Emission Factor

Compressed air energy storage plant - adiabatic - 150 MW electrical (compressed air energy storage plant construction)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is compressed air energy storage plant construction, adiabatic, 150 MW electrical. The reference product is compressed air energy storage plant, adiabatic, 150 MW electrical. This energy storage system uses electricity to compress air and stores it in underground caverns. Heat is stored as well. The air is released when needed and passed through a turbine to generate electricity. Power rating: 150 MW The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/25064/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameCompressed air energy storage plant - adiabatic - 150 MW electrical (compressed air energy storage plant construction)
SectorEquipment
CategoryMachinery
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/number
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
machinery-type_compressed_air_energy_storage_plant_adiabatic_150mw_electrical_compressed_air_energy_storage_plant_construction_adiabatic_150mw_electrical
UUID
cdb9b936-e093-4722-bc41-82c4e595300c
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