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Energy Conservation and Management Practices Regulations 2013

Made 2012-06-01 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Singapore
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Air and atmosphere, Energy
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emissions, environmental standards, ozone layer, air quality/air pollution, pollution control, standards, protection of environment, energy conservation/energy production, transport/storage, environmental planning, authorization/permit, policy/planning

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  1. FIRST SCHEDULE Regulation 2 GREENHOUSE GASES 1. Carbon dioxide 2. Methane 3. Nitrous oxide 4. Sulphur hexafluoride 5. Nitrogen trifluoride 6. A hydrofluorocarbon of a kind prescribed in Table 1 7. A perfluorocarbon of a kind prescribed in Table 2. Table 1 Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Chemical Formula HFC-23 CHF3 HFC-32 CH2F2 HFC-41 CH3F HFC-125 CHF2CF3 HFC-134 CHF2CHF2 HFC-134a CH2FCF3 HFC-143 CH2FCHF2 HFC-143a CH3CF3 HFC-152 CH2FCH2F HFC-152a CH3CHF2 HFC-161 CH3CH2F HFC-227ea CF3CHFCF3 HFC-236cb CH2FCF2CF3 HFC-236ea CHF2CHFCF3 HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3 HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2 HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3 HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 Table 2 Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) Chemical Formula PFC-14 CF4 PFC-116 C2F6 PFC-218 C3F8 PFC-318 c-C4F8 PFC-3-1-10 C4F10 PFC-4-1-12 C5F12 PFC-5-1-14 C6F14

  2. SECOND SCHEDULE Regulation 8(4)(g) DATA ON PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided Chemical Industry (1) 1. Type of process (For example, Acrylonitrile production SOHIO process) (2) Amount of acrylonitrile Tonne acrylonitrile produced produced (3) Tonne CO2/tonne acrylonitrile CO2 emission factor produced (4) Kilogramme CH4/tonne CH4 emission factor acrylonitrile produced 2. (1) Adipic acid production Amount of adipic acid produced Tonne (2) Kilogramme N2O/tonne adipic N2O emission factor acid produced 3. (1) Ammonia production Amount of ammonia produced Tonne (2) Fuel requirement for ammonia Gigajoule of fuel/tonne production, by type of fuel ammonia produced (3) Carbon content of fuel Kilogramme carbon/Gigajoule (4) Carbon oxidation factor of fuel Fraction (5) Amount of urea produced Kilogramme (1) 4. Type of carbide produced (For Carbide production example, silicon carbide [SiC], calcium carbide [CaC2]) (2) If based on raw material used — (a) Raw material (For example, Tonne petroleum coke) consumption First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided (b) Tonne CO2/tonne raw material CO2 emission factor used (c) Kilogramme CH4/tonne raw CH4 emission factor material used (3) If based on carbide produced — (a) Amount of carbide produced Tonne (b) Tonne CO2/tonne carbide CO2 emission factor produced (c) Kilogramme CH4/tonne carbide CH4 emission factor produced (4) Calcium carbide used in Tonne acetylene production (5) Tonne CO2/tonne carbide used CO2 emission factor in acetylene production (1) Type of process (For example, 5. furnace black process, thermal Carbon black production black process, acetylene black process) (2) Amount of carbon black Tonne carbon black produced produced (3) Tonne CO2/tonne carbon black CO2 emission factor produced (4) Kilogramme CH4/tonne carbon CH4 emission factor black produced 6. (1) Caprolactam, glyoxal and Type of chemical produced glyoxylic acid production (2) Amount of chemical produced Tonne (3) Kilogramme N2O/tonne N2O emission factor chemical produced 7. (1) Ethylene dichloride (EDC)/ Type of process (For example, Vinyl chloride monomer direct chlorination process, (VCM) production oxychlorination process, First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided balanced process) (2) Amount of ethylene dichloride Tonne EDC produced or tonne or vinyl chloride monomer VCM produced produced (3) Tonne CO2/tonne EDC CO2 emission factor produced or tonne CO2/tonne VCM produced (4) Kilogramme CH4/tonne EDC CH4 emission factor produced or kilogramme CH4/tonne VCM produced 8. (1) Ethylene oxide production Type of process (2) Amount of ethylene oxide Tonne ethylene oxide produced produced (3) Tonne CO2/tonne ethylene CO2 emission factor oxide produced (4) Kilogramme CH4/tonne ethylene CH4 emission factor oxide produced 9. (1) Ethylene production Type of feedstock (2) Amount of ethylene produced Tonne (3) Tonne CO2/tonne ethylene CO2 emission factor produced (4) Kilogramme CH4/tonne ethylene CH4 emission factor produced 10. Fugitive emissions from oil and natural gas systems from venting, flaring, oil and natural (1) gas production and upgrading, Type of fuel (oil, natural gas) natural gas processing, natural gas transmission and storage, transport of oil, oil