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T-5A2-A-12 - District heating by geothermal heat

Definition

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.

Transition Elements

This activity has the following mitigation options modelled as transition elements:

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Unknown work type as:

WORK:
unknown
(kwh)
OPERATIONS:
(kwh)
energy_intensity_dh_geothermal_heat
(kwh/kwh)
initial_operations_dh_geothermal_heat
1 / energy_intensity_dh_geothermal_heat
(kwh/kwh)
RESOURCE:
district_heat
(kwh)
EMISSIONS
STOCK
RESOURCE:
geothermal_heat
(kwh)
1
(kwh/kwh)
emission_factor_geothermal_heat_kwh_to_co2e (g_co2e/kwh)

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
emission_factor_geothermal_heat_kwh_to_co2e g_co2e_kwh Emission factor geothermal heat
energy_intensity_dh_geothermal_heat kwh_kwh Energy intensity geothermal heat in DH
initial_operations_dh_geothermal_heat kwh Initial operation geothermal heat in DH

YAML Specification

version: 1.1.0
operation:
  growthType: false
  variable: initial_operations_dh_geothermal_heat
work:
- name: unknown
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - energy_intensity_dh_geothermal_heat
  input:
  - resource: geothermal_heat
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_geothermal_heat_kwh_to_co2e
  output:
  - resource: district_heat
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    workToResource:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: 1 / %[0]
      variables:
      - energy_intensity_dh_geothermal_heat
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