Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Notice of Approval of Unique Emissions Factors

The Environmental Protection Authority 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

30 March 2017

Contact Energy Limited Consolidated

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

Ohaaki Power Station 0.0494 tCO2e/t steam

Te Huka Power Station 0.0059 tCO2e/t steam

Te Mihi Power Station 0.0048 tCO2e/t steam

Wairakei Power Station 0.0026 tCO2e/t steam

24 March 2017

Enviro Waste Services Limited

Operating a waste disposal facility

All other waste 0.1231 tCO2e/t waste

Special waste 0.0015 tCO2e/t waste

10 March 2017

H.G. Leach & Company Limited

Operating a waste disposal facility

0.7248 tCO2e/t waste

10 March 2017

Hutt City Council

Operating a waste disposal facility

0.256 tCO2e/t waste

30 March 2017

Marlborough District Council

Operating a waste disposal facility

GEN: 0.782 tCO2e/t waste

GM: 0.636 tCO2e/t waste

MDC-G: 0.7 tCO2e/t waste

MDC-S: 0.212 tCO2e/t waste

SAWD: 1.824 tCO2e/t waste

SLDG: 0.268 tCO2e/t waste

XFER: 0.863 tCO2e/t waste

XFERB: 0.676 tCO2e/t waste

10 March 2017

Mercury NZ Limited

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

0.015 tCO2e/t steam

10 March 2017

Midwest Disposals Limited

Operating a waste disposal facility

0.4802 tCO2e/t waste

10 March 2017

Ngawha Generation Limited

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

0.08469 tCO2e/t steam

10 March 2017

Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership

Operating a waste disposal facility

0.254 tCO2e/t waste

24 March 2017

Porirua City Council, Wellington City Council

Operating a waste disposal facility

0.678 tCO2e/t waste

13 March 2017

Rotokawa Geothermal Limited, Tahumatua and Company LP

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

0.0131 tCO2e/t steam

24 March 2017

Transwaste Canterbury Limited

Operating a waste disposal facility

0.119 tCO2e/t waste

13 March 2017

Tuaropaki Power Company Limited

Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr

0.0046 tCO2e/t steam

3 March 2017

Waste Management NZ Limited

Operating a waste disposal facility

Tirohia Landfill: 0.7248 tCO2e/t waste

Redvale Landfill: 0.119 tCO2e/t waste

30 March 2017

Waste Disposal Services

Operating a waste disposal facility

0.119 tCO2e/t waste

16 March 2017

Wellington City Council

Operating a waste disposal facility

0.72 tCO2e/t waste