HyGOAT Public Evidence Methodology
A source-led method for separating published facts, unresolved conflicts, and evidence that still requires project-owner confirmation.
Methodology reviewed 4 August 2026.
01 · Boundary
The observatory maps what eligible public sources say about a bounded project profile. It records a fact, a source conflict, or the absence of sufficient public support. It does not inspect owner records, calculate a scheme outcome, or substitute for an indicative SCREEN assessment.
Practical reading rule
“Not publicly evidenced” describes the reviewed public record within a stated window. It is not a statement that a project lacks the evidence privately or that an owner cannot supply it for a subsequent review.
02 · Source hierarchy
Primary public records such as a ministry project or programme table.
Company releases and documents, kept explicitly attributed and scope-specific.
A credible third-party source that can add context but requires provenance review.
Secondary material used for discovery or context, not as sole support for a material project fact.
03 · Evidence states
A cited eligible source supports the item within the review window.
The reviewed public sources do not sufficiently support the item; private evidence may still exist.
Eligible sources materially differ and the claim remains unreconciled.
The source is outside the review window or may have been superseded.
The domain does not apply to the stated project pathway.
04 · GHCI lens
These domains organize the public profile so a reviewer can see where a source speaks directly, where sources conflict, and where owner-held material is still needed.
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What the source names and how the project boundary is described.
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Whether a source describes an award, construction, commissioning, or another stage.
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The location and facility context directly stated by the source.
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Public descriptions of the production route, technology, or conversion pathway.
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Published production and power values, preserving their source units and boundaries.
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Public statements about the electricity source or renewable generation arrangement.
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Project-specific public information about emissions accounting or methodology.
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Public descriptions of monitoring, reporting, verification, and evidence custody.
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Public programme links, product descriptions, and stated end-use context.
05 · RFNBO overlay
An RFNBO lens is included only when an Indian project has a sourced public statement of export intent. The statement remains attributed to its publisher; it does not establish an owner-held evidence file or an outcome under an export scheme.
Public pre-certification language is displayed as a source claim with its publisher and date. HyGOAT does not restate it as a HyGOAT conclusion, and profiles without sourced export intent do not receive an RFNBO domain section.
06 · Reconciliation rules
07 · Private boundary
Project boundaries, contracts, meter and operating records, emissions calculations, traceability records, and other supporting material remain private until an owner chooses to share them through the appropriate review path.
SCREEN gives an owner a project-specific workflow for adding private evidence and receiving an indicative GHCI or RFNBO result. The observatory does not create or populate that assessment record.
08 · Follow-up note
The public method is complete on this page. A founder-assisted follow-up can provide the source hierarchy, evidence-state model, and public/private boundary for internal circulation.