thus all the power generation facilities connected to this grid form the boundary for the purpose of
baseline estimation. Since the project consumes electricity from the cogeneration unit, which export the
surplus power to the NEWNE grid, emissions generated
generated due to the electricity genera
generated by the NEWNE
grid as per CM calculations will serve as the baseline for this project.

Step 2 Choose whether to include off-grid

off grid power plants in the project electricity systems (Optional)
Project participants may choose
ose between the following two options to calculate the operating margin and
build margin emission factor:

Option I: Only grid power plants are included in the calculation.

Option II: Both grid power plants and off-grid

off grid power plants are included in the calculation.

Option I corresponds to the procedure contained in earlier versions of this tool. Option II allows the
inclusion of off-grid
grid power generation in the grid emission factor. Option
Option II aims to reflect that in some
countries off-grid
grid power generation is significant and can partially be displaced by CDM project
activities, e.g. if off-grid
grid power plants are operated due to an unreliable and unstable electricity grid.
Option II requires
ires collecting data on off-grid
off grid power generation as per Annex 2 and can only be used if
the conditions outlined therein are met. Option II may be chosen only for the operating margin emission

The Project
roject Participant chooses the grid connected power plants
plants (Option I) to calculate the operating
margin and build margin Emission Factor.

Step 3 Select a method to determine the operating margin (OM)

The calculation of the operating margin emission factor (EFOM,y) is based on one of the following
methods:

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(a) Simple OM, or

(b) Simple adjusted OM, or
(c) Dispatch data analysis OM, or
(d) Average OM

Any of the four methods can be used. However, the simple OM method (option a) can be used if low low-
cost/must-run
run resources constitute less than 50% of total grid generation in: 1) average of the five most
recent years, or 2) based on long--term averages for hydroelectricity production.

Years 2004 - 05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008

2008-09
NEWNE Grid37 25.4% 18.0% 18.5% 19.0% 17.3%

The above table clearly shows that the percentage of total grid generation by low-cost/must
low cost/must-run plants (on
the basis of average of five most recent years) for the NEWNE grid is only 19.64 % which is much lesser
than 50% of the total generation. Thus, Simple
Simple OM method can be used for calculating the emission
factor.

For the simple OM, the emissions factor can be calculated using either of the two following data vintages:

• Ex ante option: A 3-year

year generation-weighted
generation weighted average, based on the most recent data available at the
time of submission of the CDM-PDD
CDM PDD to the DOE for validation, without requirement to monitor and
recalculate the emissions factor during the crediting period,
Or
• Ex post option: The year in which the project activity displaces grid electricity, requiring the emissions
factor to be updated annually during monitoring. If the data required calculating the emission factor for
year y is usually only available later than
than six months after the end of year y, alternatively the emission
factor of the previous year (y-1)
1) may be used. If the data is usually only available 18 months after the end
of year y, the emission factor of the year proceeding the previous year (y-2)
(y may be used. The same data
vintage (y, y-1 or y-2)
2) should be used throughout all crediting periods.

The project proponent has chosen an ex ante option for the calculation of the OM with a three year
generation weighted average, based on the most recent data available at the time of submission of the
CDM-PDD
PDD to the DOE for validation.

Step 4 Calculate the Operating Margin emission factor according to the selected method.
The simple OM emission factor is calculated as the generation weighted average CO2 emissions per unit
electricity generation (tCO2/MWh) of all generating power plants serving the system not including low
low-
cost /must run power plant/ units. The simple OM may be calculated:

Option A: Based on the net electricity generation and a CO2 emission factor
tor of each power unit.

Option B: Based on the total net electricity generation of all power plants serving the system and the fuel
types and total fuel consumption of the project electricity system

Option B can only be used if:

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b) Only nuclear and renewable power generation are considered as low- low-cost/must-run power
sources and the quantity of electricity supplied to the grid by these sources is known; and
c) Off-grid
grid power plants are not included in the calculation
calculation (i.e., if option I has chosen in step
2).

The simple OM is calculated as per Option A below:

Option A: Calculation based on average efficiency and electricity generation of each plant under this
option, the simple OM emission factor is calculated
calculated based on the net electricity generation of each power
unit and an emission factor for each power plant as follows:
∑, , ∗ 
 ,,
= ∑
,
....................................................................................................................(
....................................................................................................................(5)
Where:

EFgrid, OM simple,y = Simple Operating margin CO2 emission factor in year y (tCo2 /MWh)
EGm,y = Net quantity of electricity generated
generated and delivered to the grid by power unit m in
year y (MWh)
EFEL,m,y = CO2 emission factor of power unit m in year y(tCO2/MWh)
m = All power plants/units serving the grid in year y except low cost must run power
/units
y = The relevant year as per the data vintage chosen in step 3

Determination of EFEL,m,y:
The emission factor of each power unit m has been determined by Option A1, equation 2 of the tool as
follows:
∑, ,,∗, ∗ ,,
 ,, = ∑
,
.............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................(6)

Where:
EFEL,m,y = CO2 emission factor of power unit m in year y(tCO2/MWh)
FCi, m,y = Amount of fossil fuel type i consumed by power plant/unit m in year y (mass or
volume unit)
NCVi,y = Net calorific value (energy content) of fossil fuel type i in year y (GJ / mass or
volume unit)
EFCO2,i,y = CO2 emission factor of fossil fuel type i in year y (tCO2/GJ)
EGm,y = Net electricity generated and delivered to the grid by power plant/ unit m in year
y (MWh)
m = All power plants/units serving the grid in year except low cost must run power
plants/units
i = All fossil fuel types combusted in power plant/unit m in year y
y = Either the three most recent years for which data is available at the time of
submission of the CDM-PDD
CDM to the DOE for validation.

Operating Margin38 2006-07 2007-08

2007 2008-09
Net Generation in Operating Margin (GWh) 379,471 401,642 421,803

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Net Electricity Import (GWh) 5,126 8,193 5,897

Net Generation in Operating margin including Imports (GWh) 384,597 409,834 427,700
NEWNE Grid Operating margin (tCO2/MWh) 1.008 0.999 1.007
Weighted Average Operating Margin (tCO2/MWh) 1.005

Step 5: Calculate the build margin (BM) emission factor

Project participants can choose between one of the following two options:

Option 1
Calculate the Build Margin emission factor EFBM, y ex-ante based on the most recent information
available on plants already built for sample group m at the time of PDD submission. The sample group m
consists of either the five power plants that have been built most recently or the power plant capacity
additions in the electricity system that comprise 20% of the system generation (in MWh) and that have
been built most recently. Project participants should
should use from these two options that sample group that
comprises the larger annual generation.

