Applying for approval of the sustainability scheme

Biofuels and bioliquids:

1 Devise a sustainability scheme following the sustainability criteria instructions

2 Obtain a verifier in accordance with the sustainability act and order the verifier’s statement on the sustainability scheme

3 Fill in the sustainability scheme approval application form, attach the verifier’s statement and submit the application with its appendices by email to kirjaamo@energiavirasto.fi.

Biomass fuels

1 Devise a sustainability scheme following the sustainability criteria instructions

2 Obtain a verifier in accordance with the sustainability act and order the verifier’s statement on the sustainability scheme

3 Fill in the application for approval of the sustainability scheme in the KEKRI system

4 Send the application to be verified by a verifier through the system

5 Once the application has been verified, submit the application to the Energy Authority by signing it electronically in the KEKRI system.

Notify the Energy Authority of any changes to the sustainability scheme using the change form (biofuels and bioliquids) or the change application on the KEKRI system (biomass fuels).

Questions and a request to join the sustainability criteria distribution list can be sent to kestavyyskriteerit@energiavirasto.fi.

The application for approval of a sustainability scheme can be submitted by an operator that is one of the following:

• parties with a distribution obligation in accordance with the act on the promotion of the use of biofuels in transport
• parties with a tax obligation in accordance with the act on excise tax on liquid fuels
• operators in accordance with the emissions trading act and users of aircrafts in accordance with the Act on Aviation Emissions Trading
• recipients of state subsidies, whose subsidy decision imposes an obligation to verify sustainability
• producer of electricity, heating and cooling whose installation burning biomass has a total thermal input of at least 20 MW for solid biomass fuels or 2 MW for gaseous biomass fuels