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Flat plate solar collector - Cu absorber (flat plate solar collector production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is flat plate solar collector production, Cu absorber. The Reference Product is flat plate solar collector, Cu absorber. This product represents 1 m2 of a flat plate solar collector. Solar collectors collect solar power and transform it to heat used for heating or hot water. This collector uses copper as a absorber material. 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/3208/documentation

PropertyValue
NameFlat plate solar collector - Cu absorber (flat plate solar collector production)
SectorEquipment
CategoryElectrical Equipment
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Rest-of-World (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_ROW)
Unit Type
Area
Year
2001
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/m2
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electrical_equipment-type_flat_plate_solar_collector_cu_absorber_flat_plate_solar_collector_production_cu_absorber
UUID
a6b2d768-ddf9-4135-9583-e5bf011555dd
Code Snippet
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