Emission Factor

Cooling energy (market for cooling energy)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product cooling energy' describes a single stage absorption chiller operated with heat from a natural gas 1.67 MJ heat from natural gas are turned into 1 MJ of cooling energy. It includes heat and water loss. The module also includes heat input from a 160kWel cogeneration unit electricity and water needed for operation and infrastructure. The supply temperature of the chilled water is 6°C. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameCooling energy (market for cooling energy)
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/MJ
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
heat_and_steam-type_cooling_energy_market_for_cooling_energy
UUID
19d2c7d0-1714-4614-83d1-d48a8fbf8375
Code Snippet
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