Emission Factor

Burning oil (net CV)

0.0542kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Well-to-Tank (WTT) emission intensity of fuel. WTT fuels conversion factors should be used to account for the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction and refining and transportation of the raw fuel sources to an organisation site (or asset) - prior to combustion. The emission factor is calculated using the Net Calorific Value. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameBurning oil (net CV)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.05424kg/kWh
LCA Activity
well_to_tank
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_burning_oil_net-fuel_use_na
UUID
ecd7ba3c-efbc-4627-978e-4b4d1fc991e6
Code Snippet
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