refining, oil and natural gas distribution (2) Type of activity (3) Type of greenhouse gas emitted First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided (4) Tonne or volume in cubic Amount of process or activity metres of process or activity (5) Tonne greenhouse gas/tonne or Emission factor volume in cubic metres of process or activity 11. (1) HCFC-22 production Amount of HCFC-22 produced Kilogramme (2) Kilogramme HFC- HFC-23 emission factor 23/kilogramme HCFC-22 produced 12. (1) By-product emissions of Type of greenhouse gas emitted greenhouse gases from as by-product from production production of fluorinated of principal fluorinated compounds other than HCFC- compound 22 (2) Type of principal fluorinated compound produced (3) Amount of principal fluorinated Kilogramme compound produced (4) Kilogramme by-product gas By-product emission factor emitted/kilogramme fluorinated compound produced 13. Fugitive emissions from (1) production of fluorinated Type of fluorinated compound compounds other than HCFC- produced 22 (2) Amount of fluorinated Kilogramme compound produced (3) Kilogramme fugitive gas Fugitive emission factor emitted/kilogramme fluorinated compound produced (1) Type of process (For example, 14. conventional steam reforming Methanol production process, combined steam reforming process) (2) Type of feedstock First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided (3) Amount of methanol produced Tonne (4) Tonne CO2/tonne methanol CO2 emission factor produced (5) Kilogramme CH4/tonne CH4 emission factor methanol produced 15. (1) Nitric acid production Amount of nitric acid produced Tonne (2) Kilogramme N2O/tonne nitric N2O emission factor acid produced (1) 16. If based on raw material used Soda ash production — (a) Amount of trona utilised Tonne (b) CO2 emission factor Tonne CO2/tonne trona utilised (2) If based on carbide produced — (a) Amount of natural soda ash Tonne produced (b) Tonne CO2/tonne natural soda CO2 emission factor ash produced 17. Titanium dioxide production, (1) including titanium slag, Type of production synthetic rutile and rutile titanium dioxide (2) Amount of production Tonne (3) CO2 emission factor Tonne CO2/tonne produced Electronics Industry 18. (1) Integrated circuit or Type of fluorinated compound Semiconductor production used (2) Type of process (For example, plasma etching thin film, First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided cleaning chemical vapour deposition (CVD) tool chambers, furnace (diffusion), nitride removal (etching), cleaning of low k CVD reactors) (3) If consumption of fluorinated compound is non-metered — (a) Quantity of fluorinated Kilogramme of fluorinated compound purchased for use in compound purchased for use in the process the process (b) Fraction of gas remaining in gas Fraction cylinder (heel) after use (4) If consumption of fluorinated Kilogramme of fluorinated compound is metered — compound fed into the process quantity of fluorinated compound fed into the process (5) Fraction of fluorinated Fraction compound destroyed (6) Fraction of fluorinated compound volume used in Fraction processes with emission control technologies (7) Fraction of fluorinated compound destroyed by the Fraction emission control technology (8) Kilogramme by-product Emission factor for by-product emissions of CF4/kilogramme of emissions of CF4 fluorinated compound used in process (9) Kilogramme by-product Emission factor for by-product emissions of C2F6/kilogramme emissions of C2F6 of fluorinated compound used in process (10) Kilogramme by-product Emission factor for by-product emissions of C3F8/kilogramme emissions of C3F8 of fluorinated compound used in First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided process (11) Type of abatement technology (For example, plasma abatement, cryogenic absorption, membrane separation, chemical-thermal abatement, thermal oxidation) 19. (1) Photovoltaic material Type of fluorinated compound production used (For example, CF4, C2F6) (2) Fraction of annual plant Fraction production capacity utilisation (3) Annual manufacturing design Million square metres of capacity substrate processed (4) Fraction of photovoltaic material manufacture that uses Fraction fluorinated compounds (5) Grams of fluorinated Fluorinated compound emission compound/square metres of factor substrate processed 20. (1) Thin-film-transistor (TFT) flat Type of fluorinated compound panel display production, liquid used (For example, CF4, NF3, crystal display production SF6) (2) Fraction of annual plant Fraction production capacity utilisation (3) Annual manufacturing design Giga square metres of glass capacity processed (4) Grams of fluorinated Fluorinated compound emission compound/square metres of factor glass processed 21. (1) Use of C6F14 as heat transfer Fraction of annual plant Fraction fluid production capacity utilisation (2) Annual