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Reporting energy production and consumption guideline Version 2.0 – August 2017

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Contents Contents ................................................................................................................................ 1

Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................... 2

Disclaimer .............................................................................................................................. 2

Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3

What is energy production and consumption? ........................................................................... 3

Primary and secondary fuels and energy commodities ............................................................ 4

Reporting production and consumption of fuels ......................................................................... 5

Estimating fuel production ................................................................................................... 5

Estimating fuel consumption ................................................................................................ 6

Reporting production and consumption of energy commodities .................................................. 7

Sulphur, Uranium, Hydrogen and energy commodities in the form of steam, compressed air or waste gas ............................................................................................................................ 7

Requirements for other energy commodities ......................................................................... 7

Reporting production and consumption of electricity ................................................................. 9

Estimating electricity production ......................................................................................... 10

Estimating electricity consumption ...................................................................................... 11

Cogeneration .................................................................................................................... 11

Reporting energy consumption from fugitive emissions (e.g. venting and flaring activities) .......... 12

Estimating energy consumption from venting and flaring activities ........................................ 12

Publication of energy production and consumption information ................................................ 14

Net energy consumption .................................................................................................... 14

Further information............................................................................................................... 15

Attachment A: Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations ................................................................. 16

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Abbreviations

Term Meaning

GJ gigajoules

NGER National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting

NGER Act National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (Clth)

NGER Determination National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008 (Clth)

NGER Regulations National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008 (Clth)

Scope 1 emissions Means the release of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere as a direct result of an activity or series of activities (including ancillary activities) that constitute the facility.

Scope 2 emissions Means the release of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere as a direct result of one or more activities that generate electricity, heating, cooling or steam that is consumed by the facility but that do not form part of the facility.

t CO2-e Tonnes carbon dioxide equivalence

EERS Emissions and Energy Reporting System

Disclaimer

This guideline should be read in conjunction with the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007, the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008 and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008 (current versions can be found on the Federal Register of Legislation website). Changes to the legislation may affect the information in this guideline. This guideline is not intended to comprehensively deal with its subject area or to provide legal advice. Entities are responsible for determining their obligations under the law and for applying the law to their individual circumstances. If you have any concerns, you should seek independent professional advice.

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Introduction

Reporting of energy production and consumption data is required under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act). This guideline provides information to assist registered entities to report their energy production and consumption data.

A corporation registered under the NGER Act must submit annual reports to the Clean Energy Regulator. Corporations reporting under section 19 of the NGER Act must report scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, energy production and energy consumption data where one or more of the thresholds under section 13 of the NGER Act are met. Entities reporting under section 22G and section 22X of the NGER Act must also report scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, energy production and energy consumption data.

This information must be provided so that data on energy flows and transformations occurring throughout the economy can be captured. This includes the initial extraction and own-use of energy, and the transformation of energy occurring within and between facilities.

Under section 24 of the NGER Act, the Clean Energy Regulator is required to publish the annual scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions and the net energy consumption totals of a registered corporation’s group, provided the group’s facilities emitted at least 50 000 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalence (t CO2-e) in the relevant year.

What is energy production and consumption?

A number of relevant definitions from the NGER legislation are summarised below:

Fuel means a substance mentioned at items 1–57 mentioned in Schedule 1 of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008 (NGER Regulations) (duplicated in Attachment A of this guideline).

Energy includes the fuels and other energy commodities listed in Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations (duplicated in Attachment A of this guideline).

Production of energy means the (see NGER Regulation 2.25):

» extraction or capture of energy from natural sources for final consumption by or from the operation of the facility, or for use other than in the operation of the facility, or

» manufacture of energy by the conversion of energy from one form to another form for final consumption by or from the operation of the facility, or for use other than in the operation of the facility.

Consumption of energy, in relation to a facility, means the use or disposal of energy from the operation of the facility, including (see NGER Regulation 2.26):

» own-use, and

» losses in extraction, production and transmission.

Note: ‘use’ includes the consumption of energy in the conversion of one form to another form.

