Do we include our R&D pilot plant in our carbon inventory?
Yes, if it sits inside your boundary and you control it. Pilot plants, test rigs and labs use fuel and electricity like any unit. Being non-commercial is not a reason to leave them out. You can show them as a separate line so buyers see production emissions on their own.
How to capture it
- Sub-meter the pilot plant, or apportion from the site bill by connected load and hours.
- Record fuels and gases used in trials.
- Note trial batches, so product footprints can leave them out if they are not sold.
When exclusion is acceptable
Only if it is below your stated exclusion threshold, and you list it as excluded with the reason.
What Senseible does here
Senseible reads bills, fuel invoices and production records into dated, fingerprinted records, so the figure you send a buyer can be traced to its documents.
Sources: GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard
Last reviewed 2026-10-23.