EN 16214-1:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-julij-2022
Merila za trajnostnost in zmanjševanje emisij toplogrednih plinov za biomaso za
energijsko uporabo - Načela, merila, kazalniki in preskuševalniki - 1. del:
Terminologija
Sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biomass for energy
applications - Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers - Part 1: Terminology
Nachhaltigkeitskriterien für die Herstellung von Biokraftstoffen und flüssigen
Biobrennstoffen für Energieanwendungen - Grundsätze, Kriterien, Indikatoren und Prüfer
- Teil 1: Terminologie
Critères de durabilité pour la production de biocarburants et bioliquides pour des
applications énergétiques - Principes, critères, indicateurs et vérificateurs - Partie 1 :
Terminologie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16214-1
ICS:
01.040.27 Prenos energije in toplote Energy and heat transfer
(Slovarji) engineering (Vocabularies)
27.190 Biološki viri in drugi Biological sources and
alternativni viri energije alternative sources of energy
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 16214-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2022
ICS 01.040.27; 01.040.75; 27.190; 75.160.40 Will supersede EN 16214-1:2012+A1:2019
English Version
Sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria
for biomass for energy applications - Principles, criteria,
indicators and verifiers - Part 1: Terminology
Critères de durabilité pour la production de Nachhaltigkeitskriterien für die Herstellung von
biocarburants et bioliquides pour des applications Biokraftstoffen und flüssigen Biobrennstoffen für
énergétiques - Principes, critères, indicateurs et Energieanwendungen - Grundsätze, Kriterien,
vérificateurs - Partie 1 : Terminologie Indikatoren und Prüfer - Teil 1: Terminologie
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
Annex A (normative) Guidance on the identification of residues to use . 26
Annex B (informative) Decision tree . 27
Annex C (informative) A–deviations . 29
Bibliography . 30

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European foreword
This document (prEN 16214-1:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 383
“Sustainably produced biomass for energy applications”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 16214-1:2012+A1:2019.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
The document has been updated to be in accordance with the current edition of the sustainability
criteria of the European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001, the recast of the Renewable Energy
Directive (RED II). In particular, the RED II introduces sustainability criteria for forest biomass and the
directive has also been extended to include solid biomass.
This European Standard comprises the following parts:
— prEN 16214-1, Sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biomass for energy
applications — Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers — Part 1: Terminology;
— CEN/TS 16214-2, Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy
applications — Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers — Part 2: Conformity assessment
including chain of custody and mass balance;
— prEN 16214-3, Sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biomass for energy
applications — Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers — Part 3: Sustainability criteria related
to environmental aspects;
— EN 16214-4, Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy
applications — Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers — Part 4: Calculation methods of the
greenhouse gas emission balance using a life cycle analysis approach.

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Introduction
In December 2018, the recast Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001/EU (RED II) entered into force,
as part of the Clean energy for all Europeans package, helping the EU to meet its emissions reduction
commitments under the Paris Agreement. In RED II, the overall EU target for Renewable Energy
Sources consumption by 2030 has been raised to 32 %.
The RED II defines a series of sustainability and greenhouse gas savings criteria that biomass for energy
applications must comply with to be eligible for financial support by public authorities. Some of these
criteria are the same as in the original RED, while others are new or reformulated. In particular, the
RED II introduces sustainability for forestry feedstocks as well as greenhouse gas savings criteria for
solid and gaseous biomass fuels.
It is widely accepted that sustainability at large encompasses environmental, social and economic
aspects. However, this standard series only cover a selection of environmental aspects since the
standard series has been developed with the aim to assist EU Member States and economic operators
with the implementation of RED II. This standard series is therefore limited to certain aspects relevant
for a sustainability assessment of biomass produced for energy applications. This means that
compliance with this standard series or parts thereof alone does not substantiate claims of the biomass
being produced sustainably.
