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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is market for concentrated solar power plant, solar thermal parabolic trough, 50 MW. The Reference Product is concentrated solar power plant, solar thermal parabolic trough, 50 MW. This is an immobile infrastructure, representing the construction of a concentrated solar power plant, solar thermal parabolic trough, 50 MW. The process represents the construction a power plant for electricity production, with four key units: a collector field area, thermal storage unit, heat transport fluid system and a power block unit. The infrastructure has a capacity of 50 MW and a lifetime of 30 years. Further, site preparation activities are also included in the dataset (e.g. clearing shrubs, construction of roads, fences, providing water connectivity). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/18946/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Concentrated solar power plant - solar thermal parabolic trough - 50 MW (market for) |
| Sector | Buildings and Infrastructure |
| Category | Construction |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
| Year | 2010 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor | |
| Scopes | XX,XX |
LCA Activity | cradle_to_consumer |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | xxx |
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