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PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM
FOR SMALL-SCALE CDM PROJECT ACTIVITIES (F-CDM-SSC-PDD)
Version 04.1
PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT (PDD)
Title of the project activity
ACP Thermal Harvesting™ Project
Version number of the PDD
01
Completion date of the PDD
26/03/2014
Project participant(s)
- Vuselela Energy (Pty) Ltd.
- Eternity Power RF (Pty) Ltd.
Host Party(ies)
South Africa
Sectoral scope(s) and selected methodology(ies)
Sectoral scope 04: Manufacturing industries
AMS-III.Q version 5 “Waste energy recovery
(gas/heat/pressure) projects”.
Estimated amount of annual average GHG
emission reductions
20,608 tons CO2
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SECTION A. Description of project activity
A.1. Purpose and general description of project activity
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The project activity is the ACP Thermal Harvesting™ Project, hereafter referred to as Thermal
Harvesting Project.
Definitions as provided in AMS III.Q and how they apply to the Thermal Harvesting Project
Recipient facility. The facility that receives useful energy generated using waste energy under the project
activity in the waste energy generation facility. It may be the same waste energy generation facility.
•
The recipient facility is Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited – Waterval Smelter (hereafter
referred to as Waterval), which will receive electricity.
Waste energy generation facility (“project facility”). The facility where the waste energy which is utilized
by the CDM project activity is available. The project activity can be implemented by the owner of the
facility or by a third party (e.g. ESCO). If the waste energy is recovered by another facility, i.e. a third
party in a separate facility, the “project facility” will encompass both the waste energy generation
facility and the waste energy recovery facility. In a situation where waste gas is exported instead of
supplying useful energy to a recipient plant, then the project facility shall include the recipient facility.
•
A third party, independent power producer (IPP), special purpose vehicle (SPV), Eternity Power
(Pty) Ltd (hereafter referred to as Eternity Power) is proposing to implement the project activity
in a separate power generation facility. Therefore, the ‘project facility’ includes (1) Waterval
where the waste energy is produced; and (2) the waste energy recovery plant and power
generation plant owned and operated by Eternity Power.
Waste energy. Energy contained in residual streams from industrial processes in the form of heat or
pressure, for which it can be demonstrated that it would not have been recovered in the absence of the
project activity. Examples of waste energy include the energy contained in gases flared or released into
the atmosphere, the heat or pressure from a residual stream is not recovered and therefore is wasted.
Gases that have an intrinsic value in a spot market as an energy carrier or chemical (e.g. natural gas,
hydrogen, liquefied petroleum gas, or their substitutes) are not eligible under this category.
•
The waste energy is in the form of heat dissipated to atmosphere in the baseline scenario, which
is also the historic scenario.
List of Acronyms applied in the PDD
ACP: Anglo Platinum Converting Process
HPCW: High Pressure Cooling Water System
IPP: Independent Power Producer
ORC: Organic Rankine Cycle
SPV: Special Purpose Vehicle
Purpose of the project activity
The Thermal Harvesting Project is an initiative to recover waste heat from a High Pressure Cooling Water
System (HPCW) in the Anglo Platinum Converting Process (ACP) and divert the waste heat to an
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Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) facility, which will convert heat into usable electrical energy, with a
maximum rated output capacity (MRC) of 4.29MW1. The project will generate an expected net total of
21,369 MWh of electricity per annum.
The electrical power generated in the power plant will be exported back to Waterval.
The implementation of the Thermal Harvesting Project will have no impact on the existing production
operations at Waterval. Construction of the project started in 22 August 2013.
The crediting period selected is a fixed 10 years and the amount of emission reductions that will be
generated during the crediting period is estimated at 20,608 tons per annum.
Scenario prior to the implementation of the project activity
Current scenario and baseline for electricity
Waterval currently purchases all the electricity needed for its production activities directly from Eskom,
the national power utility2. The electricity is delivered via the South Africa power grid.
Current scenario and baseline for waste heat
The waste heat captured by the platinum converter cooling system is dissipated to atmosphere through air
cooled heat exchangers.
Currently the following conditions apply for the Waterval site
−
No waste heat was or is currently recovered for the generation of electricity or any other
purpose at the site.
−
No electricity generation equipment is installed on site that converts waste heat to electricity.
National grid information for South Africa
The national utility, Eskom, is a government-owned entity and generates approximately 95 per cent of
South Africa’s electricity 3 . Private generators produce approximately 3% of national electricity
requirements and municipalities produce less than 1%. Approximately 90% of electricity in South Africa
is derived from coal-fired power stations4.
Note: The “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system” is applied, i.e. the combined
margin emission factor of the electricity system is used. The Republic of South Africa is a member of the
Southern African Power Pool and therefore the published combined margin emission figure in the
Standardized baseline “Grid emission factor for the Southern African power pool” is applied to determine
the emission reductions.
Waterval Background
1
Design parameters in “ACP Thermal Harvesting Project Signed Design Base_20130409.pdf”
2
Refer to electricity bills examples.
3
4
Electricity Supply Industry of South Africa Report.pdf, page 6
Electricity Generation Statistics in South Africa.pdf, http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/energy-issues/south
africa/index_chart.html
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Anglo Platinum Ltd is the largest primary platinum producer in the world and operates three smelters in
South Africa, one of which is Waterval Smelter.
Each processing step at Waterval is designed to increase the grade (concentration) of the valuable
components of the original ore, by reducing the bulk of the products. The mined ore undergoes
comminution, and a gravity concentrate is extracted. The sulphides are concentrated by flotation. The
flotation concentrates undergo smelting and the matte containing the valuable platinum group metals
(pgm5) is transferred to converters where air is blown through it to remove iron and sulphur. This is
known as the converting process, which produces a PGM-containing nickel-copper matte.
The converting process is an exothermic process that produces a high temperature off-gas of
approximately 1200oC.
High Pressure Cooling process6
The high pressure cooling system maintains the circulation of cooling water through membranes in order
to remove the heat from the hot converter off gas. The heat that is extracted by water is then rejected in
the fin fan coolers by passing cooling air among the finned tubes that contain hot water. In normal
operation circulation water temperature is kept at a high temperature (minimum 240°C) in order to keep
tube surface (off gas-side) at a higher temperature than acid dew point which would result in corrosion on
tube surfaces.
One of the main energy losses in the platinum production process is heat dissipated in the cooling system.
General description of the proposed project activity (Project Scenario)
Project scenario for the electricity
Electricity generated from the Thermal Harvesting Project will be replacing electricity imported by
Waterval from the national utility (Eskom) via the national grid. Greenhouse gas emissions associated
with the electricity generation in the national grid will be reduced as a result.
Project scenario for the waste energy
The power plant consists of a purpose designed Thermal Harvesting™ and integrated ORC system
capable of converting the thermal energy (heat) generated in the exothermic ACP into electrical energy.
The primary new equipment components of the Thermal Harvesting Project include the following main
equipment:
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Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)
The primary unit process is the Organic Rankine Cycle unit that utilises waste heat to produce electrical
energy. ORC technology involves passing a heat source through a heat exchanger, transferring its energy
to a working medium in a closed cycle that creates high vapor pressure, even at low temperatures. This
pressure is used to drive a turbine connected to a generator. The vapor is returned to its fluid state in a
forced-air heat exchanger, cooled and then fed back into the vaporisation cycle. More detail information
regarding the equipment and the proposed process is provided in Section A.3.
5
Platinum group metal is a family of six grayish to sliver-white metals with close chemical and physical affinities;
platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir), and osmium (Os), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh) and ruthenium (Ru). “Energy
Technology 2011: Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gas Reduction”, page 13, edited by Neale R.
Neelameggham, Cynthia K. Belt, Mark Jolly, Ramana G. Reddy, James A. Yurko
6
Refer to “HP Cooling Functional Specification.pdf”
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In the Waterval smelter, the heat generating plant's waste cooling water will be used to heat pentane,
which has a boiling point of only 36°C.
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Backup equipment
No backup electricity generation equipment will be installed as part of the project in the case that the
proposed power plant experiences outages or abnormal conditions. Also, the Organic Rankine Cycle
system is not designed to run on fuels other than the waste energy from the ACP cooling circuit (refer to
“ORC Fuel Source Confirmation Letter.pdf”). Therefore, no fossil fuel will be used for backup purposes
of any kind in the power plant to generate electricity.
Sustainable Development
The project will contribute to sustainable development in South Africa in the following ways:
Environment Benefits
The project will displace some coal-dominated power generation in South Africa with power generated
from waste gas, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of South Africa.
Social Benefits
The proposed development also represents an investment in waste energy to power generation, which,
given the challenges created by climate change, represents positive social benefit for society as a whole.
The key social issues associated with the construction phase include the creation of employment and the
opportunity for skills development and training. The construction phase will employ approximately 150
people over the construction period. The proposed power plant is envisaged to employ 2 full time
employees and, as such, will create potential employment opportunities in the province.
Economic Benefits
Given the highly technical nature of the power plant, the opportunity for South African production and
local content is likely to increase over time, however will be lower for the first number of waste energy to
power projects. Local economies in the Rustenburg and Waterval area are likely to benefit where already
established industries can be utilised by the project, such as civil engineering skills, construction skills
and low skilled labour, however for the equipment manufacture industry, this is likely to be introduced
and increased over time.
Technology Transfer
• Significant benefits exist in transfer of technology to South Africa since this type of technology has not
been applied anywhere in South Africa in any industrial facility as yet.
• The power plant will use only local manpower for operation. The technology supplier, as part of its
supply, will train these local operators in the required skills for reliable independent operation. It is
further envisaged that as the population of this type of technology in SA grows, local teams will be
trained up to maintain the equipment.
• Because of the significant number of Smelter plants operational in South Africa, in conjunction with the
modularity of the technology, there is potential to replicate the same configuration at every one of these
plants, even if capacity differs between plants. Vuselela has set itself the goal of using this approach to
enable an industry transformation throughout the Smelting Industry.
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A.2. Location of project activity
A.2.1. Host Party(ies)
Republic of South Africa
A.2.2. Region/State/Province etc.
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North-West Province, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
A.2.3. City/Town/Community etc.
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Near Rustenburg
A.2.4. Physical/ Geographical location
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GPS coordinates for the site:
ACP Thermal Harvesting™ Co-ordinates
Latitude
Longitude
-25.675312°
27.329109°
25°40'31.12"S
27°19'44.79"E
25° 40.519'S
27° 19.747'E
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A.3. Technologies and/or measures
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The scenario existing prior to the start of the implementation of the project activity, with a list of
the equipment and systems in operation
In the existing design, the latent heat in the cooling circuit is dissipated unused as waste heat to the
environment through a bank of closed circuit fin-fan coolers.
The existing equipment that is relevant to the Thermal Harvesting Project includes the following:
1. Anglo Platinum Converters – where the heat is produced from the exothermic converting
process; and
2. Cooling circuit
The figure below provides a layout of the existing heat generation and cooling system and shows that the
process is designed to dissipate all heat energy produced in the converters.
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Figure 1: Layout of the historic converters and cooling configuration
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Design Information for the converter and associated cooling system
Table 1: Equipment information for the current scenario at Waterval
Converter and Cooling system
i.
Age of the converters
based on manufacturer’s
specifications
Ausmelt converters
Converter 1 commissioned in early 2003
Converter 2 commissioned in 2006
ii.
iii.
Age of the cooling
system based on
manufacturer’s
specifications
Function of the cooling
system
Air cooling system commissioned in 2003
The purpose of the high pressure cooling system is to maintain the
circulation of cooling water through the Freeboard and Uptake
membranes in order to remove the heat from the hot converter off gas.
The heat that is extracted by water is then rejected in the fin fan coolers
by passing cooling air among the finned tubes that contain hot water.
Refer to “HP Cooling Functional Specification.pdf”
iv.
Existing and forecast
installed capacities for
the existing converters
Converter design specifications7 are provided by the technology
supplier.
v.
The monitoring
equipment and their
location in the system
Existing meters and analysers that are installed on the existing cooling
system and can be seen on the P&ID of the system. Refer to P&ID.pdf
vi.
The types and levels of
services (normally in
terms of mass or energy
flows) provided by the
systems and equipment
that are being installed
under the project
activity and their
relation, if any, to other
manufacturing/productio
n equipment and
systems outside the
project boundary.
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The type of service delivered by the Thermal Harvesting
Project is electricity.
The net level of service is 21,369 MWh per year (refer to the
CER calculations Version 01_Vusulela.xlsx).
The primary new equipment components of the Thermal Harvesting
Project are provided in “ACP Equipment list.pdf, page 2 of 3”. The
main equipment are:
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1 Vaporizer-Superheater;
1 Preheater;
1 Recuperator;
12 Condenser coil bundles;
1 Turbine;
1 Generator
There is no relation between the type and level of service or the
equipment installed with other manufacturing or production outside
the project boundary.
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Detailed Specifications for the converters are confidential and will be submitted to the validator for view only
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Converter and Cooling system
vii.
Explain how the same
types and levels of
services provided by the
project activity would
have been provided in
the baseline scenario.
The 21,369 MWh electricity will be provided by Eskom via the
national grid in the baseline scenario.
The scope of measures that are being implemented within the project activity, with a list of the
equipment and systems that will be installed
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Figure 2 provides a layout of the proposed power generation system and shows the integration with the
existing cooling system of the converters.
The ACP cooling system will be operating in the same fashion as previously but the cooling will take
place by means of a heat exchanger and the energy transferred to the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)
driver fluid and not via the historic air coolers to the environment.
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The hot pressurised cooling water returned from the converter hoods bypasses the existing fin fan coolers
to the ERP heat exchanger where it is cooled and returned to the existing coolers discharge header.
The hot water from the converter hood heats and vaporises an organic driver fluid which then expands
through a turbine to generate electricity. Thereafter the organic driver fluid is condensed and pumped
back to the heat exchanger in a closed circuit process.
The ERP ties into the existing cooling water manifolds and is viewed as a cooling system similar to the
existing fin-fan coolers. The ERP is selected as the primary cooling system and the existing fin-fan
coolers as standby equipment to allow for instances where the ERP cannot manage with increased cooling
loads or during ERP shutdowns.
Description of the ORC power plant
The ORC is based on a thermodynamic process in which an organic fluid (pentane) is pumped from
condensers into a vaporizer where it absorbs heat from a heat source (hot water) until it reaches the
boiling point, causing the motive fluid (pentane) to vaporize. The pentane then expands in the turbine
producing rotational shaft power by transforming kinetic energy gained by the vapor’s expansion process.
The ORC proposed for the energy recovery plant is a modular power unit comprised of all the equipment
and controls required to convert the hot cooling process water into useful electric power. In the existing
design, the latent heat is dissipated unused as waste heat to the environment through a bank of closed
circuit fin-fan coolers. In order to harvest the energy in usable form, the converter cooling water needs to
be diverted to a pressurized heat exchanger capable of transferring the latent energy from the cooling
water to the ORC motive fluid that drives a turbine to generate electricity. Specifically, the pressurised
converter cooling water will be piped from the existing hot side (converter return) header to the ORC
evaporate where the thermal energy is extracted. The cooled water will be returned to the cold side
(converter supply) header bypassing the existing fin-fan coolers.
The low-pressure vapour flows to the air-cooled condensers, condense and is pumped back into the preheater and vaporizer in its liquid state.
The exhaust vapors from the turbine flow to the Recuperator, where heat is recuperated to the liquid
working fluid pumped from the condenser. After passing through the Recuperator, the working fluid
vapors flow to the air-cooled condenser, where it is condensed.
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Figure 3: Schematic layout of Ormat Energy Converter, Heat and mass balance diagram
Note 1: Source of diagram is the “Heat&Mass balance - 23-Feb-12.pdf”
The ORMAT® Energy Converter (OEC) unit consists of:
• Turbine-generator - one organic vapour turbine driving one generator, mounted on a skid
• Lube and seal oil system
• Air-cooled condensers
• Vaporizer
• Recuperator
• Pre-heater
• Motive fluid pumps and motors
• Internal valves, controls, motive fluid piping (pre-fabricated sections for final field fit-up, welding and
assembly), hardware and auxiliaries within the OEC
Table 2: Design Parameters for the ORC Plant
Item
Value
Source document
Available Thermal Energy in hot
water
Up to 37 MW thermal
- ACP Thermal Harvesting
Project Signed Design
Base_20130409.pdf, Page 5 of 7;
- ACP data evaluation
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Thermal energy design point
(100%)
23.36 MW thermal
ACP Thermal Harvesting Project
Signed Design
Base_20130409.pdf, Page 5 of 7;
Electricity Production Design
Point
3.85 MWe
- ACP Thermal Harvesting
Project Signed Design
Base_20130409.pdf, Page 5 of 7;
- Ormat Contract Capacity
The electrical subsystem consists of the mechanical-electrical energy transfer equipment and includes a
generator, power and control boards. The ORC generators are supplied complete with synchronization
and control equipment for HT connection.
The control subsystem is based on a programmable logic controller (PLC) which can accept all discrete
and analog signals coming from the system components, process them according to a dedicated program,
and send back logic or analog output signals. The unit includes a personal computer with dedicated
application used by the operator to operate the ORC and monitor its functions locally and remotely
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Backup equipment
No backup electricity generation equipment will be installed as part of the project in the case that the
proposed power plant experiences outages or abnormal conditions. Also, the ORC are not designed to run
on fuels other than the waste energy (refer to “ORC Fuel Source Confirmation Letter.pdf”). Therefore, no
fossil fuel will be used for backup purposes of any kind in the power plant to generate electricity.
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Design parameters
The main focus on the process design is to maximise the electrical production potential with the lowest
possible capital while maintaining a low risk profile. This requires converting as much as possible
thermal energy to electrical energy through the cyclical operation of the ACP while being non-intrusive to
the process. This was done by evaluating the heat profiles of the ACP over a two year period (2
December 2008 to 1 January 2011) and completing both a statistical evaluation and recovery estimation
on the data. Based on this evaluation and review of the optimum ORC performance point, the following
operational point was selected as the project design point:
The operational limitations of the Thermal Harvesting Project include the following:
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The project’s operational efficiency is based on (1) thermal heat load from the ACP, (2) ambient
environmental temperature influencing the ORC temperature approach and heat exchange efficiency, (3)
the ACP hot water inlet temperature, outlet temperature and subsequent temperature differential. The
Thermal Harvesting Project will not retain its full operational efficiency throughout the operational
envelope but will still produce electrical power. The correction curves in Annexure C, Appendix 1.2 and
1.3 will be utilised to calculate and predict plant performance.
