Available Carbon Accounting Features
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Pricing
Starting Price
Options
- Annual Subscription
Available Since
Deployment Options
- Windows App
Good Option For
- Small Business (11-50 people)
- Medium Business (51-250 people)
- Large Business (250+ people)
Deep dive
Core Features
The Biofuel and Biomass RSB GHG Tool is structured around full lifecycle greenhouse gas accounting for biological feedstocks and bio-based fuel pathways. RSB presents the tool as a technically rigorous but operationally usable calculation environment aligned with evolving EU RED III and CORSIA requirements. Its key capabilities include:
Lifecycle Emissions Accounting – Calculates greenhouse gas emissions across cultivation, transport, storage, processing, blending, and final energy use stages for bio-based fuels and materials.
Biofuel and Biomass Pathways – Supports calculations for biofuels, bioliquids, biomaterials, biomass fuels, and advanced products under RSB certification frameworks.
Co-Processing and Flexible Allocation – Incorporates updated methodologies for co-processing and allocation between products and co-products within fuel production systems.
Integrated Scientific Datasets – Uses Ecoinvent v3.11 and IPCC 2021 emissions factors and global warming potential data.
Certification Support – Designed for use in RSB Global, RSB EU RED, and RSB ICAO CORSIA certification submissions, feasibility studies, and audit preparation.
Closing Insights
The upgraded Biofuel and Biomass RSB GHG Tool reflects broader regulatory and market pressure for increasingly granular lifecycle accounting in biofuel supply chains. As European and international sustainability frameworks evolved beyond first-generation biofuels, certification systems faced growing demands to address co-processing, waste-based feedstocks, indirect emissions considerations, and harmonisation across transport sectors including aviation. RSB’s 2025 upgrade appears positioned as a response to those methodological pressures rather than a conventional software expansion.
The tool is closely tied to RSB’s role as a sustainability standard setter rather than an independent software vendor. Its calculation methodologies underpin certification pathways under RSB EU RED, RSB Global, and ICAO CORSIA, meaning the platform functions partly as operational infrastructure for regulated fuel markets. This is particularly relevant for aviation and advanced fuels, where lifecycle emissions calculations increasingly determine eligibility for compliance markets, procurement frameworks, and sustainable fuel incentives.
RSB introduced the upgraded tools under an annual licensing model with separate pricing tiers for certification bodies, operators, civil society organisations, and commercial users. The organisation also provides supporting guidance documents, methodology documentation, online training modules through the RSB Academy, and custom training packages for larger users.