2021-11-30 – Link here
The government of Canada is pre-publishing its Fuel Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Model, which will allow users to calculate the life cycle carbon intensity of specific fuels and energy sources. It is robust, transparent, and representative of Canadian fuel production pathways. The proposed Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) use the Fuel LCA Model to determine the carbon intensity of fuels and energy sources for credit creation. For more information on the Fuel LCA Model, you can email the Fuel LCA Model generic inbox at [email protected]. The pre-published package of the government of Canada’s Fuel LCA Model is presented as follows: 1) Fuel LCA Model Database: Contains a library of carbon intensity datasets and a series of fuel pathways developed to model a carbon intensity specific to a fuel or an energy source. 2) Fuel LCA Model Methodology Report: Describes the methodology, data sources and assumptions that were used in the development of the Fuel LCA Model, and provides the rationale supporting the methodological approach. 3) Fuel LCA Model User Manual: Provides information about the concepts and terms used in the pre-published package. It also provides technical guidance on how to perform basic operations in the openLCA software that are required for the carbon intensity calculations. In addition to the Fuel LCA Model package above, stakeholders have access to a series of specifications to be followed in order to generate a carbon intensity under the proposed CFR, using the Fuel LCA Model. The materials include: 1) CFR Specifications for Fuel LCA Model Carbon Intensity Calculations: Necessary to consult in order to calculate the carbon intensity of a fuel or energy source for the purpose of creating credits under the proposed CFR. Provides instructions for calculating carbon intensity values associated with the production, distribution and combustion of a fuel. 2) CFR Data Workbook: A spreadsheet that helps convert applicant data into data input to the Fuel LCA Model. For the purpose of the proposed CFR, it must be used to carry out all calculations (i.e. unit conversion, calculation of allocation factors, etc.) prior to data entry in the Fuel LCA Model.