SCHEDULE 2GREENHOUSE GAS CRITERIA FOR SOLID AND GASEOUS BIOMASS

PART 1Greenhouse gas criteria

Interpretation1

In this Schedule—

  • actual value method” means the calculation method provided for in Part 2;

  • default value method” means the calculation method provided for in Part 3;

  • post-2013 dedicated biomass station” means a generating station which—

    1. a

      was not accredited on or before 31st March 2013, and

    2. b

      has, in any month after March 2013, generated electricity in the way described as “dedicated biomass” in Schedule 5;

  • relevant biomass” means biomass other than animal excreta, bioliquid, landfill gas, sewage gas or waste;

  • relevant ceiling” means—

    1. a

      in relation to biomass used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 79.2 grams per megajoule of electricity,

    2. b

      in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 and before 1st April 2025, 75 grams per megajoule of electricity,

    3. c

      in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 72.2 grams per megajoule of electricity;

  • relevant target” means—

    1. a

      in relation to biomass used to generate electricity before 1st April 2020 by a station other than a post-2013 dedicated biomass station, 79.2 grams per megajoule of electricity,

    2. b

      in relation to biomass used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 66.7 grams per megajoule of electricity,

    3. c

      in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 and before 1st April 2025, 55.6 grams per megajoule of electricity,

    4. d

      in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 50 grams per megajoule of electricity.