Substitution of fossil fuel for the use of sustainable biofuels manufactured by Linares Biodiesel Technology S.L.U.

Audit Analysis

A Spanish biodiesel substitution project under the ICR standard with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reversal events, but undermined by a 0% buffer pool, an unaddressed leakage justification, three material data-quality findings requiring corrective action, and unresolved contradictions in baseline method and ERR figures across verification reports. The project's claim safety is further weakened by the absence of an ex-ante lifetime estimate, FNRB value, and usage-rate data.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% and the most recent verification report (July 2023) states the justification is 'not addressed', contradicting the earlier report's 'deemed negligible' claim
• ⚠Three material findings (double-counted water intake, inconsistent sodium methylate and methanol records) required corrective actions, indicating data-quality weaknesses in the MRV system
• ⚠Baseline method is contradictory: the 2023 verification report states 'jurisdictional' while the 2022 report states 'project-specific'
• ⚠No ex-ante lifetime ERR estimate is available in the extracted record, preventing a pro-rata over/under-delivery check

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