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E-1A1a - Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production

This category can be further broken down for reporting purposes into emissions from:

  • 1A1a.i - Electricity Generation
  • 1A1a.ii - Combined Heat and Power Generation (CHP)
  • 1A1a.iii - Heat Plants

Emissions

Tier 1

The tier 1 approach for stationary combustion is to estimate the entire fuel consumption for each type of fuel. This estimate is then combined with a default emission factor for each fuel type.

Emissions for public electricity and heat production are estimated as:

\[Emissions_{GHG,fuel} = Fuel \, Consumption_{fuel} \cdot Emission \, Factor_{GHG,fuel}\]

Where:

\[ \begin{array}{rll} \text{Emissions}_{GHG,fuel} &=& \text{emissions of a GHG by fuel type} & (\text{kg GHG}) \\ \text{Fuel Consumption}_{fuel} &=& \text{quantity of fuel combusted} & (\text{TJ}) \\ \text{Emission Factor}_{GHG,fuel} &=& \text{default emission factor for GHG and fuel type} & (\text{kg} \, \ce{CO2} \, / \, \text{KJ}) \end{array} \]

Total emissions for public electricity and heat production can then be calculate as:

\[ Emissions_{GHG} = \sum_{fuels} Emissions_{GHG,fuel} \]

Tier 2

The tier 2 approach expands upon tier 1 by using country-specific emission factor(s) for each fuel type.

Tier 3

Emissions for public electricity and heat production are estimated as:

\[Emissions_{GHG,fuel,technology} = Fuel \, Consumption_{fuel,technology} \cdot Emission \, Factor_{GHG,fuel,technology}\]

Where:

\[ \begin{array}{rll} \text{Emissions}_{GHG,fuel,technology} &=& \text{emissions of a GHG by fuel and technology} & (\text{kg GHG}) \\ \text{Fuel Consumption}_{fuel,technology} &=& \text{quantity of fuel combusted} & (\text{TJ}) \\ \text{Emission Factor}_{GHG,fuel,technology} &=& \text{default emission factor for GHG and fuel type} & (\text{kg} \, \ce{CO2} \, / \, \text{KJ}) \end{array} \]

Total emissions for public electricity and heat production can then be calculate as:

\[ Emissions_{GHG} = \sum_{fuels} Emissions_{GHG,fuel} \]