Guidelines for the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, Verification, and Certification of Energy-Efficiency Projects for Climate Change Mitigation

Vine, E.; Sathaye, Jayant

doi:10.2172/7288

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“…The second workshop took place in San Salvador, El Salvador in May 2003 and focused on monitoring, evaluation, reporting, verification, and certification (MERVC) guidelines developed by Berkeley Lab for GHG mitigation projects (Vine et al 1999). This workshop involved approximately fifteen participants from throughout Latin America, most of them from 1 the private sector.…”

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Methodological and Practical Considerations for Developing Multiproject Baselines for Electric Power and Cement Industry Projects in Central America

Murtishaw

Sathaye

Galitsky

et al. 2006

Mitig Adapt Strat Glob Change

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Abstract. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas (CSDA) conducted technical studies and organized two training workshops to develop capacity in Central America for the evaluation of climate change projects. This paper describes the results of two baseline case studies conducted for these workshops, one for the power sector and one for the cement industry, that were devised to illustrate certain approaches to baseline setting. Multiproject baseline emission rates (BERs) for the main Guatemalan electricity grid were calculated from 2001 data. In recent years, the Guatemalan power sector has experienced rapid growth; thus, a sufficient number of new plants have been built to estimate viable BERs. We found that BERs for baseload plants offsetting additional baseload capacity ranged from 0.702 kgCO 2 /kWh (using a weighted average stringency) to 0.507 kgCO 2 /kWh (using a 10th percentile stringency), while the baseline for plants offsetting load-following capacity is lower at 0.567 kgCO 2 /kWh. For power displaced from existing load-following plants, the rate is higher, 0.735 kgCO 2 /kWh, as a result of the age of some plants used for meeting peak loads and the infrequency of their use. The approved consolidated methodology for the Clean Development Mechanism yields a single rate of 0.753 kgCO 2 /kWh. Due to the relatively small number of cement plants in the region and the regional nature of the cement market, all of Central America was chosen as the geographic boundary for setting cement industry BERs. Unfortunately, actual operations and output data were unobtainable for most of the plants in the region, and many data were estimated. Cement industry BERs ranged from 205 kgCO 2 to 225 kgCO 2 per metric ton of cement.

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Methodological and Practical Considerations for Developing Multiproject Baselines for Electric Power and Cement Industry Projects in Central America

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Sathaye

Galitsky

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“…Another technical barrier is the challenge of accurately quantifying the actual emissions reductions from energy-efficiency measures and programs (Morris and Shelby 1999;Vine and Sathaye 1999). Emissions reductions can be calculated in one of two ways: (1) if emissions reductions are based on fuel-use or electricity-use data, then default emissions factors can be used, based on utility or non-utility estimates 34 ; or (2) emissions factors can be based on generation data specific to the situation of the project (e.g., linking a particular project on an hourly or daily basis to the marginal unit it is affecting).…”

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Energy Efficiency in Buildings as an Air Quality Compliance Approach: Opportunities for the U.S. Department of Energy

Vine¹

2002

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“…statistical models, end-use metering, short-term monitoring, and combinations of these methodologies (Vine and Sathaye 1999).…”

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“…Once the net energy savings have been calculated by subtracting baseline energy use from measured energy use, net GHG emissions reductions can be calculated in one of two ways: average emissions factors can be used, based on utility or non-utility estimates, or emissions factors can be calculated based on specific generation data (Vine and Sathaye 1999). In both methods, emissions factors translate consumption of energy into GHG emissions.…”

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Energy-efficiency labels and standards: A guidebook for appliances, equipment and lighting

McMahon¹,

Wiel²

2001

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PREFACEEnergy-performance improvements in consumer products are an essential element in any government's portfolio of energy-efficiency and climate change mitigation programs. Governments need to develop balanced programs, both voluntary and regulatory, that remove cost-ineffective, energy-wasting products from the marketplace and stimulate the development of cost-effective, energy-efficient technology. Energy-efficiency labels and standards for appliances, equipment, and lighting products deserve to be among the first policy tools considered by a country's energy policy makers. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Foundation (UNF) recognize the need to support policy makers in their efforts to implement energy-efficiency standards and labeling programs and have developed this guidebook, together with the Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP), as a primary reference. This guidebook was prepared over the course of the past year with significant contribution from the authors and reviewers mentioned previously. Their diligent participation has made this the international guidance tool it was intended to be. The lead authors would also like to thank the following individuals for their support in the development, production, and distribution of the guidebook: Marcy Beck, Elisa Derby, Diana Dhunke, Ted Gartner, and Julie Osborn of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as well as Anthony Ma of Bevilacqua-Knight, Inc.This guidebook is designed as a manual for government officials and others around the world responsible for developing, implementing, enforcing, monitoring, and maintaining labeling and standards-setting programs. It discusses the pros and cons of adopting energy-efficiency labels and standards and describes the data, facilities, and institutional and human resources needed for these programs. It provides guidance on the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of the programs and on the design of the labels and standards themselves. In addition, it directs the reader to references and other resources likely to be useful in conducting the activities described and includes a chapter on energy policies and programs that complement appliance efficiency labels and standards.This guidebook attempts to reflect the essential framework of labeling and standards programs. It is the intent of the authors and sponsors to distribute copies of this book worldwide at no charge for the general public benefit. The guidebook is also available on the web at www.CLASPonline.org and can be downloaded to be used intact or piecemeal for whatever beneficial purposes readers may conceive. Nations traditionally classify their energy consumption into three sectors-buildings, industry, and transportation. Energy in residential and commercial buildings is consumed by appliances, equipment, and lighting. In homes around the world, energy is consumed by everything from refrigerators and clothes-washing machines to garbage compactors and ...

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Guidelines for the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, Verification, and Certification of Energy-Efficiency Projects for Climate Change Mitigation

Cited by 28 publications

References 6 publications

Methodological and Practical Considerations for Developing Multiproject Baselines for Electric Power and Cement Industry Projects in Central America

Methodological and Practical Considerations for Developing Multiproject Baselines for Electric Power and Cement Industry Projects in Central America

Energy Efficiency in Buildings as an Air Quality Compliance Approach: Opportunities for the U.S. Department of Energy

Energy-efficiency labels and standards: A guidebook for appliances, equipment and lighting

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