Project activities expected to make use of biomass resources already in use shall NOT be eligible for Gold Standard registration unless convincing evidence is provided to demonstrate that the current users agree with the envisioned shift of use (potential leakage associated to such a shift must be taken into account).
In the absence of such an agreement, Project Developers shall demonstrate that their project activity makes use of surplus biomass for each type of biomass resources used. They must do so once, ex-ante on time for validation for small-scale project activities (installed capacity upto 15 MW or 45 MWth), and in time for validation and for each one of the verifications (inclusion in the Monitoring Plan) for project activities greater than 15 MWel or 45 MWth.