Appendix 1 Lookup Table for Established Pathways Alberta Renewable Fuels Standard

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1 Lookup Table Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Appendix 1 Lookup Table for Established Pathways Alberta Renewable Fuels Standard This Appendix references the Renewable Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Eligibility Standard as defined by the Renewable Fuels Standard Regulation, an associated regulation for Alberta s Climate Change and Emissions Management Act. Page 1 of 10

2 Definitions: Appendix 1: 1. In this Appendix: Western Canadian produced means Manitoba (MN), Saskatchewan (SK), Alberta (AB), and British Columbia (BC); Eastern Canadian produced means Ontario (ON) and Quebec (QC); kwh means kilowatt hours; GJ means gigajoules; MJ means megajoules; US means United States (including only the lower 48 states). Lookup Table for Established Pathways Established Pathway Description / Renewable Alcohols Ethanol Wheat Biomass processing fuel Carbon Intensity and Default Plant Configuration 18,801 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2007) : 0.30 kwh Biomass (2007): kg Validation Code AEWH-CAWC-XX Equal to or less than 16.1 MJ of natural gas per Equal to or less than 0.50 kwh of electricity per More than 16.1 MJ of natural gas per More than 0.50 kwh of electricity per 43,604 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2007): 0.30 kwh Natural gas (2007): MJ AEWH-CAWC-XX Page 2 of 10

3 Ethanol Barley Biomass processing fuel 22,336 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2007): 0.32 kwh Biomass (2007): kg AEBA-CAWC-XX Ethanol Sugar Beet Ethanol Corn Equal to or less than 15.5 MJ of natural gas per Equal to or less than 0.50 kwh of electricity per More than 15.5 MJ of natural gas per More than 0.50 kwh of electricity per Anywhere produced feedstock Biomass processing fuel Anywhere produced feedstock Eastern Canadian produced feedstock Biomass processing fuel 49,415 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2007): 0.32 kwh Natural gas (2007): MJ 62,674 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2007): 0.32 kwh Biomass (2007): kg 35,145g CO 2 eq/gj Fuel-producing region: ON Electricity (1999): 0.22 kwh Biomass (1999): kg AEBA-CAWC-XX AESB-XXXX-XX AECN-CAEC-XX Eastern Canadian produced feedstock Equal to or less than 12.4MJ of natural gas per Equal to or less than 0.30 kwh of electricity per 51,143 g CO 2 eq/gj Fuel-producing region: ON Electricity (1999): 0.22 kwh Natural gas (1999): 10.0 MJ AECN-CAEC-XX Page 3 of 10

4 Ethanol Corn Eastern Canadian produced feedstock More than 12.4 MJ of natural gas per More than 0.30 kwh of electricity per Biomass processing fuel 35,741 CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (1999): 0.25 kwh Biomass (1999): kg AECN-USXX-XX Equal to or less than 10.5 MJ of natural gas per Equal to or less than 0.25 kwh of electricity per 54,005 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (1999): 0.25 kwh Natural gas (1999): 10.0 MJ AECN-USXX-XX Equal to or less than 9.0 MJ of natural gas per Equal to or less than 0.35 kwh of electricity per 58,407 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2017): kwh Natural gas (2017): 7.58 MJ AECN-USXX-XX More than 10.5 MJ of Natural Gas per More than 0.25 kwh of electricity per Coal processing fuel 63,461 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (1999): 0.25 kwh/ Coal (1999): 10.0 MJ AECN-USXX-XX Page 4 of 10

5 Equal to or less than 17.5 MJ of Natural Gas per Equal to or less than 0.40 kwh of electricity per, Products shipped to Alberta by rail Equal to or less than 15.1 MJ of Natural Gas per Equal to or less than 0.40 kwh of electricity per, Products shipped to Alberta by truck More than 8.6 MJ of Natural Gas per More than 0.40 kwh of electricity per 38,526 g CO 2 eq/gj Fuel-producing region: MN Electricity (1999): 0.22 kwh Natural gas (1999): 10.0 MJ 37,473 g CO 2 eq/gj Fuel-producing region: SK Electricity (1999): 0.22 kwh Natural gas (1999): 10.0 MJ AECN-CAWC-XX AECN-CAWC-XX Equal to or less than 9.1 MJ of Natural Gas per Equal to or less than 0.40 kwh of electricity per Products shipped by truck 48,857 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2010): kwh Natural gas (2010): 5.31 MJ AECN-CAWC-IC Equal to or less than 9.4 MJ of Natural Gas per Equal to or less than 0.40 kwh of electricity per. Products shipped by rail. 54,752 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (1999): 0.40 kwh Natural gas (1999): 9.4 MJ AECN-CAWC-IC Page 5 of 10

