Emission Factor

District heating (short-rotation wood-chip and gas CHP)

0.083kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of district heating wood-chip (short rotation) combined power and heat (CHP) with gas boiler incl. heat network/line losses/pumping current. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input without disposal. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameDistrict heating (short-rotation wood-chip and gas CHP)
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
SourceGEMIS
Source DatasetGEMIS model and database v5.0
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.083kg/kWh
  • CO20.066 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00022 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00004 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
upstream-use_phase-transport
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
heat_and_steam-type_district_short_rotation_woodchip_gas
UUID
71c8bd9f-e2bd-4b6d-99a7-6a30475b7520
Code Snippet
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