Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies
- Energy Systems Integration; National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Strategic Energy Analysis Center
This dataset consists of a table containing the distribution of literature estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the following electricity generation and storage technologies: biopower, coal, concentrating solar power, geothermal, hydrogen storage, hydropower, lithium-ion battery storage, natural gas, nuclear, ocean, oil, photovoltaic, pumped-storage hydropower, and wind. Quartile estimates of life cycle emissions factors in units of grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt hour of generation (g CO2e/kWh) are provided for the following life cycle stages: one-time upstream, ongoing combustion, ongoing non-combustion, one-time downstream, and total. Literature estimates were compiled by the LCA Harmonization study and subsequent updates, as detailed in the factsheet which accompanies this dataset, https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/80580.pdf.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Data (NREL-DATA), Golden, CO (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 1819907
- Report Number(s):
- FY17 AOP 4.6.8.3
- Availability:
- datacatalog@nrel.gov
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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