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1 Scope
This document defines the terminology to be used in the field of sustainability and greenhouse gas
emission saving criteria for biomass for energy applications. This document specifically considers some
relevant terms and definitions used in European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001, the recast of the
Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), and the European Commission Directive 2009/30/EC referred to
as Fuel Quality Directive (FQD), or in other related European regulations.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
accreditation
third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body (3.29), conveying formal demonstration
of its competence, impartiality and consistent operation in performing specific conformity assessment
(3.28) activities
[SOURCE: EN ISO/IEC 17000:2020, definition 7.7]
3.2
accreditation body
authoritative body that performs accreditation (3.1)
[SOURCE: EN ISO/IEC 17000:2020, definition 4.7]
3.3
actual value
greenhouse gas emissions savings (3.58) for some or all of the steps of a specific biofuel (3.13), bioliquid
(3.17) or biomass fuel (3.20) production process (3.86)
Note 1 to entry: Calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex V or Part B of
Annex VI of RED II.
[SOURCE: European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001]
3.4
advanced biofuels
biofuels (3.13) that are produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX of RED II
[SOURCE: European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001]
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3.5
agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues
residues (3.97) that are directly generated by agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry and that do
not include residues from related industries or processing
[SOURCE: European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001]
3.6
agricultural biomass
biomass (3.19) produced from agriculture
[SOURCE: European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001]
3.7
agrobiodiversity
component of biodiversity that contributes to food and agriculture production, encompassing within
species, species and ecosystem (3.43) diversity
3.8
agroforestry
agroforestry systems which include land-use systems where trees are managed together with crops or
animal production systems in agricultural settings
[SOURCE: Commission Regulation (EU) 1307/2014 Article 1]
3.9
allocation
partitioning the input or output flows of a process (3.86) or a product (3.88) system between the
product system under study and one or more other product systems
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006, definition 2.17]
3.10
ambient energy
naturally occurring thermal energy and energy accumulated in the environment with constrained
boundaries, which can be stored in the ambient air, excluding in exhaust air, or in surface or sewage
water
[SOURCE: European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001]
3.11
area for nature protection purposes
area designated by law or other equivalent competent authority (3.27) for the long-term conservation of
nature with associated ecosystem (3.43) services and biodiversity values
Note 1 to entry: Within Forest Europe's classification, long-term is minimum 20 years for forests (3.49) and can
be different in other ecosystems and regions.
Note 2 to entry: Some clauses or elements of classification schemes might fall out under this definition, for
example IUCN scheme.
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3.12
audit
systematic, independent and documented process (3.86) for obtaining objective evidence and
evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria (3.35) are fulfilled
Note 1 to entry: Internal audits, sometimes called first party audits, are conducted by, or on behalf of, the
organization (3.80) itself.
Note 2 to entry: External audits include those generally called second and third party audits. Second party audits
are conducted by parties having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or by other individuals on their
behalf. Third party audits are conducted by independent auditing organizations, such as those providing
certification/registration of conformity or governmental agencies.
[SOURCE: EN ISO 19011:2018, definition 3.1]
3.13
biofuel
liquid fuel for transport produced from biomass (3.19)
[SOURCE: European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001]
3.14
biofuel producer
organization (3.80) or unit responsible for the production of the fuel
Note 1 to entry: The producer can be responsible for any operation with the purpose of changing the biofuel
(3.13) properties.
Note 2 to entry: The producer can also be the supplier of the fuel.
[SOURCE: EN ISO 16559:2022, definition 3.156, modified; term changed to “biofuel producer” instead of
“producer”]
3.15
biofuel production
transformation of biomass (3.19) or of an intermediate product (3.88) derived from biomass into a
biofuel (3.13)
3.16
biogas
gaseous fuels produced from biomass (3.19)
[SOURCE: European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001]
3.17
bioliquid
liquid fuel for energy purposes other than for transport, including electricity and heating and cooling,
produced from biomass (3.19)
[SOURCE: European Commission Directive 2018/EU/2001]
3.18
bioliquid production
transformation of biomass (3.19) or of an intermediate product (3.88) derived from biomass into a
bioliquid (3.17)
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