The plant design criteria are based on the plant design philosophy that supports a nonintrusive plant
operation and interaction. The full plant design criteria (ACP Thermal Harvesting Project Signed Design
Base_20130409.pdf) is available and in conjunction with the Site Information datasheets (EPSC-E125P201-001 Site Information Data sheet.pdf) highlights current site conditions on which the plant is based,
these are highlighted as follows:
The new plant control philosophy is to a large extent the same as the current operational regime with the
following two exceptions:
The existing plant cooler bypass line will be substituted by a new bypass line that is also the feed line to
the Thermal Harvesting Project.
The new bypass line will be an extension of the manifold to incorporate the ORC as an additional cooler
to the circuit.
The ORC will act as the primary cooler but due to design limitation of thermal cooling capacity the
existing coolers will be used in high thermal load conditions. As per the Operating and Control
Philosophy (“Operating and Control Phil Rev D_Final.pdf”) the outlet temperature of the ORC will be
controlled to a minimum of 220°C. If the thermal load in the system increases the unit will increase
power production until it reaches its maximum production capacity of 25MW thermal (this is dependent
on site and environmental conditions – see correction curves). The temperature in the cooling system will
be allowed to rise until 230°C when the first air cooler will be activated to assist in the cooling and
thereafter every 5°C for the next cooler.
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Lifetime of equipment
Average lifetime of the organic rankine equipment based on manufacturer’s specifications is over
20 years (Refer to “Ormat Equipment Lifetime Letter.pdf”).
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A.4. Parties and project participants
Party involved
(host) indicates a host Party
Private and/or public
entity(ies) project participants
(as applicable)
Indicate if the Party involved
wishes to be considered as
project participant (Yes/No)
South Africa (host)
Private Entity: Vuselela Energy
(Pty) Ltd.
No
South Africa (host)
Private Entity: Eternity Power
RF (Pty) Ltd.
No
The project is housed in a special-purpose vehicle, Eternity Power (Pty) Ltd, in which Investec and
alternative energy project specialist Vuselela have stakes of 80% and 20% respectively.
Eternity Power RF (Pty) Ltd
Eternity Power is a privately owned Independent Power Producer (IPP) registered in South Africa. It is
focussed on utilising wasted energy sources as input for the generation of electricity utilising the most
appropriate technologies.
Vuselela Energy (Pty) Ltd
Vuselela was conceived in 2009 to originate and develop clean energy projects based on capturing and
utilisation of waste heat sources in the Metallurgical industry.
Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited – Waterval Smelter
Anglo American Platinum is the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals and accounts
for approximately 40% of the world’s newly mined platinum. The Company is listed on the JSE Limited
and has its headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Group’s smelting and refining operations are
wholly owned through Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited and are situated in South Africa.
Anglo American Platinum operates three smelting complexes, namely the Mortimer, Waterval and
Polokwane smelters. Concentrate received from the concentrators operated by the Company, joint-venture
partners and third parties is smelted at the smelters, producing furnace matte. The matte is then treated
using the Anglo American Platinum Converting Process (ACP), which is carried out at the Waterval
Smelter complex in Rustenburg. Source of information: Anglo Platinum website
http://www.angloplatinum.com/business/operations/smelters.asp, accessed on 11 June 20138.
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A.5. Public funding of project activity
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No public funding is involved in the development of the proposed project activity. All funds will be
contributed either by equity providers and/or as debt in a project finance structure (refer to “Eternity
Power Structure.pdf”).
A.6. Debundling for project activity
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The following table summarises the requirements as specified in Annex 13, EB54, Guidelines on
assessment of de-bundling for SSC project activities, (Version 03) of the simplified modalities and
procedures for small-scale CDM project activities of the simplified modalities and procedures for smallscale CDM project activities.
Table 3: Summary of the simplified modalities for small scale projects
Appendix C, paragraph 2 requirements
The proposed project
Consider whether another small-scale CDM project
activity with the same project participants have been
registered.
Eternity Power has not registered another smallscale project activity.
Consider whether another small-scale CDM project
activity in the same project category and
technology/measure has been registered by the project
participant.
The proposed project activity is a small-scale
project activity implemented using III.Q.
Whether the project participant has registered a smallscale CDM project activity within the previous 2
years.
Eternity Power has not registered any project
activity in the previous 2 years.
Whether there is another registered small-scale CDM
project activity whose project boundary is within 1km
of the project boundary of the proposed small-scale
activity at the closest point.
Eternity Power has not registered any project
activity in the same project category with or
using the same technology.
There was no registered or application for
registration small scale CDM project activity in
the past two years within 1km of the project
boundary related to the proposed project.
It is confirmed that the proposed small-scale project activity is not a debundled component of a large
project activity.
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SECTION B. Application of selected approved baseline and monitoring methodology
B.1. Reference of methodology
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Other project activities
Category Q: “Waste energy recovery (gas/heat/pressure) projects”
Sectoral Scope 04: Manufacturing industries
AMS-III.Q Waste energy recovery (gas/heat/pressure) projects, Version 5
Tools applied:
•
Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system, Version 04;
•
•
Tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality, Version 07;
Tool to determine the remaining lifetime of equipment, Version 01.
•
Standardized baseline: Grid Emission Factor for the Southern African Power pool, Version 01.
Note: The “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system” is applied, i.e. the combined
margin emission factor of the electricity system is used. The Republic of South Africa is a member of the
SAPP and therefore the published combined margin emission figure in the Standardized baseline can be
applied. For the purpose of this PoA, the grid emission factor as published in the Standardized baseline
“Grid emission factor for the Southern African power pool” is applied.
B.2. Project activity eligibility
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The following table summarises the applicability criteria for projects using AMS-III.Q. Applicability
criteria from the various Tools that are applied in the project activity are also provided.
This project activity meets all of the criteria – this is justified in the table below.
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Table 4: Assessment of the Applicability Criteria from AMS-IIIQ
Applicability Condition from AMS-IIIQ
1. The methodology is for project activities that utilize waste
gas and/or waste heat at existing facilities and convert the
waste energy carried in the identified WECM stream(s) into
useful energy. The WECM stream may be an energy source
for:
(a)
Cogeneration; or
(b)
Generation of electricity; or
(c)
Direct use as process heat; or
(d)
Generation of heat in an element process;
or
(e)
Generation of mechanical energy.
Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
The waste energy will be utilised for the generation of electricity only.
Reference documentation: The Technical Feasibility study confirms that the
scope of the Thermal Harvesting Project is the generation of electricity only
and this is again supported by the scope of the project design, equipment list,
quotes obtained etc. Refer to the following supporting documents:
2. The recovery of waste energy should be a new initiative
(no waste energy was recovered from the project activity
source prior to the implementation of the project activity).10
9
•
•
•
Summary of
Applicability of the
Thermal Harvesting
Project to the criteria
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
“ACP Equipment list.pdf”, that demonstrates that only
electricity generation equipment is included in the project
activity;
“Technical Feasibility Study Report”, describing the scope of
the Thermal Harvesting Project as being the generation of
electricity only from the waste heat available.
“Supply Agreement between Eternity Power and
Waterval.pdf9” defining that electricity generation only is the
scope of the Thermal Harvesting Project.
The recovery of the waste heat is a new initiative at the site.
No waste heat is currently recovered at the site.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
This document is confidential and will be viewed by the DOE.
10
Project activities that recover a small amount of waste energy in the baseline may apply this methodology provided that the current practice of recovering small amounts of waste
energy continues during the crediting period and that there is no diversion of the baseline waste energy use, i.e. only energy that was otherwise wasted through venting to
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Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
The following supporting documentation is provided to
substantiate the statement that no energy is or has been
recovered on site.
•
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Project to the criteria
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
An independent expert assessment was conducted (Refer to
Waste energy assessment report.pdf). The report confirms that
the waste energy that will be used to generate electricity in the
Thermal Harvesting Project is currently dissipated and that it is
not used for any other purpose in the industrial facility.
The DOE will confirm that no energy is recovered in the existing process
during the site visit.
3. Measures are limited to those that result in emission
reductions of less than or equal to 60 kt CO2 equivalent
annually.
The electricity generation is limited by the design capacity of the generator.
The potential net electricity generation has been determined based on the
capacity of the generator, taking into account the parasitic load of the plant.
Therefore, the CERs will not exceed 60kt CO2 equivalent per year.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
atmosphere is utilized in the project activity. The project proponents may demonstrate this condition following annex 3 “Conservative baseline emissions if multiple waste gas
stream(s) with potential for interchangeable application exist in the project facility” of the most recent ACM0012 “Consolidated baseline methodology for GHG emission
reductions from waste energy recovery projects “.
