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District heating (electric power plant mix)

0.254kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of input-related heat supply by electricity (power plant mix). Final energy related with 100% utilization rate. Scenario output for heating and process heat systems - end-energy related. All heating and process heat suppliers were assumed to have a 100% utilization rate to relate emissions to final energy use. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input without disposal. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameDistrict heating (electric power plant mix)
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
SourceGEMIS
Source DatasetGEMIS model and database v5.0
Region
Germany (DE)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2015
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.254kg/kWh
  • CO20.237 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00041 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00002 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
upstream-use_phase-transport
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
heat_and_steam-type_district_electric
UUID
27334b47-4204-4ff1-95ca-1ca921ab6647
Code Snippet
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