Emission Factor

Heavy fuel oil (market for heavy fuel oil)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product heavy fuel oil' is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 41.2 MJ/kg. It is used as a tar-like fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. Its main application is in the following sector: shipping. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameHeavy fuel oil (market for heavy fuel oil)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2014
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 7f2663e5-8d41-4fcb-a816-307ca27f0a9d

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_heavy_fuel_oil_market_for_heavy_fuel_oil-fuel_use_na
UUID
0f8bf11b-2c6f-4bef-9840-dc48fbf89ad7
Code Snippet
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