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T-4C1-A-5 - CNG construction machinery

Definition

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.

Sustainability Category: Red

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:

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Combustion as:

WORK:
combustion
(kwh)
OPERATIONS:
(kwh)
energy_intensity_construction_machinery_cng
(kwh/kwh)
stock_construction_machinery_cng
emission_factor_biogas_kwh_to_co2e (g_co2e/kwh)
1
(kwh/kwh)
resource_proportion_cbg_construction_machinery
RESOURCE:
biogas
(kwh)
EMISSIONS
STOCK
RESOURCE:
natural_gas
(kwh)
1
(kwh/kwh)
emission_factor_natural_gas_kwh_to_co2e (g_co2e/kwh)
resource_proportion_cng_construction_machinery

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
emission_factor_biogas_kwh_to_co2e g_co2e_kwh Emission factor biogas
emission_factor_natural_gas_kwh_to_co2e g_co2e_kwh Emission factor natural gas
energy_intensity_construction_machinery_cng kwh_kwh Energy intensity CNG construction machinery
resource_proportion_cbg_construction_machinery percent Fuel proportion CBG for construction machinery
resource_proportion_cng_construction_machinery percent Fuel proportion CNG for construction machinery
stock_construction_machinery_cng kwh Stock CNG construction machinery

YAML Specification

sustainability: red
version: 2.0.0
operation:
  growthType: false
  variable: stock_construction_machinery_cng
work:
- name: combustion
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - energy_intensity_construction_machinery_cng
  input:
  - resource: natural_gas
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    resourceProportion: resource_proportion_cng_construction_machinery
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_natural_gas_kwh_to_co2e
  - resource: biogas
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    resourceProportion: resource_proportion_cbg_construction_machinery
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_biogas_kwh_to_co2e