[Stoves] Stoves and CDM

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Thanks Auke,
I couldn't quite figure out what changes they determined
Best
David

Auke Koopmans wrote:
> It appears that (sorry, I try to keep up but that does not always work 
> so this may be old news ) EB 26 of UNFCCC has now very clearly stated 
> that for stoves under CDM the capacity of the stove in kW counts towards 
> the 45 MW thermal limit for small scale projects - see below which was 
> lifted from http://cdm.unfccc.int/EB/026/eb26_repan27.pdf which 
> describes the "Output capacity of renewable energy equipment: Definition 
> of “maximum output capacity equivalent of up to 15 megawatts (or an 
> appropriate equivalent)” - seen Annex 27 of http://cdm.unfccc.int/EB/
>
> =============
> (c) For biomass, biofuel and biogas project activities, the maximal 
> limit of 15MW(e) is equivalent
> to 45 MW thermal output of the equipment or the plant (e.g. boilers). 
> For thermal applications of
> biomass, biofuels or biogas (e.g. the cookstoves), the limit of 45 MWth 
> is the installed/rated
> capacity of the thermal application equipment or device/s (e.g. biogas 
> stoves). For electrical or
> mechanical applications, the limit of 15 MW installed/rated output shall 
> be used. In case of
> cofiring renewable and fossil fuels, the rated capacity of the system 
> when using fossil fuel shall
> apply.
> ============
>
> Auke
>