Info Report Check
Submission incomplete:
1: Scope: The verification and certification report does not describe the implementation status of the project as per VVS version 09.0 paragraph 385 (a).
Scope: The verification report does not describe the reasons for the phased-implementation delay and/or does not present the expected implementation dates as per VVS version 09.0 paragraph 385 (a).
Issue: The monitoring report has provided the relevant dates for each farm under the project activity. Nevertheless, the DOE is requested:
- To clarify the correctness of the date of the start construction and the date of the finish construction of Fazenda Rancho Fundo (16/09/2011) and Lote 13 (24/06/2011).
- To explain the start-up and tests date of all farms, except Fazenda Rancho Fundo, Lote 13, and Fazenda Capim Branco, being earlier than the finish construction date.

2: Scope: The verification and certification report does not list each parameter required by the monitoring plan and does not provide an statement on how the DOE verified the information flow for these parameters including the values in the monitoring reports as per VVS version 09.0 paragraphs 393 and 409 (e).
Issue: The DOE is requested to explain how it has verified the following parameters in line with the monitoring plan:
(a) P biogas and T biogas. As per the monitoring plan in the PDD, these parameters are determined with sampling providing 90% confidence level and 10% precision. However, there is no information how the DOE verified the sampled measurement of these two parameters having met the 90% confidence level and 10% precision, in accordance with paragraph 24 (a) of the “Standard for sampling and surveys for CDM project activities and programme of activities” (version 05.0);
(b) Nda,y and Np,y. The verification and certification report states that values for these parameters can be found in the spreadsheet calculation file “CER Calculation MR03 - BCA-BRA-04A_v2” in the folder BEy ex-post – PEy ex-post. However, the spreadsheet does not contain any values for these parameters.

3: Scope: The verification and certification report does not provide a conclusion on the verified amount of emission reductions achieved nor/or confirm that appropriate methods and formulae for calculating baseline emissions, project emissions and leakage have been followed as per VVS version 09.0 paragraphs 403 (c) and 409 (j).
The DOE is requested to explain how it concluded that the calculations of project emissions have been carried out in accordance with the formulae and methods described in the registered monitoring plan and the applied methodology. As per the PDD and “Tool to determine project emissions from flaring gases containing methane” (EB 28 Meeting Report – Annex 13), the emissions from flaring are calculated in hourly basis. However, the spreadsheet (Sheet " BEy ex-post - PEy ex-post") shows that the emissions from flaring are not calculated as per the PDD (equation B.7) and “Tool to determine project emissions from flaring gases containing methane” (step 7, equation 15), which are based on hourly figures of flare efficiency and biogas flow. It is to be noted that that the spreadsheet called “MDy-PEpower,y,ex-post” of CER spreadsheet submitted in the request for issuance shows that there were hours when the temperature of flare was below 500 degree Celcius during this monitoring period, hence having the flare efficiency of 0%. The flare efficiency is monthly-averaged, therefore it may neglect the impact of the hourly biogas flow to the calculation of the emissions from flaring.