# CRCF requirements

This page lists all the additional requirements mentioned in the methodology, that apply for projects seeking certification under the European Commission's CRCF. 

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<summary>🇪🇺 CRCF Requirement: Biomass sustainability</summary>

In addition to meeting all requirements outlined above, Projects seeking certification under the European Commission's [Carbon Removal Certification Framework](#user-content-fn-1)[^1] (CRCF) shall use biomass that is compliant with the EU's [Renewable Energy Directive](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023L2413\&qid=1699364355105) (RED) III.&#x20;

This shall be proven by demonstrating accreditation of the biomass under voluntary national schemes that are

* approved under RED III by the European Commission or
* recognized by the competent national authority in the state where the BioCCS facility is located.

A list of EU-approved schemes can be found [here](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/renewable-energy/bioenergy/voluntary-schemes_en)​.

Project Developers shall ensure that:

* if biomass is sourced from conservation or protected areas, including national restoration areas, it is harvested in line with conservation and restoration objectives and&#x20;
* biomass is not identified as being produced from a high indirect land use change risk feedstock, as defined in the RED.

If CO<sub>2</sub> is captured from energy production covered by the EU's [Renewable Energy Directive](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023L2413\&qid=1699364355105) (RED), Project Developers shall demonstrate compliance with the national implementation of that directive, in particular with requirements laid out in Article 3 (3) and (3a) on the use of woody biomass and (3c) on financial support from Member States.&#x20;

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<summary>🇪🇺 CRCF Requirement: Parasitic load for retrofit projects</summary>

Project Developers shall **only use the biomass-based calculation approach** to determine emissions from parasitic load demand.

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<summary>🇪🇺 CRCF requirement: Emission factors biomass production</summary>

For CRCF-compliant projects, Project Developers cannot chose where to source the emission factor from but shall follow the hierarchy set below:

1. RED III default values for term *e*<sub>*ec,*</sub>
2. Default values at regional level (NUTS2),
3. representative emission factors.

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[^1]: The [Carbon Removal Carbon Farming](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3012/oj/eng) (CRCF) Regulation is a regulatory framework established by the European Union to certify high-quality carbon removals. For projects certified under the CRCF, additional requirements apply.&#x20;


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