Reporters should be aware that the NGER legislation definitions of 'energy', 'energy production' and 'energy consumption' may differ from the common uses of these terms. Under the NGER legislation, the production and consumption of energy are treated as the production and consumption of economic commodities (that is, the fuels and energy commodities listed in Attachment A of this guideline). This differs from other concepts of energy. For example, the heat ‘produced’ from burning coal may be more commonly thought of as energy, rather than the coal itself.

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Energy production and consumption can only be reported for those fuels and energy commodities that are listed in Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations and for which there are applicable methods in Chapter 6 of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008 (NGER Determination).

The requirements for reporting different fuel types and energy commodities are detailed in the following sections.

Primary and secondary fuels and energy commodities

For energy reporting purposes, fuels and energy commodities must be categorised as either primary or secondary. The definitions of primary fuel and secondary fuel are as follows:

Primary fuel or energy commodity means a fuel or energy commodity extracted or captured from natural sources with minimal processing, and includes the fuels and energy commodities listed in Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations as being primary fuels or energy commodities.

Secondary fuel or energy commodity means a fuel or energy commodity produced by converting energy from one form (usually a primary fuel or energy commodity) to another form for consumption, and includes the fuels and energy commodities mentioned in Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations as being secondary fuels or energy commodities.

Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations (duplicated in Attachment A of this guideline) denotes whether each fuel or energy commodity is primary or secondary. However, some fuels or commodities are listed as 'nomination required'. These require the reporter to determine and nominate whether they are primary or secondary fuels or commodities at the facility.

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Reporting energy from production and consumption of fuels

All energy from fuel production must be reported. There is no minimum threshold for reporting energy from fuel production (see NGER Regulation 4.19). It is necessary to report the amount of fuel consumed where the thresholds detailed in Table 1 are met or exceeded (see sections 2.2, 2.18, 2.39 and 2.68 of the NGER Determination).

Table 1: Thresholds for fuel production and consumption

Fuel Type Fuel produced Fuel consumed by combustion (applies to separate instance of a source)

Fuel consumed without combustion (applies to each individual fuel type)

Solid fuel No threshold 1 tonne 20 tonnes

Liquid fuel No threshold 1 kilolitre, or

5 kilolitres for petroleum based oils (other than petroleum based oil use as fuel) and petroleum based greases

15 kilolitres

Gaseous fuel No threshold 1 000 cubic metres 13 000 cubic metres

The energy associated with the following fuels, listed in schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations, only needs to be reported if they meet the definition of ‘captured for combustion’ under NGER Regulation 1.03, that is, ‘combusted to produce useable heat or electricity or injected into a pipeline’:

Item 18 – coal seam methane that is captured for combustion

Item 19 – coal mine waste gas that is captured for combustion

Item 28 – landfill biogas that is captured for combustion

Item 29 – sludge biogas that is captured for combustion, and

Item 30 – a biogas that is captured for combustion, other than those mentioned in items 28 to 29.

Estimating energy content of fuel produced

In accordance with section 6.2 and section 6.3 of the NGER Determination, energy content of fuel produced should be estimated with reference to the equation below:

𝒁𝒊 = 𝑸𝒊 × 𝑬𝑪𝒊

where:

𝒁𝒊 = is the energy content of fuel type (i) produced during the year and measured in GJ.

𝑸𝒊 = is the quantity of fuel type (i) produced during the year, and must be measured for the three different fuel types as follows:

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if the energy is a solid1 or gaseous fuel—in accordance with industry practice, or

if the energy is a liquid fuel—by either of the following:

» using bulk filling meters corrected to 15° Celsius, or

» by the physical measurement of the fuel corrected to its notional volumetric equivalent at a temperature of 15° Celsius.

𝑬𝑪𝒊 = is the energy content factor of fuel type (i) measured as energy content according to the fuel type.

Estimating energy content of fuel consumed

In accordance with section 6.5 of the NGER Determination, energy content of fuel consumed should be estimated with reference to the equation below. It is important to note that the Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS) will automatically estimate and report energy consumption when emissions from fuel combustion is reported.

𝒁𝒊 = 𝑸𝒊 × 𝑬𝑪𝒊

where:𝒁𝒊 = is the energy content of fuel type (i) consumed during the year and measured in GJ.