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4a. Regulations do not require the project facility to recover
and/or utilize the waste energy prior to the implementation
of the project activity;
4b. Energy generated in the project activity may be used
within the industrial facility or exported to other industrial
facilities (included in the project boundary);
4c. A WECM stream that is released under abnormal
operations (for example: emergencies, shutdown etc.) of the
project facility shall not be included in the emission
reduction calculations;
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Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
Summary of
Applicability of the
Thermal Harvesting
Project to the criteria
There are no regulations in South Africa that require Waterval to recover
and/or utilize the waste heat prior to the implementation of the Thermal
Harvesting Project.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Supporting documentation: “Operating licence for Waterval.pdf”
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
The electricity generated in the Thermal Harvesting Project will be exported
to Waterval, which is included in the project boundary.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Supporting documentation: “Supply agreement between Eternity Power and
Waterval_CONFIDENTIAL.pdf”
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In the case of abnormal conditions or emergencies at the ACP
such as total power supply outage, the power plant is tripped
immediately and the isolation valves providing hot water to the
power plant is shut at the same time. The ACP diesel backup
circulation pumps kick in and cool the water through existing
fin fan coolers with natural convection. Since no waste energy
can be supplied to the power plant under these conditions and
the power plant is physically isolated from the ACP cooling
circuit, no electricity can be produced under abnormal
conditions and will therefore not be included in the emission
reduction calculations
Abnormal conditions of the ORC plant:
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
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Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
Summary of
Applicability of the
Thermal Harvesting
Project to the criteria
Abnormal and upset conditions at the power plant will be as a
result of failure of heat extraction and transfer equipment (heat
exchangers and working fluid circuit), failure of heat to
electricity conversion equipment (ORC turbine and generator),
or electricity transfer (cables and switchgear). Under any of
these abnormal conditions, the ERP is tripped immediately and
the isolation valves linking the ERP to the ACP is shut at the
same time. Electricity cannot be produced under these
conditions and will therefore not be included in the emission
reduction calculations.
4d. Electricity generated in the project activity may be
exported to the grid or used for captive purposes.
However, the methodology is not applicable to projects
where the waste gas/heat/pressure recovery project is
implemented in a single-cycle power plant (e.g. gas turbine
or diesel generator) where heat (energy) generated on-site is
not utilizable for any other purposes on-site except to
generate power. Such project activities shall consider AMSIII.AL “Conversion from single cycle to combined cycle
power generation”. Projects recovering waste energy from
such power plants for the purpose of generation of heat only
can apply this methodology.
4e. For a project activity that recovers waste energy for
power generation from multiple sources (e.g. a kiln and a
single-cycle power plant), this methodology can be used in
The electricity generated in the Thermal Harvesting Project will be utilised by
Waterval, i.e. it will not be exported to the grid or used for captive purposes at
Eternity Power.
This criterion does not
apply to the Thermal
Harvesting Project.
The project is not the implementation of a waste energy recovery unit within a
single-cycle power plant.
Supporting documentation: “Supply agreement between Eternity Power and
Waterval_CONFIDENTIAL.pdf”
The project activity is the recovery of waste heat from one source only, the
cooling water circuit on the ACP. Therefore, AMS-III.AL will not be applied
and the requirements listed in 4(e) do not apply to the project activity.
This criterion does not
apply to the Thermal
Harvesting Project.
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combination with AMS-III.AL provided that:
(i)
Within the project activity it is possible to distinguish
two distinct waste energy sources such that:
•
Waste energy source-I (e.g. the kiln) belongs to such
waste heat sources which are eligible under AMSIII.Q;
•
Waste energy source-II (e.g. the single-cycle power
unit) belongs to such waste heat sources which are
eligible under AMS-III.AL;
(ii)
For waste energy source-II eligible under AMS-III.AL,
all requirements that relate to baseline, project
emissions and monitoring shall apply;
(iii) It is possible to determine the baseline for each waste
energy source, according to the specific methodology
being used;
(iv) It is possible to objectively allocate the electricity
produced in the project activity to each waste energy
source, by means of one of the following methods:
•
Through separate measurements of the electricity
produced by utilizing waste energy from each waste
energy source; or
•
Through separate measurements of the energy content
of the WECM streams used for electricity production;
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Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
Summary of
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Thermal Harvesting
Project to the criteria
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or
•
Through separate measurements of the energy content
of the WECM streams that are associated with each
waste energy source and used for electricity production
or for the WECM generation in a common waste heat
recovery system (e.g. if steam is generated by waste
heat from a kiln and waste heat from an internal
combustion engine in a common waste heat recovery
boiler);
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Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
Summary of
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Thermal Harvesting
Project to the criteria
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f.
In cases where the energy is exported to other facilities
included in the project boundary, a contractual
agreement exists between the owners of the project
facility and the recipient plant(s) to avoid the potential
double counting of emission reductions by involved
parties. These procedures shall be described in the
Project Design Document.
g.
For those facilities and recipients which are included in
the project boundary, that prior to implementation of the
project activity (current situation) generated energy onsite (sources of energy in the baseline), the credits can
be claimed for minimum of the following time periods:
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Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
Summary of
Applicability of the
Thermal Harvesting
Project to the criteria
Electricity will not be exported to other facilities included in the project
boundary.
This criterion does not
apply to the project
activity.
This criteria applies to the Thermal Harvesting Project.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
The remaining lifetime of the platinum converters and the cooling plant is
determined by applying the “Tool to determine the remaining lifetime of
equipment”, version 01. Option (b) as defined in the Tool is applied, i.e. the
project participants obtained an expert evaluation for the lifetime of the
existing heat production and cooling plants11.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
(i)The remaining lifetime of equipment currently being
used; and
(ii)
h.
Crediting period;
The category is also applicable to project activities that
use waste pressure to generate electricity only and the
electricity produced from waste pressure is measurable;
11
Lifetime of equipment.pdf
The project activity does not utilize waste pressure.
Supporting documents
•
Technical Feasibility Study Report, describing the scope of the
project activity as being the generation of electricity only from the waste heat
available.
•
“Supply Agreement between Eternity Power and
Waterval_CONFIDENTIAL.pfd” defining that electricity generation only is
the scope of the project activity.
This criterion does not
apply to the Thermal
Harvesting Project.
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i.
It shall be demonstrated by using one of the following
options that the waste energy utilized in the project
activity would have been flared or released into the
atmosphere in the absence of the project activity: this
shall be proven by one of the following options:
(i)
By direct measurements of energy content and
amount of the waste gas/heat/pressure for at least
three years prior to the start of the project activity;
(ii)
Energy balance of relevant sections of the plant to
prove that the waste gas/heat/pressure was not a
source of energy before the implementation of the
project activity. For the energy balance
representative process parameters are required. The
energy balance shall demonstrate that the waste
gas/heat/pressure was not used and also provide
conservative estimations of the energy content and
amount of waste gas/heat/pressure released;
(iii)
Energy bills (electricity, fossil fuel) to demonstrate
that all the energy required for the process (e.g.
based on specific energy consumption specified by
the manufacturer) has been procured commercially.
Project participants are required to demonstrate
through the financial documents (e.g. balance
sheets, profit and loss statement) that no energy
was generated by waste gas/heat/pressure and sold
to other facilities and/or the grid. The bills and
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Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
On-site checks prior to project implementation by the DOE to confirm that no
equipment for waste energy recovery and utilisation had been installed on the
specific WECM stream prior to the implementation of the CDM project
activity.
Summary of
Applicability of the
Thermal Harvesting
Project to the criteria
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financial statements should be audited by
competent authorities;
(iv)
Process plant manufacturer’s original
specification/information, schemes and diagrams
from the construction of the facility could be used
as an estimate of quantity and energy content of
waste gas/heat/pressure produced for rated plant
capacity per unit of product produced;
(v)
On-site checks prior to project implementation by
the DOE to confirm that no equipment for waste
energy recovery and utilisation had been installed
on the specific WECM stream prior to the
implementation of the CDM project activity.
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Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the Thermal
Harvesting Project. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate
how the Thermal Harvesting Project complies with the criteria.
Summary of
Applicability of the
Thermal Harvesting
Project to the criteria
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Table 5: Assessment of the Applicability Criteria from the Tools applied in the project activity
Applicability Conditions from the Tools
“Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity
system”
Comment on whether the Applicability Criteria applies to the project
activity. If it applies, a discussion is provided to demonstrate how the
project activity complies with the criteria.
The project activity substitutes grid electricity.
This tool may be applied to estimate the OM, BM and/or
CM when calculating baseline emissions for a project
activity that substitutes grid electricity, i.e. where a project
activity supplies electricity to a grid or a project activity that
results in savings of electricity that would have been
provided by the grid (e.g. demand-side energy efficiency
projects). (Refer to page 2 of the Tool under “Scope and
applicability”)
In case of CDM projects the tool is not applicable if the
project electricity system is located partially or totally in an
Annex I country. (Refer to page 2 of the Tool under “Scope
and applicability”)
Summary of
Applicability of the
project activity to the
criteria
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
The project electricity system is located in South Africa, which is not an
Annex I country. Also, none of the neighbouring countries around South
Africa are Annex I countries.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
Applicability criteria for the “Standardized baseline Grid emission factor for the Southern African power pool, Version 01.0”.
This standardized baseline is applicable to the CDM projects
in the following countries, which are the SAPP member
countries:
(a) The Republic of Botswana;
(b) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC);
The Project Activity is implemented in The Republic of South Africa.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
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(c) The Kingdom of Lesotho;
(d) The Republic of Mozambique;
(e) The Republic of Namibia;
(f) The Republic of South Africa;
(g) The Kingdom of Swaziland;
(h) The Republic of Zambia;
(i) Zimbabwe.