manufacturing design Giga square metres of silicon capacity consumed First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided (3) Kilogramme C6F14/square C6F14 emission factor metres of silicon consumed Metal Industry (1) Type of technology (For example, Centre-Worked 22. Prebake [CWPB], Side-Worked Aluminium production Prebake [SWPB], Vertical Stud Soderberg [VSS], Horizontal Stud Soderberg [HSS]) (2) Amount of aluminium produced Tonne aluminium produced (3) Tonne CO2/tonne aluminium CO2 emission factor produced (4) Kilogramme CF4/tonne CF4 emission factor aluminium produced (5) Kilogramme C2F6/tonne C2F6 emission factor aluminium produced 23. (1) Ferroalloys production Type of ferroalloy (2) Amount of ferroalloy produced Tonne ferroalloy produced (3) Tonne CO2/tonne ferroalloy CO2 emission factor produced (4) Kilogramme CH4/tonne CH4 emission factor ferroalloy produced (1) Type of steelmaking method (For example, basic oxygen furnace, electric arc furnace, 24. open hearth furnace, pig iron Iron and steel production furnace [not converted into steel], direct reduced iron [DRI] production, sinter production, pellet production) (2) Amount of steel or iron Tonne crude steel, pig iron, production DRI, sinter or pellet produced (3) CO2 emission factor Tonne CO2/tonne production (4) Kilogramme CH4/tonne First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided CH4 emission factor production (1) Source and furnace type (For 25. example, imperial smelt furnace Lead production production, direct smelting production, treatment of secondary raw materials) (2) Amount of lead produced Tonne lead produced (3) Tonne CO2/tonne lead CO2 emission factor produced (1) 26. Type of raw material Magnesium production (magnesite, dolomite) (2) Amount of primary magnesium Tonne primary magnesium produced produced (3) Tonne CO2/tonne primary CO2 emission factor magnesium produced (4) Amount of magnesium casting Tonne magnesium casting (5) Kilogramme SF6/tonne SF6 emission factor magnesium casting (1) 27. Type of process (For example, Zinc production waelz kiln, pyrometallurgical, electro-thermic) (2) Amount of zinc produced Tonne zinc produced (3) CO2 emission factor Tonne CO2/tonne zinc produced Mineral Industry 28. (1) Cement production (if clinker Each type of cement produced used is produced in Singapore) (2) Mass of each type of cement Tonne produced (3) Clinker fraction in cement Fraction First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided (4) Imports for consumption of Tonne clinker (5) Exports of clinker Tonne (6) CO2 emission factor for the Tonne CO2/tonne clinker clinker in cement 29. (1) Glass production Total glass production Tonne (2) CO2 emission factor for glass Tonne CO2/tonne glass production (3) Average annual cullet ratio Fraction 30. (1) Lime production Type of lime produced (2) Mass of lime produced Tonne (3) CO2 emission factor for lime Tonne CO2/tonne lime production 31. Other uses of carbonates in (1) production, including ceramics Type of process where production, non-metallurgical carbonates are used magnesia production and use of soda ash in production (2) Mass of carbonate consumed Tonne (3) Emission factor for carbonate Tonne CO2/tonne carbonate consumption Adiabatic uses of SF6 and PFCs (1) Type of applications (For 32. example, production of car Adiabatic uses of SF6 and PFCs tyres, production of shoe soles, production of tennis balls) (2) First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided Type of greenhouse gas used (3) Quantity of the SF6 or PFCs used in producing this Tonne application type 3 years preceding current reporting year Manufacture and use of SF6 in sound-proof glazing (1) 33. SF6 purchased to fill windows Use of SF6 in manufacture of Tonne SF6 assembled in current reporting sound-proof glazing year (2) SF6 emission factor during Fraction assembly (1) 34. Amount of SF6 in installed Use of SF6 in installed Tonne SF6 windows in current reporting sound-proof glazing year (2) Leakage emission factor Fraction (1) 35. Amount left in windows at end Disposal of SF6 in sound-proof Tonne SF6 of lifetime (disposed of in glazing current reporting year) (2) Fraction of SF6 recovered Fraction N2O Emissions from Medical Applications and in Aerosol Products 36. N2O emissions from medical (1) applications [For example, Type of applications (Medical anaesthetic use, analgesic use, applications, propellant in veterinary use] and in aerosol aerosol products) products (2) Quantity of N2O supplied in this application type in current Tonne reporting year (3) Quantity of N2O supplied in this Tonne application type in year First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided preceding current reporting year (4) N2O emission factor Fraction SF6 and PFC Emissions from Use of Tracers and Production of Optical Cables 37. SF6 and PFC emissions from (1) use of tracers or production