𝑸𝒊 = is the quantity of fuel type (i) consumed during the year, and must be measured for the three different fuel types as follows:

for a solid fuel: Part 2.2 of the NGER Determination

for a gaseous fuel: Part 2.3 of the NGER Determination, and

for a liquid fuel: Part 2.4 of the NGER Determination.

𝑬𝑪𝒊 = is the energy content factor of fuel type (i) and must be measured for the three different fuel types as follows:

for a solid fuel, in GJ/tonne: as mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the NGER Determination; or as estimated by analysis of the fuel in accordance with the standard indicated for that energy content factor in Schedule 2 of the NGER Determination or an equivalent standard

for a gaseous fuel, in GJ/m3: as mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the NGER Determination or estimated by analysis under Subdivision 2.3.3.2 of the NGER Determination

for gaseous fuels measured in GJ — equal to 1, or

for a liquid fuel, in GJ/kilolitre: as mentioned in Part 3 of Schedule 1 for stationary energy purposes; or as mentioned in Division 4.1 or Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the NGER Determination for transport energy purposes; or (iii) estimated by analysis under Subdivision 2.4.3.2.

1 If the fuel is coal, energy production must be estimated based on saleable coal.

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Reporting energy from production and consumption of energy commodities

Sulphur, Uranium, Hydrogen and energy commodities in the form of steam, compressed air or waste gas

It is not necessary to report the production or consumption of energy commodities in the form of steam, compressed air or waste gas.

For the 2016–17 reporting year, it is not necessary to report the production or consumption of Sulphur, Uranium or Hydrogen because the NGER legislation does not provide the necessary methodology.

However, from the 2017–18 reporting year onwards, the production and consumption of Sulphur, Uranium and Hydrogen is required to be estimated with reference to the equation below in accordance with additional methods introduced to section 6.3 and section 6.5 of the NGER Determination:

𝒁 = 𝑸 × 𝑬𝑪

where:

𝒁 = is the energy content of sulphur, uranium or hydrogen (whichever is applicable) produced or consumed during the year and measured in GJ.

𝑸 = is the quantity of sulphur, uranium or hydrogen (whichever is applicable) produced or consumed during the year and must be measured in tonnes according to industry practise (see section 6.2 of the NGER Determination).

𝑬𝑪𝒊 = is the energy content factor of sulphur, uranium or hydrogen (whichever is applicable) in accordance with Part 7 in Schedule 1 of the NGER Determination.

Requirements for other energy commodities

It is not necessary to report the production of the following energy commodities:

solar energy for electricity generation

wind energy for electricity generation

water energy for electricity generation, or

geothermal energy for electricity generation.

For these four energy commodities, energy consumption must only be reported where they are used to produce electricity in a generating unit with a maximum capacity of 0.5 megawatts or more, and generates more than 100 000 kilowatt hours in a reporting year. In this circumstance, the energy content of the consumed energy commodity is taken to be equal to the energy content of the electricity produced. Therefore, it is assumed that there is a 100 per cent conversion of energy between the energy consumed to generate electricity and the electricity produced. This is detailed in the following example.

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Example 1

A wind farm generates 100 000 GJ of electricity. Since this electricity is generated from the energy commodity ‘wind energy for electricity generation’, it is assumed that 100 000 GJ of wind energy for electricity generation is consumed to produce the electricity. However, the production of wind energy for electricity generation does not need to be reported.

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Reporting production and consumption of electricity

There are thresholds for reporting electricity production and consumption, which are outlined in Table 2.

Table 2: Thresholds for reporting electricity production and consumption

Electricity production threshold

Each generating unit that has the capacity to produce 0.5 megawatts or more of electricity, and

Generates more than 100 000 kilowatt hours of electricity per generating unit in the reporting period.

Electricity consumption thresholds

Each generating unit that has the capacity to produce 0.5 megawatts or more of electricity, and

Generates more than 100 000 kilowatt hours of electricity per generating unit in the reporting period.

For all other electricity consumption the threshold is electricity consumption at a facility of at least 20 000 kilowatt hours in the reporting period (for example purchased electrcity).

Electricity production that falls below the thresholds for electricity production does not need to be reported (see NGER Regulation 4.19). The example below shows how the above thresholds are used when reporting electricity production at a facility.

Example 2

A mining facility has four diesel powered electricity generators. Two of these generators have the capacity to produce of 0.2 MW and generate 70 000 kWh and 110 000 kWh respectively in the reporting year. The remaining two generators each have the capacity to produce 0.8 MW and generate 90 000 kWh and 140 000 kWh respectively in the reporting year.

The reporter need not report electricity production from the generators that have less than 0.5 MW capacity or generate 100 000 kWh or less in a reporting year. Therefore, only the electricity produced from the 0.8 MW capacity generator which produces 140 000 kWh must be reported.

Energy produced = 140 000 × 0.0036 = 504 GJ.

Electricity consumed by an onsite generating unit needs to be reported if it meets the relevant threshold listed in Table 2 (see NGER Regulation 4.22 and section 2.68 of the NGER Determination). Therefore, electricity consumed by a generating unit that has a capacity to produce less than 0.5 MW of electricity should only report the consumption of energy if the amount of electricity consumed exceeds 100 000 kilowatt hours.

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For generating units that have a capacity of 0.5 MW or more, and for all other electricity consumption (generally purchased electricity reported as scope 2 emissions), the consumption of energy must only be reported if the amount of electricity consumed exceeds 20 000 kilowatt hours.

Estimating electricity production

Where electricity production is reported, it is necessary to also identify whether the electricity was produced using (see NGER Regulation 4.20):

thermal generation

geothermal generation

solar generation

wind generation

water generation, or

biogas generation.

The report must also detail that which of the following purposes the electricity was produced for:

for use for the purposes of the facility

for use outside the operation of the facility other than for supply to an electricity transmission or distribution network, and

for use outside the operation of the facility for supply to an electricity transmission or distribution network.

Table 3 details how the amount of electricity produced for each of these purposes is determined (see section 6.2 of the NGER Determination).

Table 3: Estimating electricity production

Electricity produced:

For use in the operation of the facility

For supply to an electricity transmission or distribution network

For use outside the facility other than for supply to an electricity transmission or distribution network

Is equal to: The electricity produced by the electricity generating unit/s as measured at the unit terminals (subject to the thresholds in table 2).

The electricity supplied to a transmission or distribution network measured at the network connection point*.

The amount of electricity supplied for use outside the operation of the facility that is not supplied to the network.

Minus: The electricity supplied to a transmission or distribution network measured at the network connection point*.

Nil. Nil.

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Minus: The amount of electricity supplied for use outside the operation of the facility that is not supplied to the network.

Nil. Nil.

*Measured according to either:

Chapter 7 of the National Electricity Rules set out in the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996, or

Metering requirements applicable to the region in which the facility is located.

Estimating electricity consumption

The amount of electricity consumed must be evidenced by (section 6.5, NGER Determination):

invoices, contractual arrangements or industry metering records, or

If such evidence is not available, electricity consumption must be evidenced by:

records of estimates made in accordance with industry practice.

Cogeneration

The NGER Regulations define cogeneration as: ‘a process that combines the generation of heat and power to produce electricity and another product within one integrated production process’. There are specific requirements outlined in the NGER Regulations and the NGER Determination pertaining directly to cogeneration (see NGER Regulation 4.23 and section 2.70 of the NGER Determination). Cogeneration occurs when energy (other than electricity) is consumed and results in the production of electricity and another product (for example heat or steam). When this occurs, assuming that the appropriate thresholds have been met, it is necessary to separately report the amount of energy consumed to produce electricity and the amount of energy consumed to produce the other product.

The amount of electricity produced as a result of the cogeneration process is also required to be reported. However, it is not necessary to report the production of the other product if that product is heat or steam.

Example 3

A facility operates a cogeneration plant that combusts 200 000 GJ of natural gas to generate electricity and steam. It is estimated that 50 per cent of the combusted natural gas is consumed to generate electricity and 50 per cent is consumed to produce steam. The reporter will need to report the combustion of 100 000 GJ of natural gas for the purpose of generating electricity and the combustion of 100 000 GJ for stationary energy purposes in the production of steam. The reporter is also required to report the production of electricity.