The CDM project activities can apply this standardized
baseline under the following conditions:
(a) The project activity is connected to the project electricity
system;
(b) The CDM approved methodology that is applied to the
project activities, requires to determine CO2 emission
factor(s) for the project electricity system through the
application of the tool, for the determination of baseline
emissions, project emissions and leakage emissions; and
(c) When applying the values of this standardized baseline to
CDM projects, the requirements below are to be followed:
(i) In the case that the project activity uses the ex ante option
of data vintage, as per the tool, the latest approved values of
this standardized baseline shall be used for calculation of
emission reduction for the entire first, or entire second or
entire third crediting period;
(ii) In the case that the project activity uses the ex post
option of data vintage as per the tool, the latest approved
values of this standardized baseline valid at the end of the
monitoring period shall be used for calculation of emission
-
The project activity substitutes grid electricity.
Version 05 of the Small Scale methodology IIIQ: “Waste
energy recovery (gas/heat/pressure) projects” applies the “Tool
to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system”.
The Project Activity uses the ex ante option of data vintage,
and the latest approved values of this standardized baseline
shall be used for calculation of emission reduction for the
entire crediting period.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
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reduction for that monitoring period.
The latest approved and valid values of this standardized
baseline are the only values of the CO2 emission factor(s)
that shall be applied for the project electricity system in the
SAPP member countries listed in this section.
The latest approved and valid value of the standardized baseline is the only
value of the CO2 emission factor that shall be applied for the project
electricity system in the Republic of South Africa.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
criterion.
“Tool to determine the remaining lifetime of equipment”
Methodologies referring to this tool should clearly specify
for which equipment the remaining lifetime should be
determined.
The remaining lifetime of relevant equipment shall be
determined prior to the implementation of the project
activity.
- This criterion applies to methodologies and not to PDDs.
- The remaining lifetime of the existing ACP and cooling system has been
confirmed by an independent expert. Refer to “Remaining lifetime of
equipment.pdf”
Does not apply to the
project activity
Project activity complies
with the criteria.
Project participants using this tool shall document
transparently in the CDM-PDD how the remaining lifetime
of applicable equipment has been determined, including
(references to) all documentation used. (Source: Page 1 of
the Tool)
Under this tool, impacts on the lifetime of the equipment due
to policies and regulations (e.g. environmental regulations)
or changes in the services needed (e.g. increased energy
demand) are not considered. Methodologies referring to this
tool shall, where applicable, provide specific guidance on
how regulations that warrant the replacement of the
There are no regulations or policies in South Africa that impact the lifetime of
ACP or cooling equipment. Also, any increase or decrease in the platinum
demand impacts on the production from the ACP, but has no impact on the
remaining lifetime of the ACP. The lifetime of ACP and the cooling system
depends only on the quality of maintenance that is conducted.
This criterion applies to
the Thermal Harvesting
Project.
Thermal Harvesting
Project complies with the
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equipment before it has reached the end of its technical
lifetime should be addressed. (Source: Page 1 of the Tool)
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B.3. Project boundary
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According to the methodology III.Q the boundary is defined as:
The geographical extent of the project boundary shall include the relevant WECM stream(s), equipment
and energy distribution system in following facilities:
(a)
Project facility;
(b)
Recipient facility(ies), which may be the same as the “project facility”.
The project facility where waste energy is generated is Waterval, therefore the Waterval industrial facility
is included in the boundary.
The electricity produced by the project activity will be used for own consumption.
The relevant equipment and energy distribution system covers:
• The power generation system at the project facility (Eternity Power), the waste energy streams from the
ACP cooling system.
• In the recipient facility (Waterval), the transformers or busbars where the electricity is fed into.
In particular, the following are included:
The Anglo Platinum Converters that produces the heat that is removed by the fin-fan air cooling
system;
• The proposed electricity generation plant;
• The facility using the electricity (Waterval), which in this case is the same as the facility
generating the heat; and
• The national electricity grid, to the extent of determining the grid emission factor.
Multiple waste gas streams are not available in the project facility, and cannot be used interchangeably for
various applications as part of energy sources in the facility. This is demonstrated during the site visit and
reference is made to design drawings.
•
The project boundary is illustrated in Figure 3 below:
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layout of the project boundary
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Table 6: Summary of gases and sources included in the project boundary and justification explanation where
gases and sources are not included
Source
Electricity
generation, grid
or captive
source
Fossil fuel
consumption in
element process
for thermal
energy
Baseline
Fossil fuel
consumption in
cogeneration
plant
Baseline
emissions from
generation of
steam used in
the flaring
process, if any
Fossil fuel
consumption
for supply of
process heat
and/or reaction
heat
Project
Activity
Supplemental
fossil fuel
consumption at
the project plant
Supplemental
Gas
Included?
Justification / Explanation
CO2
Included
Main emission source.
CH4
Excluded
Excluded for simplification. This is
conservative.
N 2O
Excluded
Excluded for simplification. This is
conservative.
CO2
Excluded
Not applicable. The project activity does not
involve the generation of thermal energy
from waste gas.
CH4
Excluded
Not applicable. The project activity does not
involve the generation of thermal energy
from waste gas.
N 2O
Excluded
Not applicable. The project activity does not
involve the generation of thermal energy
from waste gas.
CO2
Excluded
Not applicable. The project activity does not
involve cogeneration.
CH4
Excluded
Not applicable. The project activity does not
involve cogeneration.
N 2O
Excluded
Not applicable. The project activity does not
involve cogeneration.
CO2
Excluded
Not applicable. Steam is not used in the
flaring process.
CH4
Excluded
Not applicable. Steam is not used in the
flaring process.
N 2O
Excluded
Not applicable. Steam is not used in the
flaring process.
CO2
Excluded
Not applicable to the project activity.
CH4
Excluded
Not applicable to the project activity.
N 2O
Excluded
CO2
Excluded
No supplemental fossil fuel is used at the
project plant.
CH4
Excluded
No supplemental fossil fuel is used at the
project plant.
N 2O
Excluded
No supplemental fossil fuel is used at the
project plant.
CO2
Included
Main emission source.
Not applicable to the project activity.
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Source
Gas
Included?
electricity
consumption
CH4
Excluded
Excluded for simplification.
N 2O
Excluded
Excluded for simplification.
Excluded
Not applicable. The baseline does not involve
captive electricity and no electricity is
generated from waste gas in the absence of
the project activity.
Excluded
Not applicable. The baseline does not involve
captive electricity and no electricity is
generated from waste gas in the absence of
the project activity.
N 2O
Excluded
Not applicable. The baseline does not involve
captive electricity and no electricity is
generated from waste gas in the absence of
the project activity.
CO2
Excluded
Excluded as the gas cleaning equipment
remains as it is in the baseline scenario.
CH4
Excluded
Excluded for simplification as per the
methodology.
N 2O
Excluded
Excluded for simplification as per the
methodology.
Electricity
import to
replace captive
electricity,
which was
generated using
waste gas in
absence of
project activity
Energy
consumption
for gas
cleaning
CO2
CH4
Justification / Explanation
B.4. Establishment and description of baseline scenario
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The baseline determination is based on relevant operational data from Waterval immediately prior three
years to the start date of the project activity, i.e. 22 November 2012.
Waterval has imported all its electricity from Eskom for the three years prior to the start of the project
activity. Refer to “Electricity bill example.pdf”. Therefore, the baseline scenario for electricity is defined
as the electricity from the national grid. The waste heat utilized by the Thermal Harvesting Project was
dissipated to atmosphere. The baseline scenario for the Thermal Harvesting Project is therefore the
historical scenario based on three years historical information.
The baseline emissions are calculated according to AMS-III.Q.
Determination of fcap
fcap is estimated according to the corresponding section of ACM0012 version 4.0.0, Method-3, as
required by AMS-III.Q.
According to ACM0012 version 4.0.0, the section under “Baseline emissions, 1.1 No recovery on the
WECM stream(s) in the absence of CDM project activity” the following procedure will be applied as
described in: (a) Baseline emissions from electricity (BEElec,y) generation, “Case 1: Waste energy is used
to generate electricity”.
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Energy baseline for the project activity
In summary: In the absence of the project activity, the waste heat would continue to be dissipated and the
electricity would have been generated by grid-connected power plants.
Emission baseline for the project activity
The electricity produced by the power plant is used to displace grid electricity, accordingly, the grid
emission coefficient determined in accordance with provisions of “Tool to calculate the emission factor
for an electricity system” is considered for baseline emission. The “Tool to calculate the emission factor
for an electricity system” is applied, i.e. the combined margin emission factor of the electricity system is
used. The Republic of South Africa is a member of the SAPP and therefore the published combined
margin emission figure in the Standardized baseline can be applied. For the purpose of this project
activity, the grid emission factor as published in the Standardized baseline “Grid emission factor for the
Southern African power pool” is applied.
B.5. Demonstration of additionality
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The additionality of the project activity shall be demonstrated and assessed using the GUIDELINES ON
THE DEMONSTRATION OF ADDITIONALITY OF SMALL-SCALE PROJECT ACTIVITIES,
Version 09.0.
Eternity Power demonstrates that the project activity is a first of its kind. The latest version of the
“Guidelines on additionality of first-of-its-kind project activities” available on the UNFCCC is applied to
demonstrate that the project activity is the first-of-its-kind.
