the status of biomass certification in europe - jakarta, march 3, 2011

The status of biomass certification in

Europe

Harmen Willemse,

Jakarta, March 3, 2011

1The status biomass of certification in Europe

Presentation outline

• EU legislative developments• Implementation by EU members• International standardisation network• NTA 8080 Certification system

The status of biomass certification in Europe

EU Legislative developments

• EU Regulatory framework– European Directive for the promotion of the use

of energy from renewable sources (2009/28/EC)

– Directive 2009/30/EC - amendment to Directive 98/70/EC on environmental quality standards for fuel (Fuel Quality Directive)

• Communication– on the practical implementation of the EU biofuel

and bioliquids sustainability scheme and on counting rules for biofuels

– on voluntary schemes and default values in the EU biofuels and bioliquids sustainability scheme


EU

• Decision– on guidelines for the calculation of land carbon

stocks for the purpose of Annex V to Directive 2009/28/EC

– on certain types of information about biofuels and bioliquids to be submitted by the economic operators to Member States

• Report – on sustainability requirements for the use of solid

and gaseous biomass resources in electricity, heating and cooling


Renewable Energy Directive

“...a target of at least a 20 % share

of energy from renewable

sources in the Community’s

gross final consumption of

energy in 2020.”

“…the share of energy from

renewable sources in all forms of

transport in 2020 is at least 10 %

of the final consumption of

energy in transport in that

Member State.”


RED Themes

• Economic operators– Greenhouse gas emissions

– Biodiversity

– Carbon stock

– Environment (via cross compliance within EU)

– Mass balance

• Reporting requirements for member

states


Implementation EU members

• Voluntary schemes under evaluation by EC

• No recognised schemes available yet

• No guidelines for the intermediate period

• Unclear status of EU members nationally

recognised schemes

7The status of biomass certification in Europe

Dutch (concept) legislation

• Voluntary schemes• Accept all schemes submitted to EC for 2011

• Accept EU members nationally recognised schemes

after Quick Scan for 2011

• Testing protocol for nationally submitted schemes

• Sustainable biofuels• H1 2011: choose certification scheme

• H2 2011: statement of authorised CB

• 2012: CB compliance


Dutch (concept) legislation

• Portion renewable energy in transport:o10% in 2020

oGradual implementation;

o4.25% in 2011,

o4.5% in 2012,

o5% in 2013,

o5.5% in 2014


Legal documents

(Directives, laws, regulations)

Regulations, standards and

certification

Global criteria

Detailed elaboration

Conformity

Standards (NTA, NEN, NEN-EN, ISO)

1st, 2nd, 3th party certification, CE mark, et cetera.

NTA 8080

NTA 8081, Interpretation document, System plans

RED


European & international framework

European

Commission

Dutch

government NEN

Mandates

Standards

StandardsLaws

Regulation

LawsDirectives

Legislation

Europe

Netherlands

Standardization

NTA8080

Standards

WTO ISO

CEN

Vienna

agreement

TC 383

PC 248

RED

No barriers to trade


NC 310 383

• Sustainability criteria for biomass (Duurzaamheidscriteria voor biomassa)

• Mirroring & Dutch representation in

CEN/TC 383 and ISO/PC 248


CEN/TC 383 "Sustainably produced

biomass for energy applications"

• Original scope: – sustainability criteria based on "people, planet,

profit" for all types of biomass for energy applications

• Current scope – sustainability criteria limited to RED aspects:

prEN 16214 series, Sustainably produced biomass for energy applications

• Study group to evaluate on what basis the existing EN 16214 standards can be utilised for solid biomass


CEN/TC 383 EN 16214

• WG 1 Terminology– Part 1: Terminology (public enquiry)

• WG 2 GHG calculations– Part 4: Calculation methods of the greenhouse gas

emission balance using a life cycle analysis (soon public enquiry)

• WG 3 Environment and biodiversity– Part 3: Biodiversity and environmental aspects (public enquiry)

• WG 4 Social and economic (on hold)

• WG 5 Verification and auditing– Part 2: Conformity assessment including chain of custody and mass

balance (public enquiry)

• WG 6 Indirect effects (NL convenor/on hold)


ISO/PC 248 "Sustainability criteria for

bioenergy"

• Development of standard ISO 13065

• Scope: Sustainability criteria for production, supply chain and application of bioenergy; – including terminology and aspects related to the sustainability