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Reporting energy consumption from fugitive emissions (venting and flaring activities)

As disposal and loss of energy is considered to be consumption of energy (see NGER Regulation 2.26), it is necessary to report the energy content of fuels that are disposed of or lost through fugitive emissions activities, including venting, and flaring activities, where the energy consumed is a fuel listed in Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations. Any energy consumption from fugitive emissions should be reported as energy consumed without combustion.

Estimating energy consumption from venting and flaring activities

The quantity and energy content of gases and liquids vented or flared should be measured in the same way that other fuel consumption is estimated (refer to Reporting production and consumption of fuels).

The approach to measuring the quantity of fuel vented or flared must be consistent with the requirements for measuring gaseous fuels in outlined in Division 2.3.6 of the NGER Determination and the general principles of emissions reporting detailed in section 1.13 of the NGER Determination. Where sampling equipment does not meet the requirements for direct measurement of the quantity of gas, reporting corporations should use industry practice as described in section 2.38 of the NGER Determination.

Estimates of gas density must always be taken at standard temperature and pressure conditions which are specified in subsection 2.32 (7) of the NGER Determination and are as follows:

pressure of 101.325 kilopascals

temperature of 15.0 degrees Celsius, and

density of 1.225 kilograms per cubic metre.

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Example 4 — Flaring of unprocessed natural gas

A facility flared 1 000 000 m3 of unprocessed natural gas measured at standard conditions in accordance with Part 2.3 of the NGER Determination. As this use of gas constitutes consumption, it is necessary to report the associated energy consumption (Zi) in accordance with the formula set out in section 6.5 of the NGER Determination.

𝒁𝒊 = 𝑸𝒊 × 𝑬𝑪𝒊

where:

𝒁𝒊 = is the energy content of fuel type (i) consumed and measured in gigajoules.

𝑸𝒊 = is the quantity of fuel type (i) consumed during the year which in this case is equal to 1 000 000 m3.

𝑬𝑪𝒊 = is the energy content factor of fuel type (i), which in this case is equal to 39.3 × 10-

3 GJ/m3 as listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the NGER Determination.

Consequently, the energy consumption associated with flaring at the facility is calculated as follows:

𝒁𝒊 = 𝑸𝒊 × 𝑬𝑪𝒊 = 1 000 000𝑚3 × 39.3 × 10−3𝐺𝐽/𝑚3 = 39,300 𝐺𝐽.

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Publication of energy production and consumption information

Under section 24 of the NGER Act, the Clean Energy Regulator is required to publish the National Greenhouse and Energy register which details information on the scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions and the net energy consumption of reporters that meet the publication threshold [section 24(1) NGER Act].

In addition, the Clean Energy Regulator is required to publish total and disaggregated greenhouse gas emissions and energy production data from designated generation facilities, where that data has been made available. This is a legislative requirement under the NGER Act, and applies to all facilities where the principal activity is electricity generation.

The information is published on the Clean Energy Regulator’s website on 28 February following the end of the previous reporting year.

In certain circumstances, the Clean Energy Regulator can accept a request under section 25 for information not to be published.

The Clean Energy Regulator may also publish:

the totals of scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions and the net energy consumption for each member of a corporation's group or each business unit of a corporation's group, and

the methods used to measure greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and production for a corporation's group.

Net energy consumption

In accordance with NGER Regulation 5.03, the equation for net energy consumption at the facility level is:

Net energy consumption (GJ) = total energy consumption (GJ) – energy content of secondary fuels and energy commodities produced (GJ).

In this formula:

net energy consumption is measured in gigajoules (GJ)

total energy consumption (GJ) is the total amount of energy consumed by a facility, and

secondary fuels and energy commodities produced (GJ) is the total amount of secondary energy produced by a facility.

EERS automatically calculates net energy consumption at each facility and corporation level based on energy production and consumption data reported. Only the corporation level net energy consumption figure will be published for reporters that have met the publication threshold for a reporting year. Energy consumption, other than net energy consumption, is not published.

