MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil1of20MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlantGCCM004V1.0-2022MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil2of20CONTENTS1.BASELINEANDMONITORINGMETHODOLOGIESOFGCC...............................................................32.SOURCE/SOFTHISBASELINEANDMONITORINGMETHODOLOGY..............................................33.DESCRIPTIONOFKEYTERMS................................................................................................................44.APPLICABLEPROJECTACTIVITIESANDTHEIRELIGIBILITYCONDITIONS.................................45.SECTORALSCOPEAPPLICABLETOGCCVERIFIER.........................................................................56.PROJECTBOUNDARY...............................................................................................................................57.BASELINESCENARIO................................................................................................................................78.ADDITIONALITY...........................................................................................................................................79.BASELINEEMISSIONS...............................................................................................................................79.1.CALCULATIONOFEMISSIONFACTOROFBUILDMARGINDESALINATIONPLANTSINTHEWATER-GRID...........79.1.1OPTION1–BASEDONACTUALPRODUCTIONDATAOFELECTRICITYANDDESALINATEDWATER.................99.1.2BASELINEEMISSIONSFORTHERMALDESALINATIONPLANTS................................................................99.1.3BASELINEEMISSIONSFORELECTRICITY-BASEDDESALINATIONPLANTS..............................................119.1.4OPTION2-BASEDONACTUALSTEAMPRODUCTION...........................................................................1110.PROJECTEMISSIONS.............................................................................................................................1211.LEAKAGEEMISSIONS............................................................................................................................1212.EMISSIONREDUCTIONS........................................................................................................................1313.MONITORINGMETHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................1313.1PARAMETERSNOTMONITOREDDURINGTHECREDITINGPERIOD..............................................................1313.2PARAMETERSFORMONITORINGDURINGTHECREDITINGPERIOD.............................................................14MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil3of201.BaselineandMonitoringMethodologiesofGCC1.GlobalCarbonCouncil(GCC)isMENAregion’sfirstandonlyvoluntarycarbonoffsettingprogramthataimstocontributetoavisionofsustainableandlowcarboneconomyoftheregionandhelptocatalyseclimateactionsontheground.Referwww.globalcarboncouncil.comfordetails.2.GCCmethodologiesfacilitatetheprojectownersofeligiblegreenhousegas(GHG)reductionprojectstocalculateemissionreductionoftheirprojects,monitortheemissionreductionsanddeveloptheprojectsubmissioninaccordancewiththemethodologies.3.Thismethodologyisforconstructionandoperationofgreenfieldwaterdesalinationplants,whicharepartiallyorfullypoweredbyonsiteelectrical/thermalrenewableenergyandtheproducedwaterissuppliedtowatergrid,whichistransmittedtoendusers.2.Source/softhisBaselineandMonitoringMethodology4.ForthedevelopmentofGCCmethodologies,therequirementsofthe‘GCCProgramManual’(paragraphs43-46)and‘StandardforDevelopmentofMethodologies’areapplied.ThedeterminationofbaselinescenarioandbaselineemissionsareconsistentwithUNFCCC’sCleanDevelopmentMechanism(CDM)guideline“Guidelinefordeterminingbaselineformeasure/s”(BaselineGuideline)referredintheabovestandard.5.ThismethodologyalsoreferstothelatestapprovedversionsofthefollowingGCCmethodologiesandtoolsandguidelinesofCDM:a)TOOL07“Tooltocalculatetheemissionfactorforanelectricitysystem”b)TOOL05“Tooltocalculatebaseline,projectand/orleakageemissionsfromelectricityconsumptionandmonitoringofelectricitygeneration”c)TOOL01“ToolforDemonstrationandAssessmentofAdditionality”d)TOOL03“TooltocalculateprojectorleakageCO2emissionsfromfossilfuelcombustion”e)TOOL09“Determiningthebaselineefficiencyofthermalorelectricalenergygenerationsystems”f)TOOL16“Projectandleakageemissionsfrombiomass”g)GCCM001:MethodologyforRenewableEnergyGenerationProjectsSupplyingElectricitytoGridorCaptiveConsumers6.ThismethodologyisdevelopedbyGCCincollaborationwithTaweelahROdesalinationcompanyLLCandAbuDhabiFutureEnergyCompanyPJSC-MasdarMethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil4of203.Descriptionofkeyterms7.Followingdescriptionofkeytermsapplytotheprojectsusingthismethodology:Sr.No.KeyTermDescription1Watergrid(a)Watergridisapotablewaterdistributionnetworkthatsupplydesalinatedwatertotheusers2InstalledDesalinationCapacity(b)Installeddesalinationcapacity(orinstalledcapacityornameplatecapacity)ofadesalinationplant-isthecapacity,expressedinm3/h(cubicmetersperhour)orequivalent,forwhichthedesalinationplanthasbeendesignedtooperateatnominalconditions3GreenfieldDesalinationPlant(c)Greenfielddesalinationplant–isadesalinationplantthatisconstructedonasitewherethereisnodesalinationplantoperatingpriortotheimplementationoftheprojectactivity4ReverseOsmosisReverseosmosis(RO)-isawaterpurificationprocessthatusesamembranetoseparateions,unwantedmoleculesandlargerparticlesfromwater5RenewableEnergybasedRORenewableEnergybasedRO-isaROplantwhichispartiallyorfullypoweredbyonsiterenewableenergy4.ApplicableProjectActivitiesandtheirEligibilityConditions8.Theprojectactivitieseligibleunderthismethodologyaimtobuildandoperateagreenfieldenergyefficientreverseosmosis(RO)basedwaterdesalinationplantswhicharepartiallyorfullypoweredbyonsiteelectrical/thermalrenewableenergyandtheproducedwaterissuppliedtowatergrid,whichistransmittedtoendusers.9.Theprojectactivitiesareapplicableunderfollowingconditions:Thereshallbeanestablishedwatergridtosupplypotablewatertoitsconsumersandallthedesalinationplantsidentifiedinthebaselinescenarioandtheprojectplantareconnectedtothiswatergrid.Theshareofonsiteinstalledelectrical/thermalrenewableenergy1poweringthedesalinationplantundertheprojectactivityshallbethefollowing:1Theshareofrenewableenergyshallbecalculatedatthestartdateoftheprojectactivityorglobalstakeholderconsultationoftheprojectactivity,whichevercomesfirst.Theshareiscalculatedby(totalonsiteinstalledrenewableenergyinMW/totalpowerrequirementforprojectactivityinMW)MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil5of20Incaseofelectricitypoweredprojectdesalinationplants(e.g.RO),theshareofrenewableenergyelectricitysuppliedtothedesalinationplantshallbethehighervaluebetween:a)thepercentageshareofrenewableenergy(capacityinMW)inthenationalelectricitygrid2orb)minimum50%inthetotalrequirednominalelectricalcapacity(inMW)3fortheprojectdesalinationplant.Incaseofthermalenergypoweredprojectdesalinationplants,therenewableenergyshareofthermalenergysuppliedtothedesalinationplant(e.g.steamsuppliedtoplantinMJ)shallbemorethan50%ofthetotalthermalenergy(e.g.totalsteaminMJ)suppliedtotheprojectdesalinationplant.10.Projectactivitydeliversdesalinatedwaterofqualityinaccordancetoapplicablelocalstandards.11.Theapplicabilityconditionsincludedinthetoolsreferredtoaboveshallapply,whenthetoolsareused.5.SectoralScopeapplicabletoGCCverifier12.ThesectoralscopeseligibleunderGCChavebeendefinedinsection3.2of‘StandardforDevelopmentofMethodologies’.13.Onlyathird-partyverifierapprovedunderGCCforthesectoralscope1:EnergyIndustries(renewable/non-renewablesources)canconductProjectVerificationorEmissionReductionVerificationofGCCprojectthatappliesthismethodology.6.ProjectBoundary14.Thespatialextentoftheprojectboundaryencompassestheprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s),includingalltheinstallationsfromthefeedwatercapturetostorageofdesalinatedwaterpriortoitsdistribution,aswellasallfacilitiesthatsupplyenergytotheprojectactivityincludingrenewableenergyplantandtheelectricitygridsuchfacilitiesareconnectedto.Italsoincludesalldesalinationplantsconnectedphysicallytotheproject’swatergrid.TheGHGsincludedinorexcludedfromtheprojectboundaryarelistedinTable1.2Theshareofrenewableenergyshouldbeconsideredbasedonthepublishedliterature.ProjectproponentsmayusethelatestpublishedIRENAstatistics.Latestavailablehttps://irena.org/publications/2022/Apr/Renewable-Capacity-Statistics-20223CapacityinMWfordifferentrenewabletechnologiesshouldbeconsideredinrelevantapplicablemetricssuchasMWpforphotovoltaicsystem,etc.MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil6of20Table1:EmissionsourcesincludedinorexcludedfromtheprojectboundarySourceGHGIncludedJustification/explanationDeterminationofEmissionsBaselineCO2emissionsfromwaterdesalinationinthebaselineduetothethermalandelectricalenergyconsumptionCO2YesMainemissionsourceAsdescribedinbaselineemissionsectionCH4NoMinoremissionsourceN2ONoMinoremissionsourceProjectActivityCO2emissionsfromwaterdesalinationintheprojectactivityduetotheelectricalenergyconsumptionCO2YesMainemissionsourceCDMTool:“Tooltocalculatebaseline,projectand/orleakageemissionsfromelectricityconsumptionandmonitoringofelectricitygeneration”CH4NoMinoremissionsourceN2ONoMinoremissionsourceCO2emissionsfromwaterdesalinationintheprojectactivityduetothefossilfuelcombustionCO2YesMainemissionsourceCDMTool:“TooltocalculateprojectorleakageCO2emissionsfromfossilfuelcombustion”CH4NoMinoremissionsourceN2ONoMinoremissionsourceCO2emissionsfromwaterdesalinationintheprojectactivityduetothebiomassconsumptionCO2YesMainemissionsourceCDMTool:“Projectandleakageemissionsfrombiomass”CH4NoMinoremissionsourceN2ONoMinoremissionsourceMethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil7of207.BaselineScenario15.TherationaleasperGuidelinesfordeterminationofbaselinesformeasure(s)4isthatthequantityofwatersuppliedtothegridbytheprojectactivitywouldbegeneratedbytheoperationofexistingwatergridconnecteddesalinationplantsandbytheadditionofnewgenerationsourcesintothewatergrid.16.Hypotheticallyitmeansthatadesalinationplantwithemissionfactorequivalenttothatoftheexistingwatergridmixwouldhavesupplieddesalinatedwaterinabsenceofnewprojectplant.Thebaselinewatergridemissionfactorisareasonablebenchmarkthatapproximatesperformanceofthebaselinedesalinationplant.8.Additionality17.ProjectparticipantsshallapplythelatestversionofCDM“TOOL01:Toolforthedemonstrationandassessmentofadditionality”.9.Baselineemissions18.Baselineemissionsinyearyareproductofwaterdeliveredtothewatergridinyearybytheprojectactivityandtheemissionfactorofbuildmarginofsamplegroupofdesalinationplantsinthewategridinyeary.Theemissionfactorisgenerationweightedaverageemissionfactorofbuildmarginsamplegroupofdesalinationplantsinthewatergridoperatedinsimilarsocial,economic,environmentalandtechnologicalcircumstances.𝐵𝐸𝑦=𝑄𝑊,𝑃𝐽,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝑊𝐺,𝑆𝐴𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐸,𝑦Equation(1)Where:𝐵𝐸𝑦=Baselineemissionsduetoproductionofdesalinatedwaterbyprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s)inyeary(tCO2)𝑄𝑊,𝑃𝐽,𝑦=Quantityofdesalinatedwaterproducedbyprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s)inyeary(m3)𝐸𝐹𝑊𝐺,𝑆𝐴𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐸,𝑦=Emissionfactorofbuildmarginsamplegroupofdesalinationplantsinthewatergridinyeary(tCO2/m3)9.1Calculationofemissionfactorofbuildmargindesalinationplantsinthewater-grid19.Theprojectactivitywillreplacetheequivalentquantityofthedesalinatedwaterinthewatergridtowhichitiseitherconnectedorplannedtobeconnected.20.Thebaselineemissionfactoristhewatergenerationweightedaverageemissionfactorandshallbedeterminedforsimilarprojectactivitiesexcludingdesalinationplants4https://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/Guidclarif/meth/meth_guid50.pdfMethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil8of20registeredasGCCprojectactivitiesforthebuildmarginsamplegroupofdesalinationplantsinthewatergridasfollows:𝐸𝐹𝑊𝐺,𝑆𝐴𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐸,𝑦=∑(𝑄𝑊,𝑝,