(e.g. environmental, social and economic) of bioenergy

• Objectives– Comply with national and/or regional legislation

– Respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

– Use natural resources in a rational and sustainable way

– Bioenergy from production up to use should be sustainable in relation to biological diversity


ISO/PC 248 "Sustainability criteria for

bioenergy"

• Objectives (continued)– Reduce GHG emissions in relation to the fossil energy source

it substitutes

– Promote economic and social development where the

production up to use of bioenergy occurs

– Bioenergy production should be economically and financially

viable in the long term

• Final publication expected April 2014


NTA 8080

• NTA 8080 Sustainability criteria for biomass for

energy purposes (2009)

• NTA = Netherlands Technical Agreement

• Developed with a diverse group of Dutch

stakeholders with international operations

• For international application

• Voluntary scheme for RED compliance

• Input in international standardization


Certification system

• NTA 8080 sustainability criteria

• NTA 8081: certification scheme

• Interpretation document

• Portal www.NTA8080.org

– Information

– Register with certified companies

– Affiliated CB’s


http://www.nta8080.org/

NTA 8080 Sustainability criteria

• Well-being

• Environment

(soil, water and air)

• Biodiversity

• Greenhouse gases

(emission and carbon

stock)

• Prosperity

• Competition with other

applications


NTA 8081 certification scheme

• NTA 8081 describes the certification scheme for NTA 8080

• Developed by Committee of Experts – multi stakeholder approach (as in NTA 8080)

• Certification scheme is owned and maintained by NEN scheme management– Updated regularly based on experiences

• Only used by affiliated CBs


NTA 8081 content

– Scope

– Requirements for certification bodies and auditor(s)

– Audit effort in man-days

– Method of conformity assessment

– Non-conformities: 'minor' & 'major'

– Assessment frequency and validity of certificate

– Certification criteria

– Conditions and requirements for group certification

– Necessary information for register and report

– Procedures for: complaints, objection, appeal,

suspension and de-registration


Scope of certification

• Solid, Liquid and Gaseous biomass

• Producers, Processors, Traders, End-

users


Thank you for your attention

Contact details:

NEN Energy

resources

Harmen Willemse

[email protected]

+31 (0)15 2 690 326

www.nta8080.org


Introduction NTA 8080

(Backup slides)

Roadmap

PREPARATION

INITIAL AUDIT

ISSUING OF CERTIFICATE

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATE

Preparation

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1. Examining

requirements

2. Performing a self-

assessment

3. Implementing

improvements

4. Contracting a

certification body

5. Registering at scheme

manager

Inter-

pretation

document

NTA 8080

NTA 8081

GHG Tool

System

plan

recognized

CBs

(website)

Registra-

tion form

NEN

Registra-

tion form

CB

Agreement

with CB

Initial audit

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2. Prepare on-site audit

1. On-site audit

2. Feedback

PermitsOther

documents

Research

reports

System

plan

Audit

report

1. Pre-auditStage 1

Stage 2

Issuing of certificate

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2. Record in central

register

Certificate1. Issuing certificate

2. Mention certificate on

own website

Web-portal

Maintenance of certificate

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(Re)certification

1 year

Surveillance n° 1

1 year

Surveillance n° 2

1 year

Surveillance n° 3

1 year

Surveillance n° 4

1 year

PermitsOther

documents

Research

reports

System

plan

System Plans

• Determine Scope

• Actor specific self assessment:– Producer

Existing unit / New unit

Smallholder / non-smallholder

Residues / main product

– Processor

– Trader

– End-user

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GHG tool NL Agency

• Calculation method according to RED

annex V

• Administered by Agentschap NL– BKG-tool transport fuels

– CO2 tool electricity and heat

• Calculation method is required– Demonstrate that same calculation method is

applied

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http://regelingen.agentschapnl.nl/content/bkg-tool-gave




http://www.senternovem.nl/duurzameenergie/infotheek/publicaties/publicaties_bio-energie/co2_tool.asp

BKG Tool

NTA 8080: Chain of custody (1)

Mass balance (required by RED, 2009/28/EC)

Certified chain

Regular (uncertified) chain

Primary

productionProcessing Refinery Production

Primary


Distribution

NTA 8080: Chain of custody (2)

Segregation (= 100% mass balance)

Certified chain

Regular (uncertified) chain

Primary


Primary

productionProcessing Refinery Production Distribution

Distribution

the status of biomass certification in europe - jakarta, march 3, 2011

Documents

types of biomass

party certification

gaseous biomass resources

certification scheme

eu biofuels

use of energy

renewable energy directive

ec directive