What is this standard about?
This new British Standard outlines the most up-to-date regulations for calculating carbon dioxide emissions.
Who is this standard for?
- Users of natural gas and companies that support them
- Power stations, refineries and offshore platforms
- Manufacturing industries such as steel, cement and chemical
- Providers of gas analysis or analysis equipment
Why should you use this standard?
As greenhouse gas monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions becomes more widespread, it is vital that everyone uses the same method to measure them.
BS 8609 sets the standard for natural gases and similar fuels. It describes methods to calculate carbon dioxide emission factors at commonly used reference conditions of temperature and pressure per unit quantity of gas (on a molar, mass, volume or energy basis).
It applies to natural gases, natural gas substitutes and other combustible gaseous fuels with known composition.
This is the first standard to support compliance with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in working out carbon dioxide emission factors. It also explains how to calculate uncertainties in a way compliant with the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM).
This standard should be used together with BS EN ISO 6976, the standard for calculating the calorific value of natural gas.
