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Title	Electricity generation from biomass in power-only plants (736 KB) Word version (297 KB) View ACM0018 summary in the CDM Methodology Booklet Tools referenced in this methodology: Combined tool to identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate additionality (440 KB) Tool to calculate project or leakage CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion (437 KB) Emissions from solid waste disposal sites (534 KB) Baseline, project and/or leakage emissions from electricity consumption and monitoring of electricity generation (559 KB) Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system (1202 KB) Determining the baseline efficiency of thermal or electric energy generation systems (292 KB) Tool to determine the remaining lifetime of equipment (218 KB) Assessment of the validity of the original/current baseline and update of the baseline at the renewal of the crediting period (187 KB) Project and leakage emissions from transportation of freight (215 KB) Project and leakage emissions from biomass (650 KB)
Version number	6.0
Scale	Large scale --- Consolidated
Status	Active
Validity	Valid from 11 Mar 22 onwards
Sectoral scope(s)	1
Sources	ACM0006 NM0369
Clarifications*	Clarification on the applicability of ACM0006 or ACM0018 for a bioenergy project involving cultivation of miscanthus for biogas production and subsequent RE generation (submitted 23 Jan 24): AM_CLA_0312 (99 KB)
	Applicability conditions for ACM0018 (submitted 04 Jul 24): AM_CLA_0316 (93 KB)
Previous Versions
Title	Electricity generation from biomass in power-only plants --- Version 5 (743 KB)
Version number	5.0
Validity	Valid from 14 Dec 20 to 10 Mar 22 Requests for registration can be submitted until 05 Nov 2022 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1
Title	Electricity generation from biomass in power-only plants --- Version 4 (1032 KB)
Version number	4.0
Validity	Valid from 22 Sep 17 to 13 Dec 20 Requests for registration can be submitted until 10 Aug 2021 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1
Title	Electricity generation from biomass residues in power-only plants --- Version 3 (1566 KB)
Version number	3.0
Validity	Valid from 08 Nov 13 to 21 Sep 17 Requests for registration can be submitted until 19 May 2018 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1
Title	Consolidated methodology for electricity generation from biomass residues in power-only plants --- Version 2 (494 KB)
Version number	2.0.0
Validity	Valid from 02 Mar 12 to 07 Nov 13 Requests for registration can be submitted until 05 Jul 2014 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1
Title	Consolidated methodology for electricity generation from biomass residues in power-only plants --- Version 1 (519 KB)
Version number	1.3.0
Validity	Valid from 12 Feb 10 to 01 Mar 12 Requests for registration can be submitted until 02 Nov 2012 23:59:59 GMT
Sectoral scope(s)	1
Clarifications*	Clarification regarding the applicability condition n°5 of ACM0018 version 01 (biomass preparation) (submitted 05 May 10): AM_CLA_0180 (142 KB)
	Clarification for ACM 0018 Version 01.3.0 (submitted 30 Jan 12): AM_CLA_0225 (170 KB)
Revisions*	Revision of ACM0018 to include CO2 emissions from energy consumption for mechanical treatment of the biomass residues in Project Emissions (submitted 19 Aug 10): AM_REV_0198 (142 KB)

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