IT systems and services company SFW said that it has delivered Module 2 of the Emissions Trading Scheme Workflow Automation Project (ETSWAP) to the Environment Agency (EA).
According to the climate change IT systems provider, Module 2 of ETSWAP automates the processes associated with reporting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions data for stationary installations covered by the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) such as industrial works and power stations.
SFW said that it was delivered in December, ready for the critical reporting period from January to the end of March deadline when operators will need to submit reports of all their CO2 emissions in 2011.
The company said that first module of ETSWAP was delivered over a year ago so that aviation operators could report data on the tonne-kilometres flown during 2010 by a March 2011 deadline. This has enabled EA to calculate the free emissions credits that will be allocated to airlines for 2012, the first year they will be covered by the emissions trading scheme, stated SFW.
According to SFW, EA procured ETSWAP on behalf of all UK regulators of the EU ETS, including the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA). The Web-based ETSWAP system supports compliance procedures for regulators and enables them to carry out their duties in a more effective way, said SFW.
ETSWAP will be made available for purchase by other agencies in Europe who currently rely on other approaches such as spreadsheets which are sent by email between hundreds of operators and regulators. Sue Stocks, national trading and regulatory services manager at the EA, said, “It is very important for the EA to have reliable systems in place to help us manage the complex communication and workflows required to ensure all parties comply with the EU ETS.”
Peter Hornsby, director of SFW said, “We are proud that all airlines and stationary emitters of CO2 covered by the EU ETS in the UK are now using systems developed by SFW to submit and verify their emissions data.”
Ashok Bindra is a veteran writer and editor with more than 25 years of editorial experience covering RF/wireless technologies, semiconductors and power electronics. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.Edited by
Carrie Schmelkin
