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Luxembourg’s “new” Emission Luxembourg’s “new” Emission Inventory SystemInventory System

Marc SchumanSebastian Siegmundt

Larnaca, 10-11 May 2010

TFEIP – Larnaca10-11 May 2010

Overview

• Historical considerations• Current inventory system• Data flow• Pro & Contra• Practical Implementation of new system

by Sebastian Siegmundt• Conclusions


Historical considerations

• before 2006:before 2006:

• 2006-2008:2006-2008:

one single person in charge of GHG and air pollutant inventories compilation using CollectER II and ReportER II inventories not complete (mostly large point sources, no energy balance

considered, lack of detailed data, not all sectors covered, SNAP nomenclature used)

establishment of a national system for GHG inventory nomination of sector experts focus on GHG (political awareness) switch to inventory compilation using MS-Excel covering all CRF

sectors


Current inventory system

Ministry of Sustainable Development & InfrastructuresNational Focal Point for the UNFCCC

final official inventory & report (NIR, IIR) submission

Environment Agency Single National Entity (SNE) with overall responsibility for the national inventory:

acts as National Inventory Compiler (supervises inventory preparation process) compiles CRF/NFR tables and Reports (NIR, IIR)

manages NIS, implements QA/QC procedures

input from sectoral expertsAEV

Air/Noise, Waste, Operation Permits

Ministries / AdministrationsADA, AEF, ASTA, DEN, DEV,

SNCT, STATEC, SER

(outsourced studies)

outputsInternational Obligations

GHG, CLRTAP & NEC, PRTR reporting AD for GHG and other gases projections

Spatial Data Information & SEIS (EC)National Monitoring

Statistics & Indicators for the State of the Environment or for Sustainable Development Reporting, PaMs definition and monitoring.

QA/QC

SEG Umwelt

(Tier 1 &2)

‘political’ responsibility

‘technical’ responsibility


Data flow

CRF ReporterCRF Reporter

NFR TemplatesNFR Templates

Sector ExpertsSector Experts

multiple multiple administrationsadministrations

multiple data multiple data sources (incl. sources (incl. PRTR)PRTR)

multiple multiple calculation filescalculation files

define structuredefine structure

perform QA/QCperform QA/QC

Inventory CompilerInventory Compiler

CLRTAP & NECD: inventory compiler acts as sector expert for all sectors !CLRTAP & NECD: inventory compiler acts as sector expert for all sectors !


Pro & Contra of current system

Streamlining the national system for GHG and air pollutants inventories (same basis of activity data)

Limited human and financial resources due to budgetary restrictions (financial crisis)

All calculation steps are easily verified and transparent Calculation files can be easily adapted. No direct link to plant specific data stored in the PRTR database. Handling of multiple linked Excel files is work intensive and error

prone Manual data transfer to CRF-Reporter or NFR templates is error prone

and time consuming

Efficient Inventory Data Handling System needed!


Practical implementation: Focus on…

• How could a single person manage the whole How could a single person manage the whole national emissions inventory of Luxemburg national emissions inventory of Luxemburg efficiently? efficiently?

– Efficient data structure– Simplifying workflows– Enhance data quality and reduce error proneness


AEC∏

AEC∏

Centralized Database System

Database

International treaties

Inventories

Emittents

Sectorexperts

European Pollutant Release TransferRegister

PRTR∑

PRTR∑

CRF∑

CRF∑


Principle of data storage in Mesap (1)

Gg a REF 92,41 87,70 89,30

2004 2005 2006

Combustion of non-biomass waste for electricity production by facility LU-34

Non-biomasswaste

Combustion

Multi dimensional key

Electricityproduction

Gg

ValuesSpecification


Principle of data storage in Mesap (2)

AttributeAttribute CategoryCategory PollutantPollutant CommodityCommodity SourceSource

Activity Rate

Combustion

Production Volume

Operation Hours

Quantity

Emission

Exports

Population Size

Cement

Electricity prod.

Soda ash

Hot rolling mills

Paint application

Crop residue

Rearing of poultry

Waste incineration

CO2

CH4

NMVOC

PM2,5

HFCs

Naphtalene

Lindane

Cadmium

Jet fuel

Crude oil

Residential oil

Motor gasoline

Waste

Charcoal

Wheat

Pigs

Poultry

LU-32

LU-33

LU-34

LU-35

LU-36

LU-37

LU-38

LU-39

LU-40

Descriptor Descriptor Unit Value Value ValueTime

Hyp.


Metadata of values

Data protection level

Quality level

History

Value documentation

Descriptor Descriptor Unit Value Value ValueTime

Hyp.


Data structure and resolution

CRF category: Non ferrous metals

CRF category: Non ferrous metals

Sector: Secondary aluminum productionSector: Secondary

aluminum production

Technology: Combustion plant <50MW

Technology: Combustion plant <50MW

Facility: Hydro Aluminum Clervaux

Facility: Hydro Aluminum Clervaux

Energy balance:Consumption of diesel oil

Energy balance:Consumption of diesel oil

NFR category: Road transport – passenger

cars

NFR category: Road transport – passenger

cars


Data structure and resolution

60%60%

30%30%

10%10%


Simplifying workflows: automisation

NFR table

∑∑

Time series aggregation

Export toCRF XML

PRTR- DatabasePRTR-

Database

Emissions InventoryDatabase


∏∏

Emissioncalculation

Import ofExcel files

EuropeanComissionEuropeanComission

Ministry ofAgriculture Ministry ofAgriculture

Export intoEPRTR XML

Solventscalculation


Filling the NFR table

0.15


Quality issues

• Plausibility check– Entering data– Import data– Calculate data

• Quality check tool– Outliers– Change date

• Data comparision– PRTR-Data vs. own

calulations

PRTR- DatabasePRTR-

Database




Conclusion

• Flexible data handling system• Easily adaptable to new reporting obligations• Timely submission


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