Emission Factor
Aluminium electrolysis facility (construction)
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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is aluminium electrolysis facility construction. The Reference Product is aluminium electrolysis facility. This is an immobile infrastructure, representing the construction of an aluminium electrolysis facility. The facility is based on a medium sized plant, with a yearly output of 130,000 tons and an assumed life time of 50 years. Its construction includes the production hall, port machinery, administrative buildings and decommission. 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/125/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Aluminium electrolysis facility (construction) |
| Sector | Buildings and Infrastructure |
| Category | Construction |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1, 3.2 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
construction-type_aluminium_electrolysis_facility_aluminium_electrolysis_facility_construction
UUID
eba43b62-f9b5-454e-a215-4797594c9c20
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