Option 2
For the first crediting period, the Build Margin emission factor EFBM, y must be updated annually ex-post
ex
for the year in which actual project generation
generation and associated emissions reductions occur. For subsequent
crediting periods, EFBM, y should be calculated ex
ex-ante,
ante, as described in option 1 above. The sample group
m consists of either the five power plants that have been built most recently or the powe
power plant capacity
additions in the electricity system that comprise 20% of the system generation (in MWh) and that have
been built most recently. Project participants should use from these two options that sample group that
comprises the larger annual generation.
gener

Option 1 as described above has chosen in the project activity. BM is calculated ex

ex-ante based on the
most recent information available at the time of submission of PDD and is fixed for the entire crediting
period. The build margin emissions factor is the generation-weighted
weighted average emission factor
(tCO2/MWh) of all power units m during the most recent year y for which power generation data is
available, calculated as follows:

∑ , ∗ ,,

,, = ∑ ,
.............................................................................................(
.............................................................................................(7)
Where:
EFgrid,BM,y = Build margin CO2 emission factor in year y (tCO2/MWh).
EGm,y = Net quantity of electricity generated and delivered to the grid by power unit m in
year y (MWh).
(MWh)
EFEL,m,y = CO2 emission factor of power unit m in year y (tCO2/MWh)
m = Power units included in the build margin.
margin
y = Most recent historical year for which power generation data is available.

Build Margin39 2008-09

Build Margin Margin (tCO2/MWh) 0.675

Step 6: Calculate the combined margin emissions factor

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The calculation of the combined margin (CM) emission factor (EF

( grid, CM, y) is based on one of the
following methods:
(a) Weighted average CM; or
(b) Simplified CM.

The combined margin emissions factor is calculated (option a) as follows:

EFgrid,CM,y = EFgrid,OM,y * wOM + EFgrid,BM,y * wBM............................................................

..................................................................(8)

Where:
EFgrid,BM,y = Build margin CO2 emission factor in year y (tCO2/MWh)
EFgrid,OM,y = Operating margin CO2 emission factor in year y (tCO2/MWh)
wOM40 = Weighting of operating margin emissions factor (%)
wBM = Weighting of build margin emissions factor (%)

Factors Weighted Average

Operating Margin Emission Factor(tCO2 / MWh) 1.005
Build Margin(tCO2 / MWh) 0.675
Combined Margin(tCO2 / MWh) 0.840

Project Emission from consumption of Coal in the distillery boiler:

The proposed project activity consists of an anaerobic digester to treat the waste water from the distillery
unit. The recovered biogas along with coal will be used in the distillery boiler to generate the steam for
onsite use. Ass per the Tool to calculate project or leakage CO2 emissions from the fossil fuel
combustion, the project emissions are calculated as follows:

PE fc, Coal,y = FCcoal,y x COEFCoal,y.,…………………………………………………………………….(

…………………………………………………………………….(9)

Where:
PE fc, Coal,y = Are the CO2 emissions from coal combustion in process j during the year y (tCO2/yr);
FC fc, Coal, y = Is the quantity of coal combusted in process j during the year y (mass or volume
unit/yr);
COEFCoal,y = Is the CO2 emission coefficient of Coal in year y (tCO2/mass or volume unit)

The CO2 emission coefficient COEFCoal,y is calculated based on net calorific value and CO2 emission
factor of the fuel type i, as follows:

COEFCoal,y = NCVCoal,y x EFCO2,Coal, ……………………………………………………………...(

……………………………………………………………...(10)

Where:
COEFCoal,y = Is the CO2 emission coefficient of Coal in year y (tCO2/mass or volume unit)

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NCVCoal,y = Is the weighted average net calorific value of the Coal in year y (GJ/mass or volume
unit)
EFCO2,coal = Is the weighted average CO2 emission factor of Coal i in year y (tCO2/GJ)

Project Emission from consumption of diesel in the project activity:

As part of the project activity, a backup diesel generator to meet the emergency requirements of power
house will be installed. Emissions resulting
resulting from usage of diesel backup generator will be accounted as
project emissions based on the following equation as provided in the “Tool
“Tool to calculate project or leakage
CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion” version.2.

CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in process j are calculated based on the quantity of fuels
combusted and the CO2 emission coefficient of those fuels, as follows:

PE fc, Diesel = FC diesel, y × COEF diesel ..............................................................................................(

.............................(11)

Where:
PEdiesel,y = Are the CO2 emissions from diesel combustion in process j during the year y (tCO2/yr);
FCdiesel,y = Is the quantity of fuel type diesel combusted in process during the year y (mass or
volume unit/yr);
COEFdiesel = Is the CO2 emission coefficient of diesel in year y (tCO2/mass or volume unit)

The CO2 emission coefficient COEF diesel can be calculated using Option B:

Option B: The CO2 emission coefficient COEFdiesel is calculated based on net calorific value and CO2
emission factor of the fuel type i, as follows:

COEFdiesel = NCVdiesel X EFco2,diesel,.....................................................................................................(

.....................................................................................................(12)

Where:
COEFdiesel = CO2 emission coefficient of diesel in year y (tCO2/mass or volume unit)

NCVdiesel = weighted average net calorific value of the diesel (GJ/mass or volume unit)

EFCO2,diesel = weighted average CO2 emission factor of diesel in year y (tCO2/GJ)

The PP has selected the option B as COEF (CO2 emission coefficient of fuel) testing facility for
“Weighted
Weighted average mass fraction of carbon in fuel type i in year y”
y under option A is not available to PP.
Hence, the project emissions for the proposed project activity can be calculated as follows:

PE diesel,y = FCdiesel, y * NCVdiesel * EFco2,diesel ................................................................................(13)

................................................................................(

Where,
FCdiesel, y = quantity of diesel used during the year
NCVdiesel = weighted average net calorific
calorifi value of diesel
EFco2,diesel = weighted average CO2 emission factor of diesel

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These emissions are accounted for in the project activity in the event that the biogas is flared. In normal
operation, it is not expected that the flare will be used. The flare is only for emergency purposes.

Methane emissions due to flaring in year y are ar calculated as per the “Tool41 to determine project
emissions from flaring gases containing methane” (tCO2e). PP has installed open flaring system. For the
determination of the flare efficiency, the default value of 50% will be used for the calculation oof project
emissions from flaring gases.

