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Coal (electricity generation - net calorific value)

0.3382kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of stationary combustion of fuel. Fuels conversion factors should be used for primary fuel sources combusted at a site or in an asset owned or controlled by the reporting organisation. The emission factor is calculated using the Net Calorific Value. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameCoal (electricity generation - net calorific value)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2022
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2022
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.3382kg/kWh
  • CO20.3363 kg/kWh
  • CH40.0000036 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00000634 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 16Version log
  • Replaced by: 4e9ab810-0515-4753-9ad2-555a115a0dfc

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_coal_net-fuel_use_electricity_generation
UUID
dc62f62b-9030-4d7a-87ba-36d551edb6a4
Code Snippet
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