Emission Factor

Heating plant (large natural gas-fired)

0.252kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of input-related heat supply by 100 MW heating plant with natural gas. Final energy related with 100% utilization rate. Scenario output for heating and process heat systems - end-energy related. All heating and process heat suppliers were assumed to have a 100% utilization rate to relate emissions to final energy use. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input without disposal. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameHeating plant (large natural gas-fired)
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
SourceGEMIS
Source DatasetGEMIS model and database v5.0
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.252kg/kWh
  • CO20.23 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00068 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00001 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_plant_large_natural_gas
UUID
99c44885-8f0c-4eb4-9adb-0acc8e870c14
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