Certification Pathways for Empirical Gas | Empirical Energy Podcast
A Producer's Journey to Empirical Gas | Empirical Energy Podcast
Discover how energy producers and traders are navigating the complex world of carbon certifications and regulatory compliance to deliver verified net-zero natural gas products.
Explore how PureWest Energy's transformation from traditional commodity gas to empirical natural gas represents a seismic shift in how the energy industry approaches carbon verification and trading.
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The podcast host Mark Smith and MaryBeth Clifford explore the verification side of MMRV (monitoring, measuring, reporting, and verification) and how companies like Microsoft, AWS, and Google are moving beyond traditional carbon credits to actual net-zero energy consumption.
Learn how:
- Real-time mass balance calculations are essential for energy trading, unlike annual emissions inventory processes
- ISCC certification provides viable pathways for blending RNG with conventional natural gas to achieve specific carbon intensity targets
- Blockchain-based Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) eliminate double counting and provide immutable verification
- Monthly verification cycles enable practical trading while maintaining certification integrity
- Mass balance methodology aligns chemical engineering principles with certification requirements
- Automated data collection systems are crucial for scaling verification processes across multiple regulatory frameworks
- Different global regulations create complexity but ISCC is working to harmonize pathways across jurisdictions
MaryBeth Clifford
Emissions Compliance Specialist, Alliance Technical Group
MaryBeth is an environmental consultant who helps companies navigate complex state and federal regulations.
After 15 years in education, MaryBeth transitioned into environmental consulting and developed deep expertise in regulatory compliance. That particularly included the introduction of EPA’s NSPS OOOOa (Quad Oa), where she specialized in fugitive emissions and supported upstream oil and gas operators in implementing LDAR programs and managing emerging environmental requirements.
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