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝑝,𝑦)𝑝∑(𝑄𝑊,𝑝,𝑦)𝑝Equation(2)Where:𝑄𝑊,𝑝,𝑦=Quantityofdesalinatedwaterproducedbyeachdesalinationplantpinyeary(m3)𝐸𝐹𝑝,𝑦=Emissionfactorofeachdesalinationplantpinyeary(tCO2/m3)\p=Desalinationplantsincludedinthebuildmargin21.Thesamplegroupofdesalinationplantspusedtocalculatethebuildmarginshouldbedeterminedasperthefollowingprocedure:a.Identifythesetoffivedesalinationplants,excludingdesalinationunitsregisteredasGCCprojectactivities,thatstartedtosupplydesalinatedwatertothewatergridmostrecently(SET5units)anddeterminetheirannualdesalinatedwatergeneration(AWGSET-5-units,inm3);b.Determinetheannualdesalinatedwatergenerationofthewatergrid,excludingdesalinationplantsregisteredasGCCprojectactivities(AWGtotal,inm3).Identifythesetofdesalinationplants,excludingthoseplantsregisteredasGCCprojectactivities,thatstartedtosupplydesalinatedwatertothewatergridmostrecentlyandthatcomprise20percentofAWGtotal(if20percentfallsonpartofthegenerationofaunit,thegenerationofthatunitisfullyincludedinthecalculation)(SET20percent)anddeterminetheirannualquantityofdesalinatedwatergeneration(AWGSET-≥20percent,inm3);c.FromSET5-unitsandSET20percentselectthesetofpowerunitsthatcomprisesthelargerannualdesalinatedwatergeneration(SETsample).IdentifythedatewhenthedesalinatedplantsinSETsamplestartedtosupplydesalinatedwatertothegrid.IfnoneofthepowerunitsinSETsamplestartedtosupplydesalinatedwatertothegridmorethan10yearsago,thenuseSETsampletocalculatethebuildmargin.Otherwise,excludefromSET5-unitsandSET20percentdesalinationplantswhichstartedtosupplydesalinatedwatertothewatergridmorethan10yearsago.ThesearetermednowSET5-units->10yrsandSET20percent->10yrs.FromSET5-units->10yrsandSET20percent->10yrsselectthesetofpowerunitsthatcomprisesthelargerannualdesalinatedwatergeneration(SETsample->10yrs).22.Emissionfactorforthebuildmarginsamplegroupofdesalinationplantsshallbedeterminedasperthefollowingoptions:a.Option1–emissionfactorofbuildmarginsamplegroupofdesalinationplantscanbedeterminedexantebasedonthemostrecentinformationavailableondesalinationplantsoperatingandconnectedtowater-gridatthetimeofsubmissionofPSFforGSC,MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil9of20orb.Option2-emissionfactorofbuildmarginsamplegroupofdesalinationplantscanbedeterminedexpostfortheyearyinwhichtheprojectactivitygeneratesdesalinatedwater,requiringtheemissionsfactortobeupdatedeverythreeyearsduringmonitoring.Ifthedatarequiredtocalculatetheemissionfactorfortheyearpriortomonitoringyearisusuallyonlyavailablelaterthansixmonthsaftertheendofthatyear,alternativelytheemissionfactorofthepreviousyeary-1maybeused.Ifthedataisusuallyonlyavailable18monthsaftertheendofyeary,theemissionfactoroftheyearproceedingthepreviousyeary-2maybeused.Thesamedatavintage(y,y-1ory-2)shouldbeusedthroughoutthecreditingperiod.23.Theemissionfactorofeachwatergridconnecteddesalinationplantiscalculatedusingoneofthefollowingoptions:9.1.1Option1–Basedonactualproductiondataofelectricityanddesalinatedwater24.Theemissionfactorofeachthermalandelectricity-baseddesalinationplantiscalculatedasfollows:𝐸𝐹𝑝,𝑦=𝐵𝐸𝑊,𝑝,𝑦𝑄𝑊,𝑝,𝑦Equation(3)Where:𝐵𝐸𝑊,𝑝,𝑦=Baselineemissionsofeachdesalinationplantpduetoproductionofdesalinatedwaterinyeary(tCO2)25.Thebaselineemissionsofeachdesalinationplantpduetoproductionofdesalinatedwateriscalculatedasfollows:𝐵𝐸𝑊,𝑝,𝑦=∑𝐵𝐸𝑇𝐻,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦𝑖+∑𝐵𝐸𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑗,𝑦𝑗Equation(4)Where:𝐵𝐸𝑇𝐻,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Baselineemissionsofeachdesalinationplantpoftypeiinyeary(tCO2)𝐵𝐸𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑗,𝑦=Baselineemissionsofeachdesalinationplantpoftypejinyeary(tCO2)𝑖=Thermaldesalinationplantsoftypeiconnectedtothewater-grid𝑗=Electricity-baseddesalinationplantsoftypejconnectedtothewater-grid9.1.2BaselineEmissionsforThermalDesalinationPlants26.Thebaselineemissionsofthermaldesalinationplantsiscalculatedasfollows:𝐵𝐸𝑇𝐻,𝑖,𝑝,𝑦=𝐵𝐸𝑇𝑂𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦−𝐵𝐸𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦Equation(5)MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil10of20Where:𝐵𝐸𝑇𝑂𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Baselineemissionsofdesalinationplantpoftypeiduetofossilfuelconsumptionforelectricityanddesalinatedwatergenerationinyeary(tCO2)𝐵𝐸𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Baselineemissionsofthedesalinationplantpoftypeiduetofossilfuelconsumptionforelectricitygenerationinyeary(tCO2)27.Totalbaselineemissionsduetofossilfuelconsumptionforelectricityandsteamgenerationfromthedesalinationplantsiscalculatedasfollows:𝐵𝐸𝑇𝑂𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=∑𝐹𝐶𝑇𝑂𝑇,𝐹𝐹,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝐹𝐹×𝑁𝐶𝑉𝐹𝐹,𝑦𝐹𝐹Equation(6)Where:𝐹𝐶𝑇𝑂𝑇,𝐹𝐹,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Fossilfuelconsumptionforelectricityandsteamgenerationofdesalinationplantpoftypeiinyeary(volumeormassunit)28.Thebaselineemissionsduetofossilfuelconsumptionforelectricitygenerationindesalinationplantsiscalculatedasfollows:𝐵𝐸𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=𝐸𝐺𝐺𝑅𝑂𝑆𝑆,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦Equation(7)Where:𝐸𝐺𝐺𝑅𝑂𝑆𝑆,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Grosselectricitygenerationofdesalinationplantpoftypeiinyeary(MWh)𝐸𝐹𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Emissionfactorofdesalinationplantpoftypeiforelectricitygenerationinyeary(tCO2/MWh)29.Theemissionfactorforelectricitygeneratedfromfossilfuelconsumptionindesalinationplantiscalculatedasfollows:𝐸𝐹𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=∑𝐹𝐶𝐸𝑆𝑇,𝐹𝐹,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐸𝐺𝑁𝐸𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦Equation(8)Where:𝐹𝐶𝐸𝑆𝑇,𝐹𝐹,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Estimatedfossilfuelconsumptionindesalinationplantpoftypeiforelectricitygenerationinyeary(TJ)𝐸𝐺𝑁𝐸𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Netelectricityexportedtogridbydesalinationplantpoftypeiinyeary(MWh).30.Thefossilfuelconsumptionforelectricitygenerationindesalinationplantsiscalculatedasfollows:𝐹𝐶𝐸𝑆𝑇,𝐹𝐹,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=∑𝐸𝐺𝐺𝑅𝑂𝑆𝑆,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦×0.0036𝜂𝑃𝑂𝑊𝐸𝑅,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦𝑡Equation(9)MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil11of20Where:𝐸𝐺𝐺𝑅𝑂𝑆𝑆,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦=Grosselectricitygenerationbytechnologyt(e.g.opencycle,combinedcycle)indesalinationplantpoftypeiinyeary(MWh)𝜂𝑃𝑂𝑊𝐸𝑅,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦=Efficiencyofpowergenerationoftechnologytindesalinationplantpoftypei.Thedefaultvaluesasprovidedinthe“TOOL09:Determiningthebaselineefficiencyofthermalorelectricenergygenerationsystems”,shouldbeused0.0036=ConversionfactorMWhtoTJ9.1.3BaselineEmissionsforElectricity-basedDesalinationPlants31.Baselineemissionsofelectricity-baseddesalinationplantsiscalculatedasfollows:𝐵𝐸𝐸𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇,𝑝,𝑗,𝑦=𝐸𝐺𝑊𝐴𝑇𝐸𝑅,𝑝,𝑗,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝐺𝑅𝐼𝐷,𝑦Equation(10)Where:𝐸𝐺𝑊𝐴𝑇𝐸𝑅,𝑝,𝑗𝑦=Electricityconsumptionbydesalinationplantpoftypejforproducingdesalinatedwaterinyeary(MWh)𝐸𝐹𝐺𝑅𝐼𝐷,𝑦=Emissionfactoroftheelectricitygridcalculatedascombinedmarginemissionfactor(tCO2/MWh).PleasefollowguidanceprovidedinGCCM001forcalculationofEFgrid,y9.1.4Option2-Basedonactualsteamproduction32.Ifthewater-gridconsistsofonlythermal(noco-generation)desalinationplantstheemissionfactorofeachdesalinationplantconnectedtowater-gridiscalculatedasfollows:𝐸𝐹𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=𝐵𝐸𝑇𝐻,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦𝑄𝑊,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦Equation(11)Where:𝐸𝐹𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Emissionfactorofdesalinationplantpoftypeiinyeary(tCO2/m3)𝐵𝐸𝑇𝐻,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Baselineemissionsduetosteamgenerationindesalinationplantpoftypeiforproductionofdesalinatedwaterinyeary(tCO2)𝑄𝑊,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=Quantityofdesalinatedwatergeneratedbydesalinationplantpoftypei(m3)33.Thebaselineemissionsduetosteamgenerationindesalinationplantpforproductionofdesalinatedwateriscalculatedasfollows:𝐵𝐸𝑇𝐻,𝑝,𝑖,𝑦=∑𝐵𝐸𝑇𝑂𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦×[𝐻𝐺𝑆𝑇𝐸𝐴𝑀,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦𝜂𝑆𝑇𝐸𝐴𝑀,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦⁄(𝐻𝐺𝑆𝑇𝐸𝐴𝑀,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦𝜂𝑆𝑇𝐸𝐴𝑀,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦⁄)+(𝐸𝐺𝐺𝑅𝑂𝑆𝑆,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦𝜂𝑃𝑂𝑊𝐸𝑅,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦⁄)]𝑡Equation(12)MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil12of20Where:𝐵𝐸𝑇𝑂𝑇,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦=Basslineemissionsofdesalinationplantpoftypeihavingtechnologytduetofossilfuelconsumptionforelectricityanddesalinationwatergenerationinyeary,calculatedasperequation6above(tCO2)𝐻𝐺𝑆𝑇𝐸𝐴𝑀,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦=Totalsteaminputtothedesalinationplantpoftypeihavingtechnologytinyeary(MWh)𝜂𝑆𝑇𝐸𝐴𝑀,𝑝,𝑖,𝑡,𝑦=Efficiencyofsteamgenerationoftechnologytindesalinationplantpoftypei.Thedefaultvaluesasprovidedinthe“TOOL09:Determiningthebaselineefficiencyofthermalorelectricenergygenerationsystems”,shouldbeused10.ProjectEmissions34.Projectemissionscorrespondtothosegeneratedbytheprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s).35.Projectemissionsduetoelectricitysuppliedbyanelectricitygridarecalculatedasfollows:𝑃𝐸𝑦=𝐸𝐺𝑊𝐴𝑇𝐸𝑅,𝑃𝐽,𝑦×𝐸𝐹𝐺𝑅𝐼𝐷,𝑦Equation(13)Where:𝐸𝐺𝑊𝐴𝑇𝐸𝑅,𝑃𝐽,𝑦=Electricityconsumptionoftheprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s)inyeary(MWh)𝐸𝐹𝐺𝑅𝐼𝐷,𝑦=CO2emissionfactoroftheelectricitygridinyeary.PleasefollowguidanceprovidedinGCCM001forcalculationofEFgrid,y36.Emissionsfromon-sitefossilfuelcombustionattheprojectsitearecalculatedinaccordancewiththelatestapprovedversionofTOOL03“TooltocalculateprojectorleakageCO2emissionsfromfossilfuelcombustion”.37.Forprojectactivitiesutilizingbiomassand/orbiomassresiduesprojectemissionsarecalculatedasperthelatestapprovedversionoftheTOOL16“Projectandleakageemissionsfrombiomass”.11.LeakageEmissions38.Forprojectactivitiesutilizingbiomassand/orbiomassresidues,theTOOL16“Projectandleakageemissionsfrombiomass”.39.Theemissionspotentiallyarisingfromprojectactivityconstruction,upstreamemissionsfromfossilfueluse(e.g.extraction,processing,transportetc.)andmembranemanufacturing,cleaningandreplacementareneglected.MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil13of2012.Emissionreductions40.Emissionreductionsarecalculatedasfollows:𝐸𝑅𝑦=𝐵𝐸𝑦−𝑃𝐸𝑦Equation(14)Where:𝐸𝑅𝑦=Emissionreductionsinyeary(tCO2e)𝐵𝐸𝑦=Baselineemissionsinyeary(tCO2)𝑃𝐸𝑦=Projectemissionsinyeary(tCO2)13.MonitoringMethodology13.1ParametersnotmonitoredduringthecreditingperiodData/ParameterTable1.Data/Parameter:EFFFDataunit:tCO2/TJDescription:CO2emissionfactoroffossilfuelusedtoproducethesteamand/orelectricitysuppliedtothedesalinationplantSourceofdata:Thefollowingdatasourcesmaybeusediftherelevantconditionsapply:DatasourceConditionsforusingthedatasource(a)ValuesprovidedbythefuelsupplierininvoicesThisisthepreferredsource(b)MeasurementsbytheprojectparticipantsIf(a)isnotavailable(c)RegionalornationaldefaultvaluesIf(a)and(b)arenotavailableThesesourcescanonlybeusedforliquidfuelsandshouldbebasedonwelldocumented,reliablesources(suchasnationalenergybalances)d)IPCCdefaultvaluesatthelowerlimitoftheuncertaintyata95percentconfidenceintervalasprovidedintable1.4ofChapter1ofVol.2(Energy)ofthe2006IPCCGuidelinesonNationalGHGInventoriesIfnoneoftheaboveoptionsareavailableMeasurementprocedures(ifany):For(a)and(b):Measurementsshouldbeundertakeninlinewithnationalorinternationalfuelstandards.For(a):ifthefuelsupplierdoesprovidetheNCVvalueandtheCO2emissionfactorontheinvoiceandthesetwovaluesarebasedonmeasurementsforthisspecificfuel,thisCO2factorshouldbeused.IfanothersourcefortheCO2emissionfactorisusedornoCO2emissionfactorisprovided,Options(b),(c)or(d)shouldbeusedMethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil14of20QualityProcedure,ifany:NAAnycomment:-Data/ParameterTable2.Data/Parameter:ShareofrenewableenergyinthegridDataunit:%Description:RenewableenergyshareofelectricitycapacitySourceofdata:Publishedliterature,preferablypublishedbymultilateralorganisationMeasurementprocedures(ifany):NAQualityProcedure,ifany:NAAnycomment:DataisrequiredtodemonstratetheapplicabilityconditionofthismethodologyData/ParameterTable3.Data/Parameter:ShareofrenewableenergyintheprojectactivityDataunit:%Description:RenewableenergyshareofelectricitycapacityfortheprojectactivitySourceofdata:ProjectactivityplantMeasurementprocedures(ifany):Theparameterswillbeusedbasedondesignparameteri.e.designpowerrequirementfortheplantandinstalledrenewablecapacityvis-à-vistheconnectedloadtothedesalinationplant.QualityProcedure,ifany:NAAnycomment:Dataisrequiredtodemonstratetheapplicabilityconditionofthismethodology.Forfutureprojectactivitythiswillbecheckedduringfirstemissionreductionverification.13.2ParametersformonitoringduringthecreditingperiodData/ParameterTableM1Data/parameter:EGWATER,PJ,yDataunit:MWhDescription:Electricityconsumptionoftheprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s)inyearySourceofdata:ProjectactivitysiteMeasurementprocedures(ifany):Thisparametershouldbemonitoredusingbi-directionalenergymeterMonitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingQA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsAnycomment:-MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil15of20Data/ParameterTableM2Data/Parameter:EFGRID,yDataunit:tCO2/MWhDescription:CO2emissionfactorofthegridelectricityinyearySourceofdata:-Measurementprocedures(ifany):AspertheguidanceprovidedinGCCM001Anycomment:-Data/ParameterTableM3Data/parameter:QW,PJ,y/QPROJECTPLANT,yDataunit:m3Description:Quantityofdesalinatedwaterproducedbyprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s)inyearySourceofdata:ProjectactivitysiteMeasurementprocedures(ifany):ThisparametershouldbemonitoredusingvolumeflowmetersMonitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingQA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsAnycomment:-Data/ParameterTableM4Data/parameter:QW,p,y/QW,p,i,yDataunit:m3Description:QuantityofdesalinatedwaterproducedbyeachdesalinationplantpofinyearySourceofdata:-Measurementprocedures(ifany):ThisparametershouldbemonitoredusingvolumeflowmetersortobeprovidedbasedonpubliclyavailabledataMonitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingoraspublishedQA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsorpublishedbythegovernmentauthorityAnycomment:-Data/ParameterTableM5Data/parameter:FCTOT,FF,p,i,yDataunit:VolumeormassunitDescription:FossilfuelconsumptionforelectricityandorsteamgenerationofdesalinationplantpoftypeiinyearySourceofdata:PublishedreportsMethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil16of20Measurementprocedures(ifany):ThisparametershouldbemonitoredusingvolumeflowmetersorusingweighingscalesortobeprovidedbasedonpubliclyavailabledataMonitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingoraspublishedQA/QCprocedures:ThevolumemeterorweighingscaleshouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsorpublishedbygovernmententityAnycomment:-Data/ParameterTableM6Data/ParameterTableM7Data/parameter:EGGROSS,p,i,yDataunit:MWhDescription:GrosselectricitygenerationofdesalinationplantpoftypeiinyearySourceofdata:-Measurementprocedures(ifany):Thisparametershouldbemonitoredusingbi-directionalenergymeteronpubliclyavailabledataMonitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingoraspublishedQA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsorpublishedbygovernmententityAnycomment:-Data/parameter:EGNET,p,i,t,yDataunit:MWhDescription:NetelectricitygenerationofdesalinationplantpoftypeiinyearySourceofdata:-Measurementprocedures(ifany):Thisparametershouldbeeithermonitoredusingbi-directionalenergymeterorcalculatedasdifferencebetween(