Concrete Example of CDM Project : Lages Methane Avoidance Project By Electrabel Suez Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 1 Agenda CDM projects : Why / How? Lages Cogeneration Project Lages : CDM Certification Process Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 2 www.ef4.be 1
CDM Projects : Why? Electrabel is subject to EU-ETS Very few free allocations in 2008-2012 Possibility (limited) to reduce emissions Possibility to buy EUA But also CER s (Linking Directive) - Produce CER s - Buy CER s Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 3 CDM Projects : How? Suez is a worldwide Group Suez Energy Europe has technology expertise Suez Energy International has local contacts Both join forces to find CDM credits : - Invest directly in projects - Sign ERPA s with local developers Lages - Participate in Carbon Funds Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 4 www.ef4.be 2
The carbon credit market SEI SE-Asia origination cell SEI Latin America origination cell Today s carbon credit buyers Tomorrow s carbon credit buyers? Today s main carbon credit producers Trading and Portfolio Management Date 5 Lages Cogeneration Project in the CDM 6 www.ef4.be 3
Lages Cogeneration Project Methane Avoidance Project Cogeneration from Wood Waste Location : Lages, Santa Catarina State, Brazil Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 7 Main Figures Installed Capacity : 28 MW Elec / 25 ton/h Steam Construction : Dec-02 to Jan-04 : 14 months Total Investment : around 25 M$ Electricity : Sold to Local Distribution Company + Industrial Clients Steam : Sold to Regional Wood Industries Fuel Consumption at full Load : 459,000 ton/year Wépion, June 5th 2008 8 www.ef4.be 4
Why the project? Local Wood Industry generates Wood Waste Wood Waste - only partly used in low efficiency installations - Huge excess in the region - Simply pilled up! - Risk of Fire - Space occupied - Methane and CO Wépion, June 5th 2008 9 Why the Project? Solution : - Valorize the energy Content of the Wood Waste - In a highly efficient Cogeneration plant - Wood Waste provider and Steam customer is next door! Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 10 www.ef4.be 5
Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 11 Photos LAGES COGENERATION PROJECT Lages.mpg 12 www.ef4.be 6
Lages : CDM Certification Process 13 Lages in the CDM Name : Lages Methane Avoidance Project Project Participant : Lages Bioenergética Ltda (Tractebel Energia SA) Small-Scale : project emissions 3kton CO2 eq < 15kton CO2 eq/y Simplified Methodology (Type III.E) applies Emission Reductions : 220ktons CO2 eq /year Crediting Period : 10 years Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 14 www.ef4.be 7
Lages in the CDM GHG emissions WITHOUT Lages : 1) Methane (CH 4 ) emissions from anaerobic decomposition of the wood waste dumped GHG emissions WITH Lages : 2) Residual CH 4 and N 2 O emissions from combustion 3) CO2, CH4, N2O emissions from wood waste and ash transportation Emission Reductions = 1-(2+3) Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 15 Lages in the CDM : History Aug/2003 Start-up of negotiation with Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF) with approval of the Project Information Note (PIN), indicating Lages was eligible to Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) established by Kyoto Protocol. Sep/2005 PDD was validated by DNV. Nov/2005 Issue of the Letter of Approval (LOA) by Brazilian Designated National Authority. PDD = Project Design Document DNV = Det Norsk Veritas Certification Std Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 16 www.ef4.be 8
Lages in the CDM : History Apr/2006 Lages Methane Avoidance Project was registered by EB as a CDM project activity Aug/2006 First verification by DNV comprising the ERs generated from Nov 1 st, 2004 to May 31 st, 2006. Sep/2006 First Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issuance by EB amounting 277,768 CERs generated from Nov 1 st, 2004 to May 31 st, 2006 EB = Executive Board Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 17 Lages in the CDM : History Dec/2006 Signature of the first Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA) of the Lages Project with The Chugoku Electric Power (Japanese Electric Utility) for sale of 190,000 CERs (prompt delivery) Jan/2007 Signature of the ERPA with Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF) from World Bank for sale of 750,000 CERs (future delivery spread until 2013) Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 18 www.ef4.be 9
Lages in the CDM : History Jul/2007 Second verification by DNV comprising the ERs generated from Jun 1 st, 2006 to May 31 st, 2007 Oct/2007 Second Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issuance by EB amounting 274,958 CERs generated from Jun 1 st, 2006 to May 31 st, 2007 Jul/2008 - Third verification by DNV comprising the ERs generated from Jun 1 st, 2007 to May 31 st, 2008. Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 19 Lages in the CDM : Conclusion CDM development time (until the registration): 2y-8m TBLE strategy to take the CDM opportunity since 2003, put Lages Project among the pioneers in the CDM: First registered CDM project using exclusively AMS III.E methodology. First registered CDM project in Suez Energy International Trading and Portfolio Management Wépion, June 5th 2008 20 www.ef4.be 10
Lages CDM Project There is more to come...... which depend on our efforts. More Info? UNFCCC : http://cdm.unfccc.int/index.html Gabriel Mann dos Santos : gabriel@tractebelenergia.com.br 21 Lages methane avoidance/biomass project Brazil 220.000 Tonnes of CO2 reductions per year Trading and Portfolio Management 22 www.ef4.be 11
Tararua wind farm New Zealand 45.600 Tonnes of CO2 reductions per year Trading and Portfolio Management 23 Salvador Da Bahia Landfill Gas Project Brazil 800.000 Tonnes of CO2 reductions per year Trading and Portfolio Management 24 www.ef4.be 12
Quimobasicos HFC Recovery and Decomposition Mexico 2.155.000 Tonnes of CO2 reductions per year Trading and Portfolio Management Date 25 www.ef4.be 13
Our carbon credit origination webpage www.electrabel.com/trading Our CDM leaflet is available Trading and Portfolio Management Date 27 www.ef4.be 14