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Heavy fuel oil (import from RoW)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is heavy fuel oil, import from RoW. The Reference Product is heavy fuel oil. Heavy fuel oil is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 41.2 MJ/kg. It is used as a tar-like fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. Its main application is in the following sector: shipping. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/20563/documentation

PropertyValue
NameHeavy fuel oil (import from RoW)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Brazil (BR)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2014
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_heavy_fuel_oil_heavy_fuel_oil_import_from_row-fuel_use_na
UUID
2f21b899-c48e-453e-9434-13c6ff837a57
Code Snippet
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