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Further information

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 1300 553 542 within Australia

Web: www.cleanenergyregulator.com.au

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Attachment A: Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations

Solid fossil fuels and coal based products

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

1 Bituminous coal Primary

1A Sub-bituminous coal Primary

1B Anthracite Primary

2 Brown coal Primary

3 Coking coal Primary

4 Coal briquettes Secondary

5 Coal coke Secondary

6 Coal tar Secondary

7 Solid fossil fuels other than those mentioned in Items 1 to 5 Nomination required

Fuels derived from recycled materials

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

8 Industrial materials and tyres that are derived from fossil fuels, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity

Primary

9 Non-biomass municipal materials, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity

Primary

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Primary solid biomass fuels

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

10 Dry wood Primary

11 Green and air dried wood Primary

12 Sulphite lyes Primary

13 Bagasse Primary

14 Biomass municipal and industrial materials, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity

Primary

15 Charcoal Secondary

16 Primary solid biomass fuels other than those mentioned in Items 10 to 15

Primary

Gaseous fossil fuels

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

17 Natural gas distributed in a pipeline Secondary

18 Coal seam methane that is captured for combustion Nomination required

19 Coal mine waste gas that is captured for combustion Primary

20 Compressed natural gas Secondary

21 Unprocessed natural gas Primary

22 Ethane Nomination required

23 Coke oven gas Secondary

24 Blast furnace gas Secondary

25 Town gas Secondary

26 Liquefied natural gas Secondary

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Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

27 Gaseous fossil fuels other than those mentioned in Items 17 to 26

Nomination required

Biogas captured for combustion

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

28 Landfill biogas that is captured for combustion Primary

29 Sludge biogas that is captured for combustion Primary

30 A biogas that is captured for combustion, other than those mentioned in Items 28 to 29

Primary

Petroleum based oils and petroleum based greases

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

31 Petroleum based oils (other than petroleum based oils used as fuel)

Secondary

32 Petroleum based greases Secondary

Other Petroleum based products

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

33 Crude oil including crude oil condensates Primary

34 Other natural gas liquids Primary

35 Gasoline (other than for use as fuel in an aircraft) Secondary

36 Gasoline for use as fuel in an aircraft Secondary

37 Kerosene (other than for use as fuel in an aircraft) Secondary

38 Kerosene for use as fuel in an aircraft Secondary

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Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

39 Heating oil Secondary

40 Diesel oil Secondary

41 Fuel oil Secondary

42 Liquefied aromatic hydrocarbons Nomination required

43 Solvents if mineral turpentine or white spirits Secondary

44 Liquefied petroleum gas Nomination required

45 Naphtha Secondary

46 Petroleum coke Secondary

47 Refinery gases and liquids Secondary

48 Refinery coke Secondary

49 Bitumen (including bitumen production), other than consumption for non-combustion purposes

Secondary

50 Waxes Secondary

51 Petroleum based products other than:

petroleum based oils and petroleum based greases mentioned in Items 31 to 32, and

petroleum based products mentioned in Items 33 to 50

Nomination required

Biofuels

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

52 Biodiesel Primary

53 Ethanol for use as a fuel in an internal combustion engine Primary

54 Biofuels other than those mentioned in Items 52 to 53 Primary

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Petrochemical feedstock

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel or energy commodity

55 Carbon black if used as a petrochemical feedstock Secondary

56 Ethylene if used as a petrochemical feedstock Secondary

57 Petrochemical feedstock other than those mentioned in Items 55 to 56

Secondary

Energy commodities

Item Fuels and other energy commodities Primary or secondary fuel

58 Sulphur Nomination required

59 Solar energy for electricity generation Primary

60 Wind energy for electricity generation Primary

61 Water energy for electricity generation Primary

62 Geothermal energy for electricity generation Primary

63 Uranium Primary

64 Hydrogen Nomination required

65 Electricity Secondary

66 Energy commodities (other than those mentioned in Items 58 to 65) in the form of steam, compressed air or waste gas:

acquired by any means from outside the facility boundary (regardless of whether any payment or exchange has been made) either to produce heat or for another purpose, or

produced at the facility and transferred to another facility

Nomination required