T-4A1a-A-7 - Residential blocks heated with liquefied petrol gas (LPG)
Definition¶
This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.
Sustainability Category: Red¶
This activity significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and undermines climate mitigation efforts. The activity should be phased out or fundamentally transformed, with financing directed toward decommissioning, replacement with sustainable alternatives, or radical decarbonization where elimination is not immediately feasible.
Transition Elements¶
This activity has the following mitigation options modelled as transition elements:
- T-4A1a-TE-1 - Shift to heat pumps in multi-family buildings
- T-4A1a-TE-2 - Shift to district heating in multi-family buildings
- T-4A1a-TE-4 - Shift to solar thermal in multi-family buildings
- T-4A1a-TE-5 - Shift to biofuel heating in multi-family buildings
- T-4A1a-TE-6 - Retrofitting multi-family buildings for efficient heating
Activity Model¶
This emission source is modelled with Combustion as:
Parameters¶
Parameter | Unit | Description |
---|---|---|
emission_factor_liquefied_petroleum_gas | g_co2e_kwh | Emission factor LPG |
energy_intensity_heating_residential_multi_family_buildings_lpg | kwh_m2 | Energy intensity residential blocks LPG |
stock_heating_residential_multi_family_lpg | m2 | Stock residential blocks heated with LPG |
YAML Specification¶
sustainability: red
version: 2.1.0
operation:
growthType: false
variable: stock_heating_residential_multi_family_lpg
work:
- name: combustion
unitOfMeasure: kwh
operationToWork:
unitOfMeasure: kwh/m2
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- energy_intensity_heating_residential_multi_family_buildings_lpg
input:
- resource: liquefied_petroleum_gas
unitOfMeasure: kwh
resourceToWork:
unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
expression: '1'
emissionFactor:
unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- emission_factor_liquefied_petroleum_gas
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