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Adipic Acid Production Protocol | Version 1.0 |September 30, 2020 Climate Action Reserve www.climateactionreserve.org Released September 30, 2020 © 2020 Climate Action Reserve. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced, displayed, modified, or distributed without the express written permission of the Climate Action Reserve. Adipic Acid Production Protocol Version 1.0, September 2020 Acknowledgements Staff (alphabetical) Trevor Anderson Max DuBuisson Craig Ebert Sami Osman Heather Raven Jonathan Remucal Sarah Wescott Workgroup The list of workgroup members below comprises all individuals and organizations that have advised the Reserve in developing this protocol. Their participation in the Reserve process is based on their technical expertise and does not constitute endorsement of the final protocol. The Reserve makes all final technical decisions and approves final protocol content. For more information, see section 4.2.1 of the Reserve Offset Program Manual. Seth Baruch Carbonomics, LLC Phillip Cunningham Ruby Canyon Engineering, Inc William Flederbach ClimeCo Corporation John McDougal Element Markets Lambert Schneider Öko-Institut Financial and Technical Support This document was developed with financial support and technical support from ClimeCo Corporation. William Flederbach Lauren Mechak Tip Stama Scott Subler Jim Winch Adipic Acid Production Protocol Version 1.0, September 2020 Table of Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms ...................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 3 2 The GHG Reduction Project................................................................................................ 4 2.1 Background.................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Project Definition .......................................................................................................... 5 2.3 The Project Developer ................................................................................................. 6 3 Eligibility Rules .................................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Location ....................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Project Start Date......................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Project Crediting Period ............................................................................................... 7 3.4 Additionality ................................................................................................................. 8 3.4.1 The Performance Standard Test ........................................................................... 8 3.4.2 The Legal Requirement Test ................................................................................. 9 3.5 Regulatory Compliance ...............................................................................................10 4 The GHG Assessment Boundary .......................................................................................12 5 Quantifying GHG Emission Reductions ..............................................................................15 5.1 Quantifying Baseline Emissions ..................................................................................17 5.1.1 Static Baseline Approach .....................................................................................18 5.1.2 Dynamic Baseline Approach ................................................................................21 5.1.3 Baseline Nitric Acid Recovery Ratio .....................................................................23 5.1.4 Mitigating Leakage ...............................................................................................23 5.2 Quantifying Project Emissions ....................................................................................24 5.2.1 Calculating Project N2O Emissions in the Off Gas ................................................24 5.2.2 Calculating Project Emissions from Hydrocarbon Use .........................................25 5.2.3 Calculating Project Emissions from Increased External Energy Use ....................27 6 Project Monitoring ..............................................................................................................30 6.1 Initial Monitoring Requirements ...................................................................................31 6.1.1 System Installation and Certification ....................................................................31 6.1.2 Calibration ...........................................................................................................32 6.1.3 Accuracy Testing .................................................................................................32 6.2 Ongoing Monitoring and QA/QC Requirements ..........................................................32 6.2.1 Frequency of Testing ...........................................................................................33 6.2.2 Data Management ...............................................................................................34 6.3 Missing Data Substitution ............................................................................................35 6.4 Monitoring Parameters ................................................................................................35 Adipic Acid Production Protocol Version 1.0, September 2020 7 Reporting Parameters ........................................................................................................47 7.1 Project Submittal Documentation ................................................................................47 7.2 Record Keeping ..........................................................................................................47 7.3 Reporting Period and Verification Cycle ......................................................................48 8 Verification Guidance .........................................................................................................49 8.1 Standard of Verification ...............................................................................................49 8.2 Monitoring Plan ...........................................................................................................49 8.3 Verifying Project Eligibility ...........................................................................................49 8.4 Core Verification Activities ..........................................................................................50 8.5 Adipic Acid Production Verification Items ....................................................................51 8.5.1 Project Eligibility and CRT Issuance ....................................................................51 8.5.2 Quantification .......................................................................................................52 8.5.3 Risk Assessment .................................................................................................53 8.5.4 Completing Verification ........................................................................................54 9 Glossary of Terms ..............................................................................................................55 10 References .....................................................................................................................57 Appendix A Development of the Performance Standard ......................................................58 Appendix B Evaluation of Leakage Potential .......................................................................60 Appendix C Emission Factor Tables ....................................................................................64 Adipic Acid Production Protocol Version 1.0, September 2020 List of Tables Table 2.1. Approved N2O Control Technologies for Adipic Acid Projects .................................... 6 Table 4.1. Description of all Sources, Sinks, and Reservoirs .....................................................13 Table 5.1. 100-year Global Warming Potential for Non-CO2 GHGs ...........................................15 Table 5.2. Example of Replacement of Initial AEBLy Values to Recalculate Static Baseline .......18 Table 6.1. Quality Assurance Test Frequency Requirements ....................................................34 Table 6.2. Adipic Acid Project Monitoring Parameters ...............................................................36 Table 8.1. Summary of Eligibility Criteria for an Adipic Acid Project ..........................................50 Table 8.2. Eligibility Verification Items .......................................................................................52 Table 8.3. Quantification Verification Items ...............................................................................53 Table 8.4. Risk Assessment Verification Items ..........................................................................54 Table A.1. Review of Potential Control Technologies at Adipic Acid Plants ...............................59 Table B.1. Reference Cases for the Costs and Economic Incentives for CDM and JI Projects ..61 Table C.1. CO2 Emission Factors for