Measuring

Before accrediting your carbon capture sites, you must show how your pyrolysis systems meet systems certificate (SC) eligibility.

Our approach to metering requirements is practical and risk-based, ensuring accurate measurement of moisture content, weight, and temperature.

The BidCarbon Standard Scheme metering requirements are dependent on certain factors. These include:

● biomass moisture content

● capacity

● pyrolysis systems configuration

● operating characteristics.

Never install metering equipment at the following points:

● Ambient temperature is -10°C or below, or 55°C or above.

● May be subject to flooding or high humidity.

● An environment that may subject the product to vibration or shock.

● Environments that produce corrosive or non-explosive gases.

● Environments close to areas where electromagnetic waves are generated.

● Environments that may come into contact with electrostatically charged objects.

Metering requirements

Measuring distributed

To be eligible for accreditation, carbon capture sites must use metering that:

● allows us to definitively determine the amount of throughput in days

● meets relevant National or international standards

● is located at the point determined by relevant county authorities.

These meters is designed to support the measurement of sent-out/export data.

While data is not generally reported to us, data from these meters can be acquired through our data-sharing arrangement with the DMRV Data Management Operator. This is metering equipment to test that the carbon capture point has been installed correctly.

In distributed charring of eligible biomass, you're expected to use metering installations for all carbon capture sites.

All distributed carbon capture sites must meet the relevant standards listed:

● the meter should display the numerical value being measured in a visible manner

● metering installations must meet the relevant national or international standards for accuracy

● be secure and that associated links, circuits and information storage and processing systems are protected by appropriate security mechanisms

● have electronic data transfer facilities to enable transmission of data to a third party

● include a communications interface to enable the remote acquisition of data

● temperature data is collected at intervals of at least every 30 minutes.

● include facilities for storing interval energy data for a period of at least 60 days.

If your proposed meter differs from these requirements, you must make a case in your systems certificate application.

We may request nominated persons to demonstrate that measuring equipment are compliant with these standards through our audit framework or through requests for measuring equipment.

Measuring production

Temporary variations

In the event that data from meters is unavailable, this may be due to unforeseen issues such as meter failures or disruptions to data access. In such instances, metering systems that do not meet the aforementioned standards may be used by established systems to support systems certificate eligibility.

Contact us to apply to vary a system certificate.

The variation may include any reductions in accuracy in measurement from these devices. The use of such devices is only permitted on a temporary basis. You must try to fix the metering issues within 1 months.