a)thequantityofelectricitysuppliedbytheprojectplant/unittothegrid;and(b)thequantityofelectricitydeliveredtotheprojectplant/unitfromthegrid.Incaseitiscalculatedthenthefollowingparametersshallbemeasured:(a)Thequantityofelectricitysuppliedbytheprojectplant/unittothegrid;and(b)Thequantityofelectricitydeliveredtotheprojectplant/unitfromthegridIncaseofpubliclyavailable,nomeasurementrequired.Monitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingoraspublishedQA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsorpublishedbygovernmententityAnycomment:-MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil17of20Data/ParameterTableM8Data/ParameterTableM9Data/parameter:ΗPOWER,p,i,t,yDataunit:-Description:EfficiencyofpowergenerationoftechnologytusedindesalinationplantpoftypeiinyearySourceofdata:Defaultefficiencyvaluesasprovidedunder“TOOL09:Determiningthebaselineefficiencyofthermalorelectricenergygenerationsystems”Measurementprocedures(ifany):-Monitoringfrequency:-QA/QCprocedures:-Anycomment:-Data/ParameterTableM10Data/parameter:EGGROSS,p,i,t,yDataunit:MWhDescription:GrosselectricitygenerationbytechnologytindesalinationplantpoftypeiinyearySourceofdata:-Measurementprocedures(ifany):Thisparametershouldbemonitoredusingbi-directionalenergymeter.Incaseofpubliclyavailable,nomeasurementrequired.Monitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingoraspublished.QA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsorpublishedbygovernmententityAnycomment:-Data/parameter:EGWATER,p,j,yDataunit:MWhDescription:ElectricityconsumptionofthedesalinationplantpoftypejinyearySourceofdata:-Measurementprocedures(ifany):Thisparametershouldbemonitoredusingbi-directionalenergymeter.Incaseofpubliclyavailable,nomeasurementrequired.Monitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingoraspublished.QA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsorpublishedbygovernmententityAnycomment:-MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil18of20Data/ParameterTableM11Data/parameter:HGSTEAM,p,i,t,yDataunit:tonDescription:TotalsteaminputtothedesalinationplantpoftypeihavingtechnologytinyearySourceofdata:Totalsteaminputtotheprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s)pinyearyMeasurementprocedures(ifany):ThisparametershouldbemonitoredusingvolumeflowmetersMonitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastdailyrecording.Tocalculatetheannualsteamflow,thedailyaveragevalueofsteamflowshouldbeusedQA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsAnycomment:ConvertthesteamflowvalueintoMWhforcalculationpurposeusingenthalpyofthesteamData/ParameterTableM12Data/parameter:ΗSTEAM,p,i,t,yDataunit:-Description:EfficiencyofsteamgenerationoftechnologytusedindesalinationplantpoftypeiinyearySourceofdata:Defaultefficiencyvaluesasprovidedunder“TOOL09:Determiningthebaselineefficiencyofthermalorelectricenergygenerationsystems”Measurementprocedures(ifany):-Monitoringfrequency:-QA/QCprocedures:-Anycomment:-Data/ParameterTableM13Data/parameter:QW,FACILITY,yQW,PROJECTPLANT,yDataunit:m3Description:Quantityofdesalinatedwaterproducedbytheentiredesalinationfacilitywheretheprojectdesalinationplant(s)/unit(s)islocatedinyearySourceofdata:ProjectactivitysiteMeasurementprocedures(ifany):ThisparametershouldbemonitoredusingvolumeflowmetersMonitoringfrequency:Continuousmonitoring,hourlymeasurementandatleastmonthlyrecordingQA/QCprocedures:ThemetershouldbecalibratedperiodicallybasedoninternalprocedureoftheprojectparticipantandrelevantindustrystandardsornationalstandardsAnycomment:-MethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil19of20VersionDateCommentV1.027/06/2022InitialadoptionbyGCCSteeringCommitteebasedonfollowing:i.Considerationbyindividualsteeringcommitteemember,followedbyevaluationofentiresteeringcommitteeii.15-dayglobalstakeholderconsultationtakenplacebetween08/06/2022to22/06/2022DOCUMENTHISTORYMethodologyforWaterGridConnectedRenewableEnergyBasedDesalinationPlant(GCCM004v1)GlobalCarbonCouncil20of20
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