Steps 1 to 7 of the “Tool to determine project emissions from flaring gases containing methane”
(hereafter the flaring tool) are used to determine the project emissions from flaring of the residual gas
stream.

According to the step 1 of the flaring tool, to calculate mass flow rate of residual gas that is calculated as
per the following equation;

FMRG,h = ρRG,n,h ∗ FVRG,h………

… .....................................................................................................…(
.....................................................................................................…(14)

Where,
Parameter Details
FMRG,h Mass flow rate of the residual gas in hour h (kg/h)
ρRG,n,h Density of the residual gas at normal conditions in hour h (kg/m3)
FVRG,h Volumetric flow rate of the residual gas in dry basis at normal conditions in the hour h
(m3/h)

Pn
ρRG,n,h = ………............................................................
…............................................................ .............................................…(
.............................................…(15)
Ru
* Tn
MMRG , h

Where,
Parameter Details
ρRG,n,h Density of residual gas at normal conditions in hour h (kg/m3)
Pn Atmospheric pressure at normal conditions (pa)
Ru Universal ideal gas constant (Pa.m3/kmol.k)
MMRG,h Molecular mass of the residual gas in hour h (kg/kmol)
Tn Temperature at normal conditions (K)

MMRG , h = ∑ ( fv
i
i, h * MMi) ……
……................................................................................................…
…................................................................................................… ((16)

fvN2, h = 100% - fvCH4, h........................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................(17)

Where,
Parameter Details
MMRG , h Molecular Mass of the residual gas in hour h (kg/kmol)
fvi,h Volumetric fraction of component i in the residual gas in the hour h

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MMi Molecular Mass of residual gas component i kg/kmol)

i The components CH4, CO, CO2, O2, H2, N2

According to step 2 of the flaring tool, determination of the mass fraction of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
and nitrogen in the residual gas are as follows:

∑ fvi , h * AMj * NAj , i


fmj , h = … …................................................................................................… ((18)
………................................................................................................…
MMRG , h

Where,
Parameter Details
fm j , h Mass fraction of element j in the residual gas in hour h
fvi , h Volumetric fraction of component i in the residual gas in the hour h
AMj Atomic mass of element j(kg/kmol)
NAj , i Number of atoms of element j in component i
MMRG , h Molecular Mass of the residual gas in hour h (kg/kmol)
j The elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
i The components CH4, CO, CO2, O2, H2, N2

As a simplified approach42, project participants may only measure the volumetric fraction of methane and
consider the difference to 100% as being nitrogen (N2). In line with the above statement from the flaring
tool, PP has considered the difference between the volumetric fraction of methane and the difference to
100% as Nitrogen (N2).

Step 3 & 4 of the flaring tool are not applicable for this project activity, since the flare efficiency is not
continuously monitored and it is open flare system.

As per the Step 5 of the flaring tool, methane mass flow rate in the residual gas on a dry basis is
calculated as per following equation

TMRG,h = FVRG,h * fvCH4, RG,h *ρCH4,n ………

… …..........................................................................(
…..........................................................................(19)

Where,
Parameter Details
TMRG,h Mass flow rate of methane in the residual gas in the hour h (kg/h)
FVRG,h Volumetric flow rate of the residual gas in dry basis at normal conditions in hour h
(m3/h)
fvCH4, RG,h Volumetric fraction of methane in the residual gas on dry basis in hour h
ρCH4,n Density of methane at normal condition (0.716 kg/m3)

As per Step 6 of the flaring tool for determination of the hourly flare efficiency, the following default
flare efficiency will considered for open flares depending upon the hours of operation of the flare.

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In case of open flares, the flare efficiency in the hour h (η

( flare, h) is
* 0% if the flame is not detected for more than 20 minutes during the hour h
* 50%, if the flare is detected for more than 20 minutes during the hour h.

As per step 7 of the flaring tool, annual project emissions from flaring are calculated as the sum of
emissions from each hour h, based on the methane flow rate in the residual gas
as (TMRG,h) and the flare
efficiency during each hour h (ŋflare, h), as follows:

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PEflare,y = ∑ TM
h =1
RG,h * (1-ŋflare,hh) * GWPCH4/ 1000 …………………………………………...…….…(
…………………………………………...…….…(20)

Where,
Parameter Details
PEflare,y Project emissions from flaring of the residual gas stream in year y (tCO2e)
TMRG,h Mass flow rate of methane in the residual gas in the hour h (kg/h)
ŋflare, h Flare efficiency in hour h
GWPCH4 Global Warming Potential of methane valid for the commitment period (tCO2e/tCH4)

The project emission of the project activity is

PEY = PE fc, coal, y + PE power,y +PEDiesel,y +PEFlare, y..........................................................................................(

.........................................................(21)

Leakage Emission:
According to the paragraph 45 and 46 of this methodology, there is no energy generating equipment is
transferred from another activity to this project activity. Hence there is no leakage from the project
activity.
LEy = 0 tCO2/year

So the above equation is simplified to

ERy = BEy - PEY........................................................................

..............................(22)

Major risk and uncertainties that can influence the emission reduction estimates:
Emission reduction generated by the project activity depends on the quantum
quantum of energy supplied by the
renewable fuel, biogas. Any unpredictable variation in the biogas generation will result in a reduction in
the emission reduction. Biogas generation in anaerobic digester is temperature dependent. Climatic
condition of the proposed
posed project location varies over year. Hence any unpredictable change in the
climatic condition may be one of the risks that can influence the emission reduction.

B.6.2. Data and parameters that are available at validation:

Data / Parameter: EF CO2,2, Coal = EF coal, CO2

Data unit: tCO2/TJ
Description: The CO2 emission factor per unit of energy of the fossil fuel (Sub Bituminous
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Source of data used: India’s Second National communication43

Value applied: 95.8
Justification of the India’s Second National communication
choice of data or
description of
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The above value is fixed ex-
ex ante and it is same for the entire crediting pperiod

Data / Parameter: η BL, thermal

Data unit: %
Description: Efficiency of the fossil fuel based boiler
Source of data used: Default Efficiency
Value applied: 100%
Justification of the Default Efficiency
choice of data or
description of
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The above value is fixed ex-
ex ante and it is same for the entire crediting period

Data / Parameter: GWPCH4

Data unit: tCO2e
Description: Global Warming Potential of Methane
Source of data used: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Value applied: 21
Justification of the IPCC default value
choice of data or
description of
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The above value is fixed ex-
ex ante and it is same for the entire crediting period.