of Type of applications optical cables (2) Type of greenhouse gas used (3) Quantity of SF6 or PFCs used in this application type in current Tonne reporting year (4) Quantity of SF6 or PFCs used in this application type in year Tonne preceding current reporting year Use of HFCs and PFCs as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances 38. Use of HFCs or PFCs as foam (1) blowing agents to produce Type of HFCs or PFCs used closed cell foam (2) Amount of HFC or PFC blown Tonne into closed cell foam (3) Lifetime of closed cell foam Years (4) First year losses of the HFC or PFC - Foam manufacture and Tonne installation (5) Second and subsequent years - Annual emission factor for the Percentage HFC or PFC (in-situ losses from foam use, as a percentage of the amount of HFC or PFC blown First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided into closed cell foam) 39. Use of HFCs or PFCs as foam (1) blowing agents to produce open Type of HFCs or PFCs used cell foam (2) Amount of HFC or PFC used to Tonne produce the foam (1) 40. Type of HFCs or PFCs Use of HFCs and PFCs in contained in aerosol products aerosols used (2) Quantity of HFCs or PFCs contained in aerosol products Tonne used 41. (1) Use of HFCs and PFCs in fire Type of HFCs or PFCs used in protection equipment the equipment (2) Amount of the HFC or PFC in Tonne the equipment used (3) Amount of the HFC or PFC in Tonne equipment disposed 42. (1) Use of HFCs or PFCs in Type of HFCs or PFCs used in refrigeration and air- the equipment conditioning equipment (2) Amount of the HFC or PFC Kilogramme topped up in the equipment (3) Amount of the HFC or PFC in Tonne equipment disposed 43. (1) Use of HFCs and PFCs in Type of HFCs or PFCs used solvents (2) Quantity of the HFC or PFC Tonne used 44. (1) First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided Other applications of HFCs and Type of HFCs or PFCs used PFCs (For example, sterilisation equipment, tobacco expansion applications, solvents in the manufacture of adhesive coatings and inks) (2) Quantity of the HFC or PFC Tonne used (3) Emission factor (loss occurred) Fraction Use of Lubricants and Paraffin Waxes 45. (1) Use of lubricant Amount of lubricant consumed Terajoule (2) Carbon content of lubricant Tonne of Carbon/Terajoule (3) Fraction oxidised during use Fraction (1) 46. Amount of paraffin wax Terajoule Use of paraffin wax consumed (2) Carbon content of paraffin wax Tonne of Carbon/Terajoule (3) Fraction oxidised during use Fraction Use of SF6 in Airborne Warning and Control Systems 47. Use of SF6 in Airborne (1) Warning and Control Systems Number of AWACS (AWACS) (2) SF6 emission factor Kilogramme SF6/AWACS Use of SF6 in Electrical Equipment (1) 48. Type of equipment (For Use of SF6 in electrical example, sealed-pressure, equipment closed-pressure, gas-insulated transformers) First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided SF6 emissions from manufacturing (2) Amount of SF6 used by Tonne SF6 equipment manufacturers (3) SF6 emission factor during Fraction manufacture SF6 emissions during equipment installation (4) Capacity of new equipment Tonne SF6 filled onsite (5) SF6 emission factor during Fraction installation SF6 emissions from equipment use (6) Capacity of installed equipment Tonne SF6 (7) SF6 emission factor during use Fraction SF6 emissions from equipment disposal (8) Capacity of disposed equipment Tonne SF6 (9) Fraction of SF6 remaining at Fraction disposal Use of SF6 in Particle Accelerators (1) Type of applications (For example, industrial accelerator 49. [high voltage: 0.3-23 Use of SF6 in industrial and megavolts], industrial medical particle accelerators accelerator [low voltage: <0.3 megavolts], medical [radiotherapy]) (2) Number of particle accelerators Number that use SF6 First column Second column Third column Data on processes and Process or Activity Unit of measure activities to be provided (3) Kilogramme SF6/particle SF6 charge factor accelerator (4) SF6 emission factor Fraction 50. (1) Use of SF6 in university and Number of university and Number research particle accelerators research particle accelerators (2) SF6 use factor Fraction (3) Kilogramme SF6/particle SF6 charge factor accelerator (4) SF6 emission factor Fraction Any Other Process or Activity Resulting in Greenhouse Gas Emissions 51. Any other process or activity (1) resulting in greenhouse gas Type of process or activity emissions (2) Tonne raw material or product Amount of process or activity from the process or activity (3) Type of greenhouse gas emitted (4) Tonne greenhouse gas/tonne Greenhouse gas emission raw material or product from the factor(s) process or activity. Made this 17th day of April 2013. CHOI SHING KWOK Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore. [MEWR C030/01/129 V 5; AG/LLRD/SL/92C/2012/1 Vol. 3]

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