Emission Factor

Heat - central or small-scale - other than natural gas (heat and power co-generation - biogas - gas engine)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This product represents heat measured in MJ. The heat is produced through various other means than natural gas. This includes burning of biomethane in gas turbine; biogas in co-gen gas engine; anthracite coal lignite briquettes and coke in stove; hardwood logs softwood wood chips wood pellets in furnaces and wood heaters; light fuel oil in boilers. Also contributing are heat from heat pumps and solar collectors. The dataset is targeted for central or small-scale heating. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameHeat - central or small-scale - other than natural gas (heat and power co-generation - biogas - gas engine)
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2007
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_heat_central_or_small_scale_other_than_natural_gas_heat_and_power_co_generation_biogas_gas_engine
UUID
57b87347-5100-404e-9f1e-3650387e596c
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