Emission Factor

Heat - district or industrial - other than natural gas (heat - from municipal waste incineration to generic market for heat district or industrial - other than natural gas)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This product represents heat measured in MJ. The heat is produced through various other means than natural gas. This includes burning of biomethane in gas turbine; biogas in co-gen gas engine; anthracite coal lignite briquettes and coke in stove; hardwood logs softwood wood chips wood pellets in furnaces and wood heaters; light fuel oil in boilers. Also contributing are heat from heat pumps and solar collectors. The dataset is targeted for district and industrial-scale heating. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameHeat - district or industrial - other than natural gas (heat - from municipal waste incineration to generic market for heat district or industrial - other than natural gas)
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2008
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/MJ
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
heat_and_steam-type_heat_district_or_industrial_other_than_natural_gas_heat_from_municipal_waste_incineration_to_generic_market_for_heat_district_or_industrial_other_than_natural_gas
UUID
7b03b378-eb17-4454-a42e-d93eddce3500
Code Snippet
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