Paragraph 3 Meaning of regulated activity, etc.
In this Order, “regulated activity” means—
an activity set out in an entry in column 1 of table C that results in emissions of the gases set out in the corresponding entry in column 2; and
where such an activity is carried out on a site, the combustion of fuels in any combustion unit (including a combustion unit referred to in sub-paragraph (5)(a) or (b)) operated on the site that results in emissions of such gases, except for a combustion unit to which sub-paragraph (2) applies.
This sub-paragraph applies to a combustion unit if—
the primary purpose of the unit is the incineration of hazardous or municipal waste; and
the unit does not exclusively serve the stationary technical unit or units where the activity referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) is carried out.
But sub-paragraph (2) does not apply to a combustion unit that is a flare.
Table C
Column 1 Activities | Column 2 Greenhouse gases |
|---|---|
| Combustion of fuels on a site where combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 megawatts are operated | Carbon dioxide |
| Refining of mineral oil | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of coke | Carbon dioxide |
| Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering, including palletisation | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) including continuous casting, with a capacity exceeding 2.5 tonnes per hour | Carbon dioxide |
| Production or processing of ferrous metals (including ferro-alloys) on a site where combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 megawatts are operated (and “processing” includes processing in rolling mills, re-heaters, annealing furnaces, smitheries, foundries, coating and pickling) | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of primary aluminium | Carbon dioxide Perfluorocarbons |
| Production of secondary aluminium on a site where combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 megawatts are operated | Carbon dioxide |
| Production or processing of non-ferrous metals (including production of alloys, refining and foundry casting) on a site where combustion units with a total rated thermal input (including fuels used as reducing agents) exceeding 20 megawatts are operated | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of cement clinker in rotary kilns with a production capacity exceeding 500 tonnes per day or in other furnaces with a production capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of lime or calcination of dolomite or magnesite in rotary kilns or in other furnaces with a production capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day | Carbon dioxide |
| Manufacture of glass including glass fibre with a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day | Carbon dioxide |
| Manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain, with a production capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day | Carbon dioxide |
| Manufacture of mineral wool insulation material using glass, rock or slag with a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day | Carbon dioxide |
| Drying or calcination of gypsum or production of plaster boards and other gypsum products on a site where combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 megawatts are operated | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of pulp from timber or other fibrous materials | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of paper or cardboard with a production capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of carbon black involving the carbonisation of organic substances such as oils, tars, cracker and distillation residues on a site where combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 megawatts are operated | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of nitric acid | Carbon dioxide Nitrous oxide |
| Production of adipic acid | Carbon dioxide Nitrous oxide |
| Production of glyoxal and glyoxylic acid | Carbon dioxide Nitrous oxide |
| Production of ammonia | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of bulk organic chemicals by cracking, reforming, partial or full oxidation or by similar processes, with a production capacity exceeding 100 tonnes per day | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of hydrogen (H2) and synthesis gas by reforming or partial oxidation with a production capacity exceeding 25 tonnes per day | Carbon dioxide |
| Production of soda ash (Na2CO3) and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) | Carbon dioxide |
| Capture of greenhouse gases from other installations for the purpose of transport and geological storage in a storage site | Carbon dioxide |
| Transport of greenhouse gases by pipelines for geological storage in a storage site | Carbon dioxide |
| Geological storage of greenhouse gases in a storage site | Carbon dioxide |
For the purpose of calculating the production or other capacity set out in an entry in column 1 of table C, where more than one activity referred to in the entry is carried out on a site, the capacities of all such activities must be added together.
For the purpose of calculating the total rated thermal input of combustion units operated on a site, the rated thermal input of all combustion units on the site must be added together, except for—
combustion units with a rated thermal input below 3 megawatts;
combustion units that use only biomass as a fuel.
Where the carrying out of an activity referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (1) (that is to say, an activity set out in an entry in column 1 of table C) falls within both—
an entry that does not refer to a threshold expressed as total rated thermal input; and
an entry that refers to such a threshold,
for the purpose of this Order, the reference to the activity in that paragraph must be treated as a reference to the activity falling within the entry referred to in paragraph (a) of this sub-paragraph.
In this Order, “specified emissions” means, in relation to a regulated activity referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the emissions of the gases referred to in that sub-paragraph.