Data / Parameter: EF grid, CM, y = EFEL, y

Data unit: tCO2eq/MWh
Description: Combined Margin emission factor of the NEWNE grid
Source of data used: Central Electricity Authority (CEA) CO2 Baseline Database values have been
used for calculation.
Value applied: 0.840
Justification of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) CO2 Baseline Database values have been
choice of data or used for calculation.
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and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The above value is fixed ex- ante and it is same for the entire crediting period.

Data / Parameter: ρCH4,n

Data unit: Kg/m3
Description: Density of methane gas at normal conditions
Source of data used: Tool to determine project emissions from flaring gases containing methane
Value applied: 0.716
Justification of the
choice of data or
description of
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The above value is fixed ex- ante and it is same for the entire crediting period.

Data / Parameter: Τn
Data unit: °K
Description: Temperature at normal conditions
Source of data used: Tool to determine project emissions from flaring gases containing methane
Value applied: 273.15
Justification of the
choice of data or
description of
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The above value is fixed ex- ante and it is same for the entire crediting period.

Data / Parameter: Pn
Data unit: Pa
Description: Atmospheric Pressure at normal conditions
Source of data used: Tool to determine project emissions from flaring gases containing methane
Value applied: 101, 325
Justification of the
choice of data or
description of
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The above value is fixed ex- ante and it is same for the entire crediting period.

Data / Parameter: EFco2 diesel

Data unit: t CO2/TJ
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Description: Weighted average CO2 emission factor of the diesel consumed in the project
activity in year y.
Source of data used: IPCC default values
values at the upper limit of the uncertainty at a 95% confidence
interval as provided in table 1.4 of Chapter1
Chapter1 of Vol. 2 (Energy) of the 2006
IPCC Guidelines on National GHG Inventories.
Inventories
Value applied: 74.8
Justification of the IPCC values have been used for diesel because no country specific data is
choice of data or available. In case of any revision in the IPCC guidelines, the revised value shall
description of be taken into account.
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: NCV Diesel

Data unit: GJ/t
Description: Weighted Average net Calorific Value of Diesel combusted in the project
activity during the year, y
Source of data used: IPCC default values at the upper limit of the uncertainty at a 95% confidence
interval as provided in Table 1.2 of Chapter 1 of Vol. 2 (Energy) of the 2006
IPCC Guidelines on National GHG Inventories
Value applied: 43.3
Justification of the IPCC value has been used for the fuel type since no country specific oxidation
choice of data or factor is available.
available. In case of any revision in the IPCC guidelines, the revised
description of value shall be taken into account.
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: TDL

Data unit: %
Description: Average technical transmission and distribution losses for providing electricity
to digester in a year
Source of data used: Default Value44.
Value applied: 20%
Justification of the -
choice of data or
description of
measurement methods
and procedures actually
applied :
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
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B.6.3 Ex-ante
ante calculation of emission reductions:

Formula used to calculate the emission reduction for the project activity is
ERy = BEy – PEy – LEy …………………………………………
……………………………………………………(23)

As explained in section B.6.1 LEy is zero. So the above equation is simplified to

ERy = BEy - PEY……………………………………
…………………………………….………..…….(24)

Baseline emission (BEy):

As per paragraph 18 of the methodology
methodology, “For
For Steam/heat produced using fossil fuels the baseline
emissions are calculated as follows”

BEthermal, CO2, y = (EGthermal,y/ η BL, thermal) * EFcoal, CO2...............................................................................(

...............................................................................(25)

The daily energy production (EG thermal, d, y)) is calculated on a daily basis from the flow (Q steam, d, y), the
pressure (p steam, d, y)) and the temperature (T steam, d, y)) of the steam as well as the pressure45 (p FW, d, y) and
temperature (TFW, d, y)

EGthermal, d, y = QSteam, d, y * (Enthalpy Steam, d, y46–Enthalpy FW, d, y) .......................................................(

.......................................................(26)

Where:
QSteam, d,y = 10 TPH
PSteam, d, y = 44.13 bar
TSteam, d, y = 4250 C
TFW, d, y = 900 C
PFW = 58.84 bar
EnthalpySteam, d, y = 3266.0 kJ/kg
Enthalpy FW, d, y = 381.5 kJ/kg

EGthermal,y = 10TPH*(3266.0kJ/kg – 381.5 kJ/kg) * 6480 hrs/Annum

EGthermal,y = 186.9247 TJ/Annum

η BL, thermal48 = 100%
EFcoal, CO2 = 95.849 tCO2/TJ

BEthermal, CO2, y = 17, 906 tCO2/Annum

Project Emission (PEY):

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The enthalpy of Steam flow and feed water is calculated from the Temperature, pressure of the steam flow, feed
water using the steam table.
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As per paragraph 35 of the methodology, the project emissions are calculated as follows:

Project emission from consumption of coal is calculated as follows

PE fc, Coal,y = FCcoal,y x COEFCoal………………………………………………….………………(

………………………….………………(27)

FCcoal,y = 5,417tonnes/y

COEFCoaly = NCVCoal x EFCO2,Coal,y……………………………………………………………...(

……………………………………………………………...(28)

NCVcoal = 4400 kCal/kg

EFCO2,Coal,y = 95.8 tCO2/Tj

PECoal, y = 9, 560 tCO2/Annum

Project
roject emission from consumption of electricity is calculated as follows:

PEEC , y = ECpj , y * EFEL , y * (1 + TDL) .............................................................................................

...................................................................................... ((29)
ECPJ,,y = 1555 MWh
EFEL,,y = 0.840 tCO2/MWh
TDL,50 = 20%

PEEC,y = 1,567

Project emission from consumption of diesel in the project activity is calculated as follows:
The project emissions due to the combustion of diesel are considered as zero for estimating ex ex-ante
emission reductions. The quantity of diesel consumed for operating the DG set during emergency
situations is expected to be negligible. However the quantity of diesel combusted in the project activity
will be monitored during each year of crediting period and project emissions wi will be deducted from
baseline emissions. Provisions have been provided in Section B.6.1 for calculating project emissions.
Since the quantity of diesel that will be consumed is unpredictable before actual operation of the project,
and also to simplify the ex-ante
ante calculations of emission reductions, excluding project emissions is
considered reasonable.

PE diesel,y = FC diesel, y * NCV diesel * EFCO2,diesel....................................................................................(

....................................................................................(30)

PEDiesel, y = 0 tCO2 e

Project emissions from flaring of biogas:

biogas
Flaring system will be used in the project activity during the emergency period. In normal Scenario,
100% of the biogas generated will be consumed in the distillery boiler, it is not expected that the flare will
be used. The volume of the biogas flared in this Scenario is Zero. Hence for ex-ante
ante emission from flaring
of biogas is considered as zero. However
However actual quantity of biogas flare will be monitored and the
emission from the same will be considered during Verification.
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biogas will be deducted from baseline emissions. Provisions have been provided in Section B.6.
B.6.1 for
calculating project emissions.

TMRG,h = FVRG,h * fvCH4, RG,h *ρCH4,n ..........................................................................................

......................................................(31)
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PE flare,y = ∑ TM
h =1
RG,h * (1-ŋflare,h) * GWPCH4/ 1000 ………………………………………..
……..…………………(32)

As said above, the volume of the biogas flared in the ex-ante

ex ante calculation is considered as zero, hence

PE flaring y = 0 tCO2e

PEY = PEFC, coal, y+ PEEC, y +PEDiesel, y + PEflaring, y ..............................................

...................................(33)

= 9,560 +1,567+0+0
= 11, 127 tCO2e

Emission Reduction (ERY):

ERY = BEY - PEY………………………………………………………………………….. ((34)

ERY = 17, 906 – 11, 127

= 6, 77951

The emission reduction of this project activity is 6, 779 tCO2 /Annum.

B.6.4 Summary of the ex-ante

ex estimation of emission reductions:

Year Estimation of Estimation of Estimation of Emission of overall

Project activity baseline emissions leakage (tonnes emission reductions
emiss
emissions (tonnes
tonnes (tonnes of CO2e) of CO2e) (tonnes of CO2e)
of CO2e)
2013 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2014 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2015 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2016 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2017 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2018 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2019 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2020 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2021 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
2022 11, 127 17, 906 0 6, 779
Total (tonnes 111, 270 179, 060 0 67, 790
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B.7 Application of a monitoring methodology and description of the monitoring plan:

B.7.1 Data and parameters monitored:

Data / Parameter: FC Coal,, y

Data unit: Tonne/Annum
/Annum
Description: Quantity of coal combusted in the distillery boiler during the year y
Source of data to be Continuous on site measurement would be carried out using load cell. Data will
used: be recorded in plant log book on daily basis. For emission reduction calculation
data will be sourced from plant log book
Value of data 5, 654
Description of Measuring Location: Load Cell will be installed at the conveyor belt carrying
measurement methods coal to boiler
and procedures to be Measurement Method: As per Industrial Standard
applied: Measuring Equipment: Load Cell
How measurement is under taken: Load cell will be connected to Digital
Control System (DCS) and data from the same will be transferred to logbooks
by shift
shift-in charge
Monitoring Frequency: Data will be monitored and measured continuously.
Recording Frequency: Daily
Calibration Frequency: As per the industrial practice the meter will be
calibrated once in a year by NABL accredited
accredit laboratory.
Accuracy: 0.5%
Data will be stored in paper and /or in electronic form
QA/QC procedures to The Load Cell will be calibrated once in a year by NABL accredited laboratory.
be applied: The measured fuel consumption quantities are cross checked with the available
purchase invoices and also measured fuel consumption quantities can cross
checked with annual energy balance which is based on purchased quantities and
stock changes.
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: NCV Coal,

Coal y
Data unit: Kcal/Kg
Description: Net Calorific Value of Coal combusted in the distillery boiler during the year, y
Source of data to be Supplier Invoice
used:
Value of data 4, 400
Description of Net Calorific Value of Coal will be taken from the supplier invoice.
measurement methods
and procedures to be
applied:
QA/QC procedures to The values from the supplier invoices are within the uncertainty range of the
be applied: IPCCC default values as provided in Table 1.2 vol.2 of the 2006 IPCC guidelines.
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: FCdiesel,y

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Data unit: Mass or volume unit per year

Description: Quantity of diesel combusted in the diesel generator during the year y
Source of data to be On-site
site measurement
used:
Value of data 0 (assumed value for ex-ante
ex ante calculation of emission reductions)
Description of The total number of operating hours of DG set and the corresponding quantity of
measurement methods diesel consumed for the purpose will be recorded, using ruler gauge, in the log
and procedures to be book maintained at the DG set room.
applied:
QA/QC procedures to The ruler gauge will undergo calibration/maintenance annually. The accuracy of
be applied: the readings is within 1 %. The data recorded can be cross checked against the
fuel purchase receipts.
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept
kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: NCVBiogas,

Biogas y
Data unit: Kcal/m3
Description: Net Calorific Value of biogas combusted in the distillery boiler during the year,
y
Source of data to be Result of the external laboratory test report
used:
Value of data 5, 00052
Description of External laboratory test will be done by the representative project participant
measurement methods once in a year. The net calorific value of biogas will be tested in external
and procedures to be laboratories accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and
applied: Calibration Laboratories (NABL), on annual basis according to relevant national
/ international standards.
Monitoring frequency: Once in a year
Measuring Frequency: Once in a year
Reading Frequency: Once in a year
Accuracy: 0.5%
QA/QC procedures to External testing laboratory comply with a national/ international quality
be applied: standards. Laboratory test will be conducted periodically once in a year. The
consistency of the measurements will be checked by comparing the
measurement results with measurement from from previous years, relevant data
sources (e.g., values in the literature, values used in the national GHG inventory
and default values by the IPCC). If the measurement results differ significantly
from previous measurements or other relevant data sources, will conduct
additional measurement.
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: Qsteam,, d, y

Data unit: Tonne
Description: Quantity of steam generated in the distillery boiler during the day in year y

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Source of data to be Continuous on site measurement would be carried out using steam flow meter
used: cum totalizer with accuracy ± 0.25%. Data will be recorded in plant log book on
daily basis. For emission reduction calculation data will be sourced from plant
log book.
Value of data 64, 80053
Description of Measurement Method: As per Industrial Standard
measurement methods Measuring Equipment: Steam flow meter cum totalizer
tot
and procedures to be Monitoring Frequency: Data will be monitored and measured continuously
applied: Recording Frequency: Daily
Accuracy: 0.25%
Calibration Frequency: Once in a year by NABL accredited laboratory
Data will be stored in paper and /or in electronic form
QA/QC procedures to Steam flow meter will be calibrated/ tested annually independently by a third
be applied: party.
Any comment: The parameter is measured to calculate EG thermal, y and the Monitored Data to be
kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the crediting period.

Data / Parameter: Tsteam,, d, y

Data unit: Degree C
Description: Average Temperature of the steam generated in the distillery boiler during day
d in year y
Source of data to be Continuous onsite measurement would be carried out using Thermocouple.
used: Data will be recorded in plant log book on daily basis. For emission reduction
calculation data will be sourced from plant log book.
Value of data 450
Description of Measuring Eq Equipment: Thermocouple
measurement methods Measurement Method: As per Industrial Standard
and procedures to be Monitoring Frequency: Data will be monitored and measured continuously
applied: Recording Frequency: Daily
Calibration Frequency: Once in a year by NABL accredited laboratory
Data will be stored iin paper and /or in electronic form
QA/QC procedures to Gauge will be calibrated at least once annually as per manufacturer’s prescribed
be applied: standards. The accuracy of the readings is within 1 %.
Any comment: The parameter is measured to calculate EG thermal, y and the Monitored Data to be
kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the crediting period.

Data / Parameter: Psteam,, d, y

Data unit: bar
Description: Average Pressure of the steam generated in the distillery boiler during day d in
year y
Source of data to be Continuous on site measurement would be carried out using pressure gauge.
used: Data will be recorded in plant log book on daily basis. For emission reduction
calculation data will be sourced
s from plant log book.
Value of data 44.13

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Description ofMeasuring Equipment: Pressure Gauge

measurement methods Measurement Method: As per Industrial Standard
and procedures to beMonitoring Frequency: Data will be monitored and measured continuously
applied: Recording Frequency: Daily
Calibration Frequency: Once in a year by NABL accredited laboratory
Data will be stored in paper and /or in electronic form
QA/QC procedures to Gauge will be calibrated at least once annually as per manufacturer’s
ufacturer’s prescribed
be applied: standards. The accuracy of the readings is within 0.5 %.
Any comment: The parameter is measured to calculate EG thermal, y and the Monitored Data to be
kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the crediting period.

Data / Parameter: P FW, d, y

Data unit: bar
Description: Average Pressure of the feed water into boiler during day d in year y
Source of data to be Continuous on site measurement would be carried out using pressure gauge.
used: Data will be recorded in plant log book on daily basis. For emission reduction
calculation data will be sourced from plant log book.
Value of data 58.84
Description of Measuring Equipment: Pressure Gauge
measurement methods Measurement Method: As per Industrial
Ind Standard
and procedures to be Monitoring Frequency: Data will be monitored and measured continuously
applied: Recording Frequency: Daily
Calibration Frequency: Once in a year by NABL accredited laboratory
Data will be stored in paper and /or in electronic form
QA/QC procedures to Gauge will be calibrated at least once annually as per manufacturer’s prescribed
be applied: standards. The accuracy of the readings is within 0.5 %.
Any comment: The parameter is measured to calculate EG thermal, y and the Monitored Data to be
kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the crediting period.

Data / Parameter: TFW,, d, y

Data unit: Degree C
Description: Average Temperature of the feed water into boiler during day d in year y
Source of data to be Continuous onsite measurement would be carried out using Thermocouple.
used: Data will be recorded in plant log book on daily basis. For emission reduction
calculation data will be sourced from plant log book.
Value of data 90
Description of Measuring Equipment: Thermocouple
measurement methods Measurement Method: As per Industrial Standard
and procedures to be Monitoring Frequency: Data will be monitored and measured continuously
applied: Recording Frequency: Daily
Calibration Frequency: Once in a year by NABL accredited laboratory
labor
Data will be stored in paper and /or in electronic form
QA/QC procedures to Gauge will be calibrated once in a year. The accuracy of the readings is within 1
be applied: %.

Any comment: The parameter is measured to calculate EG thermal, y and the Monitored Data to be
kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the crediting period.
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Data / Parameter: ECPJ, Y

Data unit: MWh/year
Description: The amount of electricity consumed by the project activity during the year y
Source of data to be Continuous on site measurement would be carried out using tri vector energy
used: meter. Data will be recorded in plant log book on daily basis. For emission
reduction calculation data will be sourced from plant log book.
Value of data 1555
Description of Data Type: Measured
measurement methods Monitoring Frequency: Continuously
and procedures to be Monitoring: Data will be measured using Energy Meter installed at the project
applied: site.
Recording Frequency: Monthly from Energy Meter
Archiving Policy: Paper and /or Electronic
Responsibility: PP Representative
Calibration Frequency: Once in a year.
QA/QC procedures to Data measured from the energy meter at the project site and the invoice raised
be applied: for power consumption are used to cross check this data and hence ensure
consistency. The accuracy class of the energy meter is 0.2%
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: FVRG, h

Data unit: m3/h
Description: Volumetric Flow Rate of the residual gas in dry basis at normal conditions in
the hour h
Source of data to be Continuous on site measurement would be carried out using continuous flow
used: meter cum totalizer. Data will be recorded in plant log book on hourly basis.
For emission reduction calculation data will be sourced from plant log book.
Value of data 0
Description of Measurement will be done using a continuous flow meter cum totalizer which
measurement methods automatically measures temperature and pressure, displaying flow in Nm3. The
automatically
and procedures to be flared and fuelled biogas shall be monitored separately using continuous flow
applied: meter. Data will be recorded hourly and aggregated monthly throughout the
crediting period plus 2 years.
QA/QC procedures to Gas Flow meters will be subject to calibration once in a year. Calibration will
be applied: be done annually by NABL54 accredited laboratory. The accuracy of the flow
meters is within 1 %.
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: fvCH4, h = fvCH4, RG, h

Data unit: %
Description: Volumetric Fraction of methane in the recovered biogas
Source of data to be Logbook Records
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Description of Measurement will be done using a Continuous gas analyser55 by the
measurement methods representative of the project participant. The data will be recorded hourly on a
and procedures to be continuous basis.
applied:
QA/QC procedures to Equipment will be subject to calibration once in a year. Calibration will be done
be applied: annually by NABL accredited laboratory. The accuracy of the readings is within
1 % as per continuous gas analyzer
Any comment: The methane content measurement shall be carried out close to a location in the
system where a biogas flow measurement takes place. As a simplified approach,
project participants may only measure the methane content of the residual gas
and the remaining part
pa as nitrogen. The Monitored Data to be kept for a
minimum of two years after the end of the crediting period.

