Thermal storage system - solar tower power plant - 20 MW (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for thermal storage system, solar tower power plant, 20 MW. The Reference Product is thermal storage system, solar tower power plant, 20 MW. This is an immobile infrastructure, representing the construction of a thermal storage system, solar tower power plant, 20 MW. The infrastructure represents a hot and cold two stage nitrate salt thermal storage system with a capacity of 20 MW, that mainly consists of nitrogen pressure vessels, storage tanks, pumps, pipes, electrical wiring and insulation. The storage tanks are designed for 3-6 hour storage time, the heat storage capacity is 440 MW and the lifetime is 30 years. The process includes building materials, their decommission, energy and water consumption during the production, and infrastructure. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/17521/documentation