6 Ethanol Corn More than 9.4 MJ of Natural Gas per More than 0.40 kwh of electricity per Products shipped by rail. Anywhere produced feedstock 70% or more of processing fuel energy comes waste heat Electricity used a local grid with more than 90% renewable power Equal to or less than 12.3 MJ of natural gas per Equal to or less than 0.4kWh of electricity per 40,665 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (1999): 0.25 kwh Natural gas (1999): MJ Coal (1999): 2.4 MJ 54,800 g CO 2 eq/gj Fuel-producing region: MN Electricity (1999): 0.30 kwh Natural gas (1999): 11.7 MJ AECN-XXXX-XX AECN-CAWC-IC Ethanol Municipal Waste Materials Thermal energy for processing waste steam Site approved as a renewable fuel feedstock type under the guideline for municipal waste materials Site not approved as a renewable fuel feedstock type under the guideline for municipal waste materials 40,013 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (1999): 0.25 kwh Natural gas (1999): 1.23 MJ Coal (1999): 1.23 MJ Diesel: MJ AECN-USXX-XX AEMW-XXXX-XX Site approved as a renewable fuel feedstock type under the guideline for municipal waste materials Enerkem Alberta s LP process AEMW-CAWC-XX Page 6 of 10

7 Ethanol Sugarcane Feedstock produced on land that was in agricultural production on Jan 1, 2008 or on land that is zoned for sugar cane expansion by the Brazilian government. 50,434 g CO 2 eq/gj Biomass (2010): 2.92 kg Mechanical Harvesting: Yes Burning: No AESC-BRAA-XX Feedstock produced in a location that was not in agricultural production on Jan 1, 2008 or on land that is not zoned for sugar cane expansion by the Brazilian government. Page 7 of 10

8 Established Pathway Description / Renewable Diesels Canola Carinata Corn Oil Soy Tallow Carbon Intensity and Default Plant Configuration Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 8,639 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2008): 0.03 kwh Natural gas (2008): 20.2 MJ Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 10,681 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2008): 0.03 kwh Natural gas (2008): 20.2 MJ Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 22,853 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2000): 0.10 kwh Natural gas (2000): 95.1 MJ Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 13,369 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2008): 0.03 kwh Natural gas (2008): 20.2 MJ Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 16,393 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2008): 0.10 kwh Natural gas (2008): 95.1 MJ Validation Code DBCA-XXXX-XX DBBC-XXXX-XX DBCG-XXXX-XX DBSY-XXXX-XX DBTA-XXXX-XX Page 8 of 10

9 Yellow Grease Palm Palm Canola Corn Oil Soy From Tallow Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 9,474 g CO 2 eq/gj Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere, Palm oil that is certified by an independent third party as not originating plantings that, since November 2005, replaced primary forest. Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere Electricity (2008): 0.10 kwh Natural gas (2008): 95.1 MJ Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 21,901 g CO 2 eq/gj Electricity (2012): 0.08 kwh Natural gas (2012): 6.00 MJ Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 39,316 g CO 2 eq/gj Fuel-producing region: SE Asia Electricity (2012): 0.08 kwh Natural gas (2012): 6.00 MJ Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 35,630 g CO 2 eq/gj Fuel-producing region: SE Asia Electricity (2012): 0.08 kwh Natural gas (2012): 6.00 MJ Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 33,236 g CO 2 eq/gj Fuel-producing region: SE Asia Electricity (2012): 0.08 kwh Natural gas (2012): 6.00 MJ DBYG-XXXX-XX DHCA-XXXX-XX DHCG-XXXX-XX DHSY-XXXX-XX DHTA-XXXX-XX Page 9 of 10

10 From Yellow Grease Palm Palm Palm Waste Biogenic Oils Synthetic Wood Waste Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere 25,406 g CO 2 eq/gj Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere, Palm oil that is certified by an independent third party as not originating plantings that, since November 2005, replaced primary forest Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere Palm oil that is sourced plantations that are certified by either the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) or International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere Biogenic waste limited to feedstock fish processing facilities and waste biogenic oils the production of palm oil Feedstock and fuel produced anywhere Candaxa Energy Inc. process Fuel-producing region: SE Asia Electricity (2012): 0.08 kwh Natural gas (2012): 6.00 MJ DHYG-XXXX-XX DSWW-XXXX-XX Per unit of biofuel Base year Page 10 of 10

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