Data / Parameter: η flare, h

Data unit:
Description: Flare efficiency of the open flare in hour
Source of data to be Logbook Records
used:
Value of data 0 or 50%
Description of Default value of open flare is used, as per the Tool56 to determine project
measurement methods emissions from flaring gases containing methane
and procedures to be
applied: The efficiency is 0%, if the flame is not detected for more than 20 minutes
during the hour h and 50%, if the flare is detected for more than 20 minutes
during the hour h. The flare will be operated only during emergencies. During
such times, the operating hours of the flare will be monitored once in every 20
minutes by the representative of the project developer and enter the details in
the log book.
QA/QC procedures to NA
be applied:
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

Data / Parameter: EG thermal,

thermal Y
Data unit: TJ/year
Description: The amount of thermal energy generated by the distillery boiler during the year
y
Source of data to be Calculated thermal energy for every day d in year y based on Q steam, d, y, P Steam, d,
used: y, T steam,
steam d, y, P FW, d, y and TFW, d, y with the help of steam table and water enthalpy
table57.
Value of data 186.92

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Description of Data Type: Measured and Calculated

measurement methods Monitoring Frequency: Continuously
and procedures to be Recording Frequency: Monthly
applied: Archiving Policy: Paper and /or Electronic
Responsibility: PP Representative
QA/QC procedures to
be applied:
Any comment: The Monitored Data to be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period.

B.7.2 Description of the monitoring plan:

The project participant proposed the following structure for data monitoring, collection, data archiving
and calibration of equipments for this project activity. The team comprises of the following members.

• Director
• Plant Manager
• Shift Engineer
• Technicians

Responsibilities of Director - GE:

GE
Overall functioning and maintenance of the project activity

Responsibilities of Plant Manager - GE:

Responsibility for Maintains the data records, ensures completeness of data, and reliability of data
(calibration of equipments).

Responsibilities of Shift Engineer - GE:

Responsibility for day to day data collection and records day to day log book for monitored data

Responsibilities of Technicians – KVSSSKL:

Responsibilities for monitoring the steam flow, temperature, pressure and fuel consumptions in the
distillery boiler and records day to day log book for monitored data.

Responsibilities of Plant Manager – KVSSSKL:

Responsibility of plant manager is to maintain & Cross check the data records, ensures completeness of
data, and reliability of data (calibration of equipments & Fuel sampling for the NCV measurements
measurements) in
the distillery boiler.

Responsibilities of Director - KVSSSKL:

KVSSSKL
Overall Responsibility of the distillery boiler and the submission of monitored data required for emission
reduction calculation to GE – Director and also provide necessary support to the GE whenever required.

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Data source:
As per section B.7.1

Frequency of Monitoring:
As per the section B.7.1

Data collection and record keeping:

keeping
The data from steam generation and coal consumption will be monitored by KVSSSKL and the same data
will be given to Green Elephant as a monthly report by KVSSSKL. Collected data ata will be stored at the
site under the supervision of the shift-in-charge
shift charge and records will be maintained in the log book record.
The reports are checked periodically by the Plant In-charge
In charge and discussed thorough
thoroughly with the data
monitoring personnel. A separate log will also be maintained for the biomass supply on the site, its
storage and usage in the project activity.

Reliability of data collected:

The reliability of the measuring equipments will be calibrated as per section B.7.1 Documents pertaining
to testing of equipments shall be maintained by Plant In-charge.
In

Archiving of data:
Data collected as a part of monitoring plan will be archived and kept for at least 2 years after the crediting
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Fig 9: Location details of the monitoring parameters

Procedures for training of monitoring personnel:

The project proponent formulated necessary procedures for the plant operators / engineers. The project
activity will employ qualified and experienced persons for plant operation. Basic personnel to deal with
monitoring of parameter are plant operators. The project activity maintains standard log sheets and
formats to record the monitoring parameters. The person will be given proper training to maintain the
plant records (Log book Records). The plant manager is the designated person to verify, compile and
archive
chive all the monitored data. The parameters to be monitored during the crediting period will be
provided in a table format to the designated person. The person will be provided training for month by the
Plant manager, for the subsequent period he will be given with all necessary formats for monitoring to
deal the monitoring independently.

The Plant manager from Green Elephant will provide training to KVSSSKL staff about the CDM and the
required monitoring parameter said in the section B.7.1 for calculating
calculating the emission reduction. And also
Plant manager of Green Elephant will provide special training to the KVSSSKL technicians for
measuring, monitoring and storage of the monitoring parameter. Plant Manager of Green Elephant will
provide training to the director
ector of KVSSSKL about the necessary of calibration of all parameters.

Emergency Preparedness:
It is expected that all the instruments shall be functioning continuously for recording data. The project
activity does not result in any unidentified activity that can result in substantial emissions from the project
activity. The biogas plant of Green Elephant is a closed system. Once biogas is generated the gas is
processed and piped to the burners of the KVSSSKL. The integrated system assures that during the course
of normal operation no gas is emitted to the atmosphere. The constant maintenance of the plant keeps the
plant in this position. In case of interrupted operation of the plant excess gas will be directed to the
emergency burners. Both the digeste
digesters
rs and the purification unit are connected to this system. The
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In the unexpected case of overpressure gas in the digester breaks through a water seal and is being
emitted to the atmosphere. This scenario is only applicable if the flaring system does not work and the gas
storing system is entirely occupied. After the overpressure is reduced the water seals prevents further gas
outflow. In case of force major or unintended third party damage the gas leakage are traceable by the flow
meter, pressure sensors or visible inspection. There is no plausible scenario in the project activity which
can lead to emergency situation leading to unaccounted GHG emissions during the crediting period. No
need for emergency preparedness in data monitoring is visualized.

Emission reduction calculation

calculation:
A CDM project team is constituted with participation from relevant sections. This team will review
periodically review CDM project activity, check data collected and estimate emissions reduced. Staff will
receive some basic CDM training to ensure that they understand the importance of complete and accuracy
data and records for CDM monitoring. On a monthly basis, the monitoring reports will be checked and
discussed by the CDM team members; it will be informed to the concerned person for necessary actions.
Further these reports will then be forwarded to the management monthly basis.

Emission reduction calculations and monitoring report will be done annually based on the data collected.
This will be done by the CDM team. The monitoring report and the emission reduction calculation will be
maintained by the head for verification. All equipment will be calibrated and maintained in accord
accordance to
the manufacturer’s recommendations to ensure accuracy of measurements. Records of calibration and
maintenance will be retained as part of the CDM Monitoring system.

B.8 Date of completion of the application of the baseline and monitoring methodol
methodology and the
name of the responsible person(s)/entity(ies)

Date of completing the final draft of the baseline: 26/04/2010

Name of the entity determining the baseline:

Dr. Nicholas zu Sayn-Wittgenstein,
Wittgenstein,
Financial Director
M/s. Green Elephant India Private Limited58.
Office Unit No. 90 (Ground Floor), Powai Plaza,
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai Hiranandani,
Mumbai 400 076. Maharashtra, India.

SECTION C. Duration of the project activity / crediting period

C.1 Duration of the project activity

activity:

C.1.1. Starting date of the project activity:

activity

29th October 200959

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C.1.2. Expected operational lifetime of the project activity:

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C.2 Choice of the crediting period and related information:

Project Participant has chosen fixed crediting period in this project activity

C.2.1. Renewable crediting period

C.2.1.1. Starting date of the first crediting period:

NA

C.2.1.2. Length of the first crediting period:

NA

C.2.2. Fixed crediting period:

period

C.2.2.1. Starting date:

31/12/2012 or from the date of complete submission of the project activity to EB for registration
whichever is later

C.2.2.2. Length:

10 Years, 00 months

SECTION D. Environmental impacts

D.1. If required by the host Party,

Par documentation on the analysis of the environmental impacts
of the project activity:

An environmental impact assessment is not required by law for these types of project activities61. As per
the prevailing regulation of the Host Party i.e. India represented by Ministry of Envi
Environment and Forests
(MoEF), Govt. of India and also the line ministry for environmental issues in India EIA need not to be
carried out for projects which falls under the list whose investment is less than Rs. 1000 million62,63. As
per MoEF (Government of India) ia) notification the project activity does not fall under the purview of the

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61 http://envfor.nic.in/legis/eia/so1533.pdf
s/eia/so1533.pdf (page 10, Schedule)
62 http://envfor.nic.in/legis/eia/so-60(e).html
60(e).html (schedule 1)
63 http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/eia/eia130602.html
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Environmental impact Assessment thus the project activity is exempted from the environmental
clearances64.

As explained above, the government of India does not require a formal analysis
analysis of environmental impacts
for projects of the size and scale of the proposed project activity. The proposed project involves the
installation of a digester and a boiler to the existing distillery plant and thus does not involve major
construction on the site. The project captures and utilises the biogas generated by the decomposition of
organic matter and therefore aims to reduce the overall emission of green house gases into the
atmosphere. The project does not cause any major air or water pollution in the surrounding environment.
Effluents from the digester will be used in composting therefore creating a scenario of zero discharge.
The final sludge from the digester will be used in land application as a fertilizer and therefore does not
impact the environment.

The proposed project activity will not undertake any other activity, which will adversely affect the
ecological balance in area.

The project will have local environmental benefits associated with elimination of odour due to handling
of waste water
ater in a closed container rather than open lagoons and also a reduction in the emission of
green house gases.

D.2. If environmental impacts are considered significant by the project participants or the host
Party,, please provide conclusions and all references to support documentation of an environmental
impact assessment undertaken in accordance with the procedures as required by the host Party:

There is no significant environmental impact due to this project activity

activity hence EIA is not required for this
project activity.

SECTION E. Stakeholders’ comments

E.1. Brief description how comments by local stakeholders have been invited and compiled:

The project participant conducted a stake holder’s consultation meeting

meeting at their office with the local
village people residing in and around the vicinity of this project activity in order to view the concerns of
the local stakeholders and their opinion about the proposed project activity on 07th March 2009
2009. The local
stakeholders were invited by the public notice distributed well in advance. The local population and
regulatory authorities participated in that meeting.

The project promoter explained briefly about the agenda of the meetings and introduced the global
warming and the climate change. He also explained the role of Kyoto protocol and clean development
mechanism in mitigating the impacts of climate change. After the brief introduction of climate ch
change,
Kyoto Protocol and CDM, project participant explained
plained the purpose of the stakeholder consultation
meeting as to seek the concern, opinion and suggestion of the stakeholders.

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E.2. Summary of the comments received:

The local village people asked some queries about the project activity and the CDM pr process. The project
participant explained clearly about the CDM process and their queries. The local village people also
agreed that due to this project activity the employment opportunities have increased. The local population
welcomes the project due to various benefits, such as development of infrastructure in the area, increase
of income due to the employment and improvement in their standards of living. There were no negative
comments received from the local stakeholders. The local stake holder consultation
ation is not required by law
for this kind of project activities and the same was done for the purpose of CDM registration. No negative
comments were received on the project activity, which is evident from the licenses/approvals/ clearances
accorded to the project activity by the stakeholders.

E.3. Report on how due account was taken of any comments received:

There were no negative comments received from the local people near to the project activity. Hence no
report is applicable.
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Annex 1

CONTACT INFORMATION ON PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT ACTIVITY

Organization: M/s. Green Elephant India Private Limited

Street/P.O.Box: Office Unit No 90, Ground Floor, Powai Plaza
Building: Hiranandani Gardens, Powai Hiranandani,
City: Mumbai,
State/Region: Maharashtra
Postfix/ZIP: 400 076
Country: India
Telephone: +91 22 40150390
FAX: +91 22 40150390
E-Mail: [email protected]
URL:
Represented by:
Title:
Salutation:
Last Name: Dr. Weber
Middle Name:
First Name: Felix- Michael
Department: Director
Mobile: +91 9004617463
Direct FAX: +91 22 40150390
Direct tel: +91 22 40150390
Personal E-Mail: [email protected]

Organization: M/s. Kisan Veer Satara Sahakari Sakhar Kharkana Limited

Street/P.O.Box: Bhuinj, Kisan Veer Nagar
Building:
City: Satara
State/Region: Maharashtra
Postfix/ZIP: 415530
Country: India
Telephone: +91 2167 – 285240
FAX: +91 2167 – 285147
E-Mail:
URL:
Represented by:
Title: Managing Director
Salutation:
Last Name:
Middle Name:
First Name: Vijay M. Wable
Department:
Mobile: +91-86001
86001 10007
Direct FAX: +91 2167 – 285147
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Direct tel: +91 2167 – 285240

Personal E-Mail: kisansugar
[email protected]
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INFORMATION REGARDING PUBLIC FUNDING

No Public Funding is involved in this Project Activity

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Annex 3

BASELINE INFORMATION

Refer section B.4 for details of baseline estimation.

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Annex 4

MONITORING INFORMATION

Please refer section B.7

B.7.1 of the document for details of monitoring plan.