A-Gas V8 in Texas

Audit Analysis

A-Gas V8 is an HFC reclamation project in Texas validated under ACR with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test, but it carries moderate concerns around a 0% leakage deduction that the VVB did not independently verify, three material findings (including AHRI-700 compliance issues on specific samples), and a thin documentation record limited to the PDD and validation report. The project-specific baseline and absence of an ex-ante lifetime ERR figure limit the ability to assess long-term claim safety.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% is justified as 'deemed negligible' in the PDD but the validation report records the justification as 'not addressed,' meaning the VVB did not independently confirm the negligibility claim.
• ⚠The validation report flagged that Certificates of Analysis for specific samples initially suggested non-compliance with AHRI-700 specifications, raising a question about whether the reclaimed HFCs truly meet the quality threshold required for the credit calculation.
• ⚠No ex-ante lifetime ERR figure was found in the extracted record, making it impossible to benchmark the verified 1,368,452 tCO₂e (one-year monitoring period) against the original project-level expectation over the 15-year crediting period.

Credit Vintages