Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Notice of Approval of Unique Emissions Factors

The Environmental Protection Authority has approved the use of the following unique emissions factors in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, under section 91 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 and in accordance with the Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Regulations 2009:

Date of Approval

Participant Name

Description of Activity

Details of Unique Emissions Factor

16 February 2018

A B Lime Limited

Operating a disposal facility

1.14 tCO2e/t waste

17 January 2018

Contact Energy Limited Consolidated

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

Te Mihi Power Station

0.0052 tCO2e/t steam

Ohaaki Power Station

0.0392 tCO2e/t steam

16 February 2018

Enviro Waste Services Limited

Operating a disposal facility

0.0016 tCO2e/t waste

23 February 2018

Hutt City Council

Operating a disposal facility

0.119 tCO2e/t waste

23 February 2018

Marlborough District Council

Operating a disposal facility

GEN: 0.617 tCO2e/t waste

GM: 0.53 tCO2e/t waste

MDC-G: 0.583 tCO2e/t waste

MDC-S: 0.177 tCO2e/t waste

SAWD: 1.52 tCO2e/t waste

SLDG: 0.188 tCO2e/t waste

XFER: 0.67 tCO2e/t waste

1 March 2018

Mercury NZ Limited

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

Ngatamariki Power Station 0.01342 tCO2e/t steam

Rotokawa Power Station 0.01497 tCO2e/t steam

16 February 2018

Midwest Disposals Limited

Operating a disposal facility

0.3028 tCO2e/t waste

16 February 2018

Ngati Tuwharetoa Geothermal Assets Ltd

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

0.0125 tCO2e/t steam

16 February 2018

Porirua City Council, Wellington City Council

Operating a disposal facility

0.6598 tCO2e/t waste

16 February 2018

Rotokawa Geothermal Limited

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

0.01118 tCO2e/t steam

16 February 2018

Tuaropaki Power Company Ltd

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

0.00416 tCO2e/t steam

28 February 2018

Waste Management NZ Limited

Operating a disposal facility

0.6569 tCO2e/t waste

23 February 2018

Wellington City Council

Operating a disposal facility

0.52 tCO2e/t waste