The project activity is the first of its kind in that it applies a technology in the platinum industry that has
not been implemented in South Africa on or before 24 February 2014. Refer to Ormat Letter_ORC in
platinum industy.pdf. As of 25 February 2014, no heat recovery on platinum converters and associated
cooling systems are implemented with an Organic Rankine Cycle technology of any size or capacity to
generate electricity in South Africa as is confirmed in the letter from Ormat.
Within the geographical area of South Africa the prevailing practice in the platinum sector is to dissipate
waste heat to atmosphere from the cooling system after the converters. There are no installations that
utilise waste heat for electricity generation in the platinum industry in South Africa (refer to the “Letter
from Industry Association.pdf”) and the prevailing practice remains to vent waste heat to atmosphere
after cooling.
A non-renewable, 10 year crediting period has been selected.
From paragraph 4 in the “Tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality”, Version 07,
‘different technologies” are defined as (section below copied from the Guideline):
“4. Different technologies are technologies that deliver the same output and differ by at least one of the
following (as appropriate in the context of the measure applied in the proposed clean development
mechanism (CDM) project activity and applicable geographical area):
(a) Energy source/fuel (example: energy generation by different energy sources such as wind and hydro
and different types of fuels such as biomass and natural gas);
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(b) Feed stock (example: production of fuel ethanol from different feed stocks such as sugar cane and
starch, production of cement with varying percentage of alternative fuels or less carbon-intensive fuels);
(c) Size of installation (power capacity)/energy savings:
(i) Micro (as defined in paragraph 24 of decision 2/CMP.5 and paragraph 39 of decision 3/CMP.6);
(ii) Small (as defined in paragraph 28 of decision 1/CMP.2);
(iii) Large.”
In the context of the Thermal Harvesting Project, different technologies are technologies that generate
electricity as output from energy sources other than waste heat (such as combustible waste gas) or differ
in the size of installation, i.e. micro or large scale, because the project activity is a small scale installation.
The letter from Industry Association confirms that no electricity generation CDM project has been done
in the platinum industry in South Africa.
Describe how the CDM alleviates the barriers identified
Carbon finance through the CDM will provide an additional source of revenue that will assist the project
activity to overcome the challenges posed to a first-of-kind project.
Conclusion
The project activity is additional.
Prior Consideration
The project start date is 22 November 2012.
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The milestones in the project development are provided in the timeline below:
Table 7: Description of relevant dates to demonstrate prior consideration
Date
Activity
Supporting Document(s)
30 November 2011
Notice of prior consideration submitted
to the UNFCCC and to the South
African DNA
ACP Thermal Harvesting Prior
Consideration (Signed).pdf
1 December 2011
Acknowledgement from the UNFCCC
or receipt of prior consideration
UNFCCC Prior Consideration
Acknowledgement.pdf
05 June 2012
Agreement with CDM Africa Climate
Solutions (Pty) Ltd for managing the
CDM component
CDM Africa Agreement.pdf
09 January 2012
PIN submitted to South African DNA
SADNA PIN Submission
Acknowledgement.pdf
08 February 2012
Letter of no objection received from the
South African DNA
SADNA Letter of No Objection.pdf
August 2013
Invitation to Stakeholders inviting
public comment
-
16 August 2013, Kwevoel
Newspaper, refer to “Kwevoel
advertisement_Public
comment.pdf”;
-
9 August 2013, Rustenburg
Herald, refer to “Rustenburg
Herald_Advertisement.pdf”
-
8 August 2013, Daily Sun, refer
to “Daily Sun_
Advertisement.pdf”
22 November 2012
Start Date of the Project Activity
Equipment Supply Contract.pdf
October 2013
Construction started
Detail Schedule Jan 2014.pdf
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B.6. Emission reductions
B.6.1. Explanation of methodological choices
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Baseline emissions for electricity
Electricity is obtained from an identified existing plant or from the grid. The baseline emissions can be
calculated as follows:
BEelec , y = f cap * f wcm * ∑∑ ( EGi , j , y * EFElec ,i , j , y )
j
(1)
i
Where:
BEelec , y
Baseline emissions due to displacement of electricity during the year y in tons of
CO2
f cap
Factor that determines the energy that would have been produced in project year y
using waste energy generated at a historical level, expressed as a fraction of the total
energy produced using waste source in year y. The ratio is 1 if the waste energy
generated in project year y is the same or less than that generated at a historical level
Capping factor is to exclude increased waste energy utilization in the project year y
due to increased level of activity of the plant, relative to the level of activity in the
base years before project start
The value of f cap shall be estimated using one of the applicable methods that
applies to the situation of the project activity prescribed in the most recent version of
ACM0012. Where the method requires historical data, the project proponents shall
follow the requirement stipulated in paragraph 9 above, i.e. “Baseline determination
shall be based on relevant operational data from immediately prior three years to the
start date of the project activity (or the start date of validation with due justification).
For existing facilities, which has three years of operation history but do not have
sufficient operational data for the purpose of determining baseline, all historic
information shall be available (a minimum of one year operational data is
required).”
f wcm
Fraction of total electricity generated by the project activity using waste energy.
This fraction is 1 if the electricity generation is purely from use of waste energy
The value of f wcm shall be estimated using applicable procedures that applies to the
situation of the project activity prescribed in the most recent version of ACM0012.
Where the method requires historical information, the project proponents shall
follow the requirement stipulated in paragraph 9 above
In cases where auxiliary fossil fuel is used to supplement the waste energy directly
in the waste heat recovery combustion systems and the energy output cannot be
demonstrably apportioned due to technical constraints (e.g. waste gas measurement
and its quality) between fossil fuels and the waste energy, a value of 1 for fwcm can
be used and consider the emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuel as
project emissions
Note: for a project activity using waste pressure to generate electricity this fraction
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is 1
EGi , j , y
The quantity of electricity supplied to the recipient j by generator, that in the
absence of the project activity would have been sourced from ith source (i can be
either grid or identified existing source) during the year y in MWh
EFElec ,i , j , y
The CO2 emission factor for the electricity source i (i=gr (grid) or i=is (identified
existing source)), displaced due to the project activity, during the year y in
tons CO2/MWh
Determination of EFelec,i,j,y
In the case where the recipient of the electricity produced by the project activity is solely the grid or if the
displaced electricity for the recipient facility is solely supplied by a connected grid system, and the grid is
demonstrated to be the electricity baseline; then, the CO2 emission factor EFelec,gr,j,y shall be determined as
per the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system”.
Capping factors
ACM0012 requires the baseline emissions to be capped irrespective of planned or unplanned or actual
increase in output of plant, change in operational parameters and practices, change in fuel type and
quantity resulting in an increase in generation of waste energy. The cap can be estimated using the three
methods described below, following this hierarchy:
(i)
Method-1 can be used to estimate the capping factor if required data is available
The amount of information to apply Method-1 over a 3-year period is not available.
(ii)
If the project activities implemented in a Greenfield facility, or in existing facilities where the
required data is unavailable Method-2 shall be used.
Determination of fcap applying Method-3
Motivation for applying Method-3
It is not possible to determine the specific amount of waste energy produced historically per unit of
production (Method-2 requirement), because of waste energy quality variability (refer to the information
provided in the Box 1 below). According to ACM0012, in these cases, fcap is calculated based on indirect
information about specific parameters allowing an estimate of the amount of waste energy available
(Method-3).
Box 1: Waste heat variability
The raw materials used in the converters at Waterval vary (Refer to Design Point Selection_Waste
heat variability.pdf). Therefore, the amount of heat released per unit of product varies.
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Case 1 as described in ACM0012 applies.
Case 1: The energy is recovered from waste heat and converted into electricity. fcap is the ratio of
maximum energy that could be recovered (MER) by the ORC implemented under the CDM project
activity and the actual energy recovered under the project activity (using direct measurement of the
electricity generated). The MER should be based on information on the characteristics of the key product,
platinum matte produced in the converters.
fcap is estimated by:
fcap =
QOE,BL
QOE,y
(2)
Where:
QOE,BL
=
Electricity that can be produced (TJ), to be determined on the basis of maximum
energy that could be recovered from the waste heat, which would have been
unutilized in the absence of CDM project activity.
QOE,y
= Quantity of actual electricity generated during year y (TJ)
Determination of QOE,BL
ACM0012 describes QOE,BL as the “electricity that can be produced (GJ or TJ), to be determined on the
basis of maximum energy that could be recovered from the waste gas, which would have vented in the
absence of CDM project activity”.
The maximum energy that could be recovered from the cooling system off the converters is limited by the
installed capacity of the power plant. The amount of electricity that can be produced (MWh) from the
converter cooling system over a year is determined by multiplying maximum electricity that can be
generated by the generator (4.29 MW) by the planned availability of the ORC (96%)12 by energy
harvesting time (66%)13 over a year.
QOE,BL = 4.29 MW x 0.96 x 0.66 x 365 x 24 x 3.6
85,719.4 GJ
Project emissions
Project emissions due to the project activity (PEy) include emissions due to: (i) combustion of auxiliary
fuel to supplement waste gas/heat (PEAF,y); and (ii) emissions due to consumption of electricity for
cleaning of gas before being used for generation of electricity or other supplementary electricity
consumption by the project activity (PEEL,y).
PE y = PE AF , y + PEEL, y
12
ACP Thermal Harvesting Project Signed Design Base_20130409.pdf
13
ACP Thermal Harvesting Project Signed Design Base_20130409.pdf
(3)
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PEAF,y and PEEL,y shall be estimated following the procedure provided in the relevant section of the most
recent version of ACM0012.
If the waste gas contains carbon monoxide or hydrocarbons, other than methane, and the waste gas is
vented to the atmosphere in the baseline situation, project emissions have to include CO2 emissions due to
the combustion of the waste gas.
Leakage
If the energy generating equipment introduced by the project activity is transferred from outside the
boundary to the project activity, leakage is to be considered.
Emission reductions
Emission reductions are calculated as follows:
ER y = BE y − PE y
Where:
ER y
Emission reductions in year y (tCO2e/yr)
BE y
Baseline emissions in year y (tCO2e/yr)
PE y
Project emissions in year y (tCO2/yr)
(4)
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B.6.2. Data and parameters fixed ex ante
(Copy this table for each piece of data and parameter.)
Data / Parameter
QOE,BL
Unit
GJ
Description
Electricity that can be produced, to be determined on the basis of maximum
energy that could be recovered from the waste stream, which would have
been vented in the absence of CDM project activity
Source of data
Vuselela process information and ACP process information
Value(s) applied
85,719.4
Choice of data
Electricity that can be produced to be determined on the basis of maximum
energy that could be recovered from the waste heat, which would have
vented in the absence of CDM project activity.
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
The maximum energy that could be recovered from the waste heat is
limited by the installed capacity of the power plant. The amount of
electricity that can be produced (MWh) over a year is determined by Gross
installed capacity of the plant (4.29 MW) x OCR planned availability
(96%) x Energy harvesting time (66%) x 365 (days per year) x 24 (hours
per day) x 3.6 (conversion factor)
Purpose of data
Calculation of baseline emissions
Additional comment
-
Data / Parameter
fwcm
Unit
Unitless
Description
Fraction of total electricity generated by the project activity using waste
energy.
Source of data
PP
Value(s) applied
1
Choice of data
This fraction is 1 because the electricity generation is purely from use of waste
gas.
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Purpose of data
Calculation of baseline emissions
Additional comment
-
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Data / Parameter
EFgrid,CM,y
Unit
tCO2/MWh
Description
Combined margin CO2 emission factor for the project electricity system
applicable to the solar power generation
Source of data
The Standardized baseline “Grid emission factor for the Southern African
power pool”, Version 01.0
Value(s) applied
0.9644
Choice of data
As per Standardized baseline “Grid emission factor for the Southern
African power pool”.
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
The information is not metered by Eternity Power, i.e. there are no
measurement methods applied.
Purpose of data
Calculation of baseline emissions
Additional comment
The purpose of this data is to determine the combined margin emission
factor.
B.6.3. Ex-ante calculation of emission reductions
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The baseline emissions (BE! ) were calculated using equation (1):
BE! = BE!",! + BE!"#$,! where BEflst,y = 0
The baseline emissions from the energy generated by the project activity BEEN,y were calculated using the
following equation:
BE!",! = BE!"#$,! + BE!"#$,!
where BETher,y = 0
For the purpose of demonstration, it is assumed that fcap is 1.
f!"# =
Q !"#,!"
Q !"#,!
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!"#$
!"!"#$,!"#$%&"' ! !"!"#$,!"#$,!"
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EFElec,grid,EP,y is published in Table 1 of the “Standardized baseline for the Grid emission factor for the
Southern African power pool”. The figure is 0.9644 tCO2 per MWh.
!"!"#$,!!"!" = 1 ! 1 ! 21,368.8 ! 0.9644
!"!"#$,!!"!" = 20,608 !"# !"2
!"!"#$,!!"!" = !!",! = !"! = 20,608 !"# !"2
Project emissions were calculated using equation (8):
PE y = PE AF , y + PEEL , y where PEAF,y = 0 as described previously and PEEL,y is zero because it is
already accounted for in the net generation of electricity to Waterval.
PEy is therefore zero.
B.6.4. Summary of ex-ante estimates of emission reductions
Baseline
emissions
(tCO2 e)
Project emissions
(tCO2 e)
Leakage
(tCO2 e)
Emission
reductions
(tCO2 e)
1
20,608
0
0
20,608
2
20,608
0
0
20,608
3
20,608
0
0
20,608
4
20,608
0
0
20,608
5
20,608
0
0
20,608
6
20,608
0
0
20,608
7
20,608
0
0
20,608
8
20,608
0
0
20,608
9
20,608
0
0
20,608
10
20,608
0
0
20,608
Year
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206,080
0
Total number of
crediting years
Annual
average over the
crediting period
0
206,080
0
20,608
10
20,608
0
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B.7. Monitoring plan
B.7.1. Data and parameters to be monitored
(Copy this table for each data and parameter.)
Data / Parameter
1.EGi,j,y (EGgrid,Waterval,y)
Unit
MWh/y
Description
Electricity generated by the project activity displacing electricity in the
national grid. This is the nett electricity delivered to Waterval. This
electricity excludes the parasitic load and the electricity used from the grid
during startup.
Source of data
Plant records provided by Eternity Power
Value(s) applied
21,368.8
(Calculated from design data for the purpose of estimating the CERs.)
EGi,j,y = Maximum net installed capacity considering parasitic load (3.85
MW) x Energy Harvesting time (66%) x ORC planned availability (96%) x
365 (days per year) x 24 (hours per day)
Measurement methods
and procedures
Continuous monitoring will be done and the data will be logged monthly.
Location of electricity meters: See figure Figure 7.
Electricity meters will be installed to measure the electricity produced by
the generator as well as the electricity consumed by the auxiliary equipment
of the facility allowing the net produced electricity exported to Waterval to
be metered and reported.
The electricity produced by the generator (not accounting for parasitic load,
i.e. EGgross,y) is used to determine QOE,y
Monitoring frequency
Continuous monitoring will be done and the data will be logged monthly.
QA/QC procedures
•
The electricity meters will be calibrated and maintained in
accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
Records of calibrations and maintenance procedures will be kept by the
Eternity Power. The monitoring process and equipment for this procedure
is standard.
The above data will be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period or the last issuance of CERs for this project activity,
whichever occurs later.
Purpose of data
Calculation of baseline emissions
Additional comment
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Data / Parameter
2. QOE,y
Unit
GJ
Description
Quantity of actual energy output generated during year y, i.e. the gross
electricity generated by the power plat from waste energy not taking into
account the parasitic load of the power plant.
Source of data
Power plant process data provided by Eternity Power
Value(s) applied
85,719.4
For the purpose of calculating the expected emission reductions, it is
assumed that the project activity delivers the total amount of electricity
output by design that can be delivered by the ORC with the available
amount of waste heat. The electricity produced by the generator (not
accounting for parasitic load) will be used to determine QOE,y. This will be
called EGgross,y.
Measurement methods
and procedures
Continuous monitoring will be done and the data will be logged monthly.
Monitoring frequency
Continuous monitoring will be done and the data will be logged monthly.
QA/QC procedures
The meter will be calibrated in accordance with manufacturer’s
specifications.
See Figure 7 for a layout of the monitors.
The above data will be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period or the last issuance of CERs for this project activity,
whichever occurs later.
Purpose of data
Calculation of baseline emissions
Additional comment
-
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Data / Parameter
3. fcap
Unit
Unitless
Description
Energy that would have been produced in project year y using waste heat
generated in base year expressed as a fraction of total energy produced
using waste heat in year y.
Source of data
Calculated
Value(s) applied
1.0
Measurement methods
and procedures
The relevant fcap will be determined prior to each verification according to
the calculation procedure described by ACM0012.
Monitoring frequency
Once a year
QA/QC procedures
The above data will be kept for a minimum of two years after the end of the
crediting period or the last issuance of CERs for this project activity,
whichever occurs later.
Purpose of data
Calculation of baseline emissions
Additional comment
-
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Data / Parameter
4. Abnormal operation of the project facility including emergencies
and shut down
Unit
Hours
Description
The hours of abnormal operation of parts of project facility that can have
an impact on waste energy generation and recovery
Source of data
Eternity plant records
Value(s) applied
The project facility process control system will have an archive capability
where all process data, including alarms and operator actions (like set point
changes), will be continuously stored for later retrieval into plant reports.
Abnormal and emergency events and corrective actions will also be
manually recorded in an operator’s log.
Measurement methods
and procedures
Abnormal events can be cross-checked with electricity generation. Alarm
lists will be generated automatically for weekly and monthly analysis and
the information will be incorporated into the Monthly Operations Report
compiled by the Operation and Maintenance Manager. The loss of power
generation associated with the abnormal events will also be captured in the
Monthly Operations Report.
Monitoring frequency
Continuous monitoring and manual logging every time it occurs
QA/QC procedures
Abnormal events can be cross checked with electricity generation, i.e. the
DOE will be able to confirm that no electricity is generated during
abnormal events by cross checking the times and duration of abnormal
events with electricity generation data.
Purpose of data
Calculation of baseline emissions
Additional comment
Abnormal and upset conditions at the power plant will be as a result of
failure of heat extraction and transfer equipment (heat exchangers and
thermal oil circuit), failure of heat to electricity conversion equipment
(ORC plant), or electricity transfer and switch gear.
During abnormal conditions the waste heat is diverted to pass through the
coolers for cooling as is done in the historic scenario. The waste heat will
not be routed to the power plant during these conditions and therefore
electricity will not be produced during abnormal conditions and emissions
reductions will not be claimed.
B.7.2. Sampling plan
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Not applicable in the case of this project activity as no sampling is done for monitoring purposes.
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B.7.3. Other elements of monitoring plan
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a) Management structure for the facility during construction is provided in the figure below.
The ultimate responsibility for the construction of the waste gas to electricity plant lies with EPCM
Project Manager.
Figure 5: Management structure during construction of the proposed project activity
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commissioning of the project, Vuselela Operation and Maintenance Manager is responsible for the
operation and maintenance of the site.
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Figure 6: Management and Reporting structure of the Thermal Harvesting Plant after commissioning
Eternity Power Board Vuselela Energy Director Vuselela Operation & Maintenance Manager Vuselela Plant Operator Vuselela Plant Maintenance c) Monitoring Equipment
Electricity meters will measure the quantity of electricity supplied to Waterval. These meters are 4quadrant billable class meters that are bi-directional – this means that they subtract any electricity used by
the plant during start up, or when the plant is not producing electricity.
(i)
Data to be monitored during the crediting period
The following data will be monitored by Eternity Power:
•
Gross quantity of electricity from the generator terminals;
•
Electricity consumption of auxiliary equipment in use by the project activity during start-up and
operation.
•
Net electricity supplied to Waterval being the difference between the above gross output from
generator terminals and the usage of auxiliary equipment of the project activity.
(ii)
Equipment
Two electricity meters will be installed on the electrical feeds to Waterval – one main meter and one
check meter. The metering configuration is illustrated in the figure below.
Insert a figure that shows the layout of the electricity meters.
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Monitoring accuracy
The electricity meters will be fitted with a telemetry system, and the data will be fed into the plant control
system on a daily basis. The main and backup meters will be reconciled monthly to check if their readings
are within 2% from each other. The main meter will be used for billing and CDM monitoring purposes. If
the main meter is out of commission for whatever reason the check meter will be used for billing and
CDM monitoring purposes. Once a deviation of more than 2 % exists between the two meters the meters
will be checked for possible malfunction which will be corrected. Meters will be calibrated against a
calibrated standard meter once every year.
(iv)
Data collection and storage
On a monthly basis, the Operation and Maintenance manager (or other designated employee) and a
representative from Waterval will read the main and check electricity meters to determine the quantity of
electricity produced by the plant. The electricity readings will be logged electronically for the purposes of
billing and calculating emission reductions.
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The information will be saved onto the power plant Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
system, as well as Eternity Power’s financial systems. Backups will be kept both on- and off-site, and all
of the data will be available for CDM verification.
(v)
Readings and inaccuracy
The Vuselela O&M Manager shall be responsible for retrieving and analysing data from the main and
check electricity meters.
Should either of the meters fail to register or, upon testing, be found to have a level of inaccuracy falling
outside the maximum tolerance level, then the meter shall be recalibrated against a standard meter or if
necessary, replaced with a new meter, and the other meter will be used to measure the quantity of
electricity supplied to Waterval.
Should both the meters fail to register or, upon testing, be found to have a level of inaccuracy falling
outside the maximum tolerance level, then both meters shall be recalibrated against a standard meter or if
necessary, replaced with new meters before electricity measurement resumes.
(vi)
Quality Assurance /Quality Control Procedures
The following quality assurance/quality control procedure will be applied in order to increase the
reliability of the monitored data:
•
•
•
•
The operator will be trained on CDM procedures.
The operator will be trained on data recording procedures.
Any abnormal events will be recorded in a logbook.
The Operation and Maintenance manager will check the recorded data and sign off on the
logbook on a daily basis.
•
The Operation and Maintenance manager will ensure that an audit is carried out of the electricity
main and check meter information at least once during the monitoring period. The audit may
verify the data on electricity generation by cross checking monthly electricity invoices to
Waterval or spot-checking the electricity reading of electricity meter/s.
Physical inspections of monitoring equipment and calibration frequencies will be logged onto the
shift inspection report sheets when performed, and stored.
Audit
o Monthly net electricity supply data will be approved and signed off by the Operation and
Maintenance manager before it is accepted and stored.
o The Operation and Maintenance manager cross-checks main and check meter readings to
the sales receipts
o The Operation and Maintenance manager also checks the validity of the calibration
certificates of the electricity meters. If the data is correct and the meters calibrated, the
data is approved, signed off and stored. If any errors are identified, such errors will be
described and corrected, prior to approval, sign off and storage of the corrected data and
•
•
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error descriptions. This internal audit will also identify potential improvements to
procedures to improve monitoring and reporting in future years.
As per methodology ACM0012, all data collected as part of the monitoring plan will be archived
electronically, and will be kept for a minimum if two years at the end of the crediting period.
SECTION C. Duration and crediting period
C.1. Duration of project activity
C.1.1. Start date of project activity
>>
22/11/2012
The supplier agreement with Ormat was signed on this date.
C.1.2. Expected operational lifetime of project activity
>>
20 Years 0 months
This is the minimum operational lifetime of the project activity and is based on the expected lifespan of
the furnaces.
C.2. Crediting period of project activity
C.2.1. Type of crediting period
>>
Fixed crediting period
C.2.2. Start date of crediting period
>>
01/09/2014
C.2.3. Length of crediting period
>>
10 Years 0 Months
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SECTION D. Environmental impacts
D.1. Analysis of environmental impacts
>>
Anglo Platinum notified the Department of Mineral Resources and the North West Department of
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development that the plant will be within the footprint of the
existing ACP plant and that it is not a listed activity in terms of EIA regulations. No basic assessment or
EIA is required in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA). The legal liability for
the EMPR will remain with Anglo Platinum - Waterval Smelter. Refer to “Thermal Harvesting Project
ACP, Letter to NW DACERD & DMRpdf.”
SECTION E. Local stakeholder consultation
E.1. Solicitation of comments from local stakeholders
>>
-Advertisements were placed in local newspapers:
-
16 August 2013, Kwevoel Newspaper, refer to “Kwevoel advertisement_Public comment.pdf”;
9 August 2013, Rustenburg Herald, refer to “Rustenburg Herald_Advertisement.pdf”
8 August 2013, Daily Sun, refer to “Daily Sun_ Advertisement.pdf”
E.2. Summary of comments received
>>
No comments were received in response to the invitation to participate in a public comment exercise.
E.3. Report on consideration of comments received
>>
No comments were received in response to the invitation to participate in a public comment exercise and
therefore no report is available.
SECTION F. Approval and authorization
>>
At the time that validation was initiated, the Letter of Approval has not been received from the South
African DNA.
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Appendix 1: Contact information of project participants
Organization
Vuselela Energy (Pty) Ltd
Street/P.O. Box
48 Sovereign Drive, Route 21 Corporate Park
Building
1st Floor, Building A
City
Irene X30, Centurion
State/Region
Gauteng
Postcode
0157
Country
South Africa
Telephone
+27 (12) 345 3147
Fax
+27 (12) 345 5296
E-mail
[email protected]
Website
www.vuselela-energy.com
Contact person
Jacques Malan
Title
Mr.
Salutation
Last name
Malan
Middle name
First name
Jacques
Department
Mobile
+27 (82) 568 6295
Direct fax
+27 (86) 527 0066
Direct tel.
+27 (82) 568 6295
Personal e-mail
[email protected]
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Organization
Eternity Power RF (Pty) Ltd.
Street/P.O. Box
48 Sovereign Drive, Route 21 Corporate Park
Building
1st Floor, Building A
City
Irene X30, Centurion
State/Region
Gauteng
Postcode
0157
Country
South Africa
Telephone
+27 (12) 345 3147
Fax
+27 (12) 345 5296
E-mail
[email protected]
Website
www.vuselela-energy.com
Contact person
Jacques Malan
Title
Mr
Salutation
Last name
Malan
Middle name
First name
Jacques
Department
Mobile
+27 (82) 568 6295
Direct fax
+27 (86) 527 0066
Direct tel.
+27 (82) 568 6295
Personal e-mail
[email protected]
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Appendix 2: Affirmation regarding public funding
No public funding is involved in the development of this project.
No public funding is involved in the development of the proposed project activity. All funds will be
contributed either by equity providers and/or as debt in a project finance structure (refer to “Eternity
Power Structure.pdf”).
Appendix 3: Applicability of selected methodology
No further information supplied in this section.
Appendix 4: Further background information on ex ante calculation of emission reductions
No further information supplied in this section.
Appendix 5: Further background information on monitoring plan
No further information supplied in this section.
Appendix 6: Summary of post registration changes
Not relevant to the project activity.
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History of the document
Version
Date
Nature of revision
04.1
11 April 2012
Editorial revision to change history box by adding EB meeting and annex
numbers in the Date column.
04.0
EB 66
Revision required to ensure consistency with the “Guidelines for completing
the project design document form for small-scale CDM project activities”
(EB 66, Annex 9).
13 March 2012
03
EB 28, Annex 34
15 December 2006
•
The Board agreed to revise the CDM project design document for
small-scale activities (CDM-SSC-PDD), taking into account CDM-PDD
and CDM-NM.
02
EB 20, Annex 14
08 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 <http://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/Documents>.
01
EB 07, Annex 05
21 January 2003
Decision Class: Regulatory
Document Type: Form
Business Function: Registration
Initial adoption.

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