IEEE P1595 to Quantify GHG Emission Credits from Hydro, Wind Power
September 11, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) will develop IEEE P1595 - Standard for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emission Credits from Small Hydro and Wind Power Projects and for Grid Baseline Conditions.
The standard will help hydro- and wind-power generated projects calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emission credits by establishing a basis for measuring, evaluating and quantifying the reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for use in emissions trading systems.
IEEE P1595 will also provide information that helps a country or jurisdiction determine the value of purchased GHG emissions credit from another country or jurisdiction.
The standard will use project protocols for wind power, small hydro and grid baseline established by Natural Resources Canada (NRC) as its seed documents.
IEEE P1595 is sponsored by the Energy Development & Power Generation Committee of the IEEE Power & Energy Society.
IEEE also approved a revision to IEEE 1613 - Standard Environmental and Testing Requirements for Communications Networking Devices Installed in Electric Power Substations. The standard was first published in 2003.
Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA).