Table 1: Fuel combustion emission factors (fuels used for stationary combustion) – 2006
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| Emission source |
User |
Unit |
Emission factor |
Emission factor |
Emission factor |
Emission factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed natural gas | Commercial | kWh |
0.190 |
0.187 |
0.0000816 |
0.00231 |
GJ |
52.7 |
52.07 |
0.0227 |
0.642 | ||
Coal – bituminous |
Commercial |
kg |
2.58 |
2.56 |
0.00588 |
0.0121 |
Coal – sub-bituminous |
Commercial |
kg |
2.016 |
2.0020 |
0.00447 |
0.00924 |
Coal – lignite |
Commercial |
kg |
1.50 |
1.49 |
0.00318 |
0.00658 |
Coal – default** |
Commercial |
kg |
2.016 |
2.0020 |
0.00447 |
0.00924 |
Diesel |
Commercial |
litre |
2.61 |
2.61 |
0.000529 |
0.00446 |
LPG*** |
Commercial |
kg |
2.97 |
2.96 |
0.00109 |
0.00875 |
Heavy fuel oil |
Commercial |
litre |
2.97 |
2.96 |
0.00114 |
0.00360 |
Light fuel oil |
Commercial |
litre |
2.72 |
2.72 |
0.00106 |
0.00337 |
| Distributed natural gas | Industry | kWh |
0.188 |
0.187 |
0.0000953 |
0.000100 |
GJ |
52.1 |
52.07 |
0.0265 |
0.0279 |
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Coal – bituminous |
Industry |
kg |
2.58 |
2.56 |
0.000411 |
0.0139 |
Coal – sub-bituminous |
Industry |
kg |
2.013 |
2.0020 |
0.000313 |
0.0106 |
Coal – lignite |
Industry |
kg |
1.50 |
1.49 |
0.000223 |
0.00752 |
Coal – default** |
Industry |
kg |
2.013 |
2.0020 |
0.000313 |
0.0106 |
Diesel |
Industry |
litre |
2.61 |
2.61 |
0.000151 |
0.00446 |
LPG*** |
Industry |
kg |
2.97 |
2.96 |
0.00109 |
0.00875 |
Heavy fuel oil |
Industry |
litre |
2.97 |
2.96 |
0.00244 |
0.00360 |
Light fuel oil |
Industry |
litre |
2.72 |
2.72 |
0.000152 |
0.00449 |
| Wood | Industry |
kg |
0.0178***** |
1.26 |
0.00361 |
0.0142 |
Fireplaces**** |
kg |
0.0865***** |
1.26 |
0.0723 |
0.0142 |
* Use the total CO2-e emission factor for calculating total CO2-e emissions, rather than summing the totals for CO2, CH 4 and N2O.
** The default coal emission factor should be used if it is not possible to identify the specific type of coal.
*** Fuel use data in litres can be converted to kilograms by multiplying by the specific gravity of 0.536 kg/l.
**** It is not expected that many commercial or industrial users will burn wood in fireplaces but this emission factor has been provided for completeness. It is the default residential emission factor.
***** The total CO2-e emission factor (for wood) does not include the CO2 emission factor. Under ISO 14064-1 and The GHG Protocol reporting requirements, only CH 4 and N2O emissions from the combustion of biomass are included as Scope 1 emissions. CO2 emissions, from the combustion of biologically sequestered carbon, are reported separately from the scopes.
