Emission Factor

Wind power plant - 800kW - fixed parts (wind power plant construction)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is wind power plant construction, 800kW, fixed parts. The Reference Product is wind power plant, 800kW, fixed parts. This is an immobile infrastructure, representing the construction of a wind power plant, 800kW, fixed parts. The infrastructure represents the fixed parts of the wind turbine, like the tower and the base, with a lifetime of 40 years and an anual electricity production of 1.4 GWh. The tower consists of steel and has a conical shape. The process includes building materials, their decommission and energy requirements for the installation. 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/8405/documentation

PropertyValue
NameWind power plant - 800kW - fixed parts (wind power plant construction)
SectorBuildings and Infrastructure
CategoryConstruction
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1991
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/number
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
construction-type_wind_power_plant_800kw_fixed_parts_wind_power_plant_construction_800kw_fixed_parts
UUID
d4b1e6f2-b392-4123-acac-9244ab12fba7
Code Snippet
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