IEEE Calls For Involvement To Widen Standards For Quantifying GHG Emissions From Small Hydro And Wind Power Projects, And Grid Baseline Conditions

The IEEE Standards Association announced today a call for contribution for the IEEE P1595 Working Group to help develop new principles for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emission credits from small hydro and wind power projects and for grid baseline setting. The IEEE P1595 Working Group is part of the Climate Change Technology Sub-Committee (CCTSC) of the Energy Development and Power Generation Committee (EDPGC) of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (IEEE-PES).

The IEEE P1595 standard will utilize protocols for wind power, small hydro and grid baseline developed by the Government of Canada’s Department of Natural Resources CANMET Energy Technology Centre (NRCan-CETC) as its seed documents. These protocols were developed in accord with the ISO 14064 Part 2 International Standard for GHG Projects, which is used by regulated carbon offset credit markets such as in the Province of Alberta and in the Province of British Columbia. ISO 14064 Part 2 has also been adopted by the Voluntary Carbon Standard.

The IEEE P1595 functioning group will be working in assistance with the Climate CHECK, a collaborative solutions provider in the GHG and fresh technology markets. The IEEE P1595 working group will be utilizing Climate Check’s online standards development platform, which was developed in connection with the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI).