AMS-III.B.: Switching fossil fuels --- Version 18.0

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Version number
18.0
Scale Small scale
Status Active
Validity Valid from 16 Apr 15 onwards
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Clarification request on Applicability of AMS.III.B for a component of project activity with 10 – 25% use of electricity at the baseline (submitted 03 Sep 19): SSC_763 (271 KB)
Previous Versions
Title Switching fossil fuels (355 KB)
Version number 17.0
Validity Valid from 21 Feb 14 to 15 Apr 15
Requests for registration can be submitted until 11 Dec 2015 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Title Switching fossil fuels (223 KB)
Version number 16.0
Validity Valid from 16 Mar 12 to 20 Feb 14
Requests for registration can be submitted until 18 Oct 2014 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Title Switching fossil fuels (221 KB)
Version number 15.0
Validity Valid from 04 Mar 11 to 15 Mar 12
Requests for registration can be submitted until 16 Nov 2012 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Revision of AMS-III.B to include alternative approaches to estimate energy input in baseline and project (submitted 10 Nov 11): SSC_584 (267 KB)
Title Switching fossil fuels (208 KB)
Version number 14.0
Validity Valid from 11 Jun 09 to 03 Mar 11
Requests for registration can be submitted until 04 Nov 2011 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Clarification about project boundary in the application of AMS-III.B (submitted 11 Aug 09): SSC_342 (164 KB)
Revision of AMS-III.B to incorporate cases when the energy output cannot be measured directly (submitted 23 Aug 09): SSC_347 (155 KB)
Revision of AMS-III.B for project activity that displaces grid electricity (submitted 23 Aug 09): SSC_348 (157 KB)
Clarification on emission reduction calculation in cases where energy output cannot be measured directly in AMS-III.B (submitted 04 Jan 10): SSC_381 (286 KB)
Clarification on applicability of AMS-III.B to switch from high carbon intensive fossil fuel to low carbon intensive grid electricity supply in aluminum melting (submitted 11 May 10): SSC_417 (176 KB)
Applicability of AMS-II.D and III.B to a fuel switch and energy efficiency measures implemented at the same facility (submitted 24 Apr 10): SSC_421 (258 KB)
Clarification regarding applicability of AMS-III.B to fuel switching at isolated grid connected electricity generation facilities (submitted 14 Dec 10): SSC_502 (234 KB)
Title Switching fossil fuels (224 KB)
Version number 13.0
Validity Valid from 16 Aug 08 to 10 Jun 09
Requests for registration can be submitted until 10 Feb 2010 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Applicability of AMS-III.B version 13 to a project activity involving multiple fuel switching (submitted 25 Aug 08): SSC_225 (169 KB)
Applicability of AMS-III.B for switching from fossil fuel to grid electricity (submitted 21 Sep 08): SSC_232 (144 KB)
Applicability of AMS-III.B for switching from fossil fuel to grid electricity (submitted 20 Nov 08): SSC_249 (150 KB)
Revision of AMS-III.B to include multiple fossil fuel switch (submitted 11 Dec 08): SSC_250 (636 KB)
Consideration of leakage emissions in non-PoA small scale bundling project activity applying AMS-III.B (submitted 15 Dec 08): SSC_251 (139 KB)
Comments on draft revision of AMS-III.B, version 14, proposed by SSC WG (submitted 15 Dec 08): SSC_252 (187 KB)
Clarification request regarding the baseline development for multiple fuel switch under AMS-III.B (submitted 16 Dec 08): SSC_254 (152 KB)
Applicability of AMS-III.B to project facility not owned or operated by the user of energy (submitted 30 Dec 08): SSC_259 (176 KB)
Title Switching fossil fuels (233 KB)
Version number 12.0
Validity Valid from 02 Nov 07 to 15 Aug 08
Requests for registration can be submitted until 15 Apr 2009 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Applicability of AMS III.B. and AMS III.Q. to a project involving installation of a new 8 TPH Steam Boiler based on Hydrogen and FO for generation of process steam (submitted 08 Nov 07): SSC_145 (161 KB)
Clarification on displacement of high carbon intensive grid power with low carbon intensive captive power (submitted 29 Nov 07): SSC_147 (163 KB)
Clarification regarding two measures taken in the plant simultaneously – Fuel Switch and Energy efficiency (submitted 19 Feb 08): SSC_162 (191 KB)
Applicability of AMS-lll. B. ver.12 (submitted 14 Apr 08): SSC_178 (166 KB)
Applicability of AMS III.B version 12 (submitted 06 May 08): SSC_183 (151 KB)
Title Switching fossil fuels (248 KB)
Version number 11.0
Validity Valid from 10 Aug 07 to 01 Nov 07
Requests for registration can be submitted until 01 Jul 2008 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Clarification on the applicability of AMS III.B., Switching Fossil Fuels (submitted 16 Aug 07): SSC_117 (140 KB)
Grupo Guimarăes fossil fuel switching Project (submitted 05 Sep 07): SSC_123 (141 KB)
Title Switching fossil fuels (151 KB)
Version number 10.0
Validity Valid from 22 Dec 06 to 09 Aug 07
Requests for registration can be submitted until 09 Apr 2008 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Clarification on AMS III B (submitted 05 Mar 07): SSC_088 (140 KB)
Title Switching fossil fuels (143 KB)
Version number 9.0
Validity Valid from 27 Jul 06 to 21 Dec 06
Requests for registration can be submitted until 16 Feb 2007 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Title Switching fossil fuels (746 KB)
Version number 8.0
Validity Valid from 11 May 06 to 26 Jul 06
Requests for registration can be submitted until 21 Sep 2006 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Title Switching fossil fuels (321 KB)
Version number 7.0
Validity Valid from 27 Nov 05 to 10 May 06
Requests for registration can be submitted until 07 Jul 2006 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Applicability of AMS-III.B for fuel switch from 100% diesel to a mixture of 20% biodiesel and 80% diesel in a self-generation power plant (submitted 19 Apr 06): SSC_047 (165 KB)
Title Switching fossil fuels (137 KB)
Version number 6.0
Validity Valid from 11 Oct 05 to 26 Nov 05
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Clarifications/Revisions* Difference between a methodology to recover and to avoid methane generation (submitted 01 Mar 05): SSC_008 (53 KB)
Definition clarification of carbon-neutral CO2 emissions for Type III projects (submitted 14 Aug 05): SSC_030 (139 KB)
Addition to Baseline requirement and Monitoring Requirement (submitted 09 Nov 05): SSC_033 (34 KB)
Title Switching fossil fuels (143 KB)
Version number 5.0
Validity Valid from 24 Feb 05 to 10 Oct 05
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Title Switching fossil fuels (95 KB)
Version number 4.0
Validity Valid from 21 Oct 04 to 23 Feb 04
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Title Switching fossil fuels (521 KB)
Version number 3.0
Validity Valid from 29 Jun 04 to 20 Oct 04
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Title Switching fossil fuels (59 KB)
Version number 2.0
Validity Valid from 01 Dec 03 to 28 Jun 04
Sectoral scope(s) 1
Title Switching fossil fuels (147 KB)
Version number 1.0
Validity Valid from 31 Oct 02 to 30 Nov 03
Sectoral scope(s) 1

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