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T-5A1-A-11 - Waste fired power plant

Definition

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.

Transition Elements

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

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Combustion as:

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
emission_factor_solid_waste_incineration_tonne_to_co2e g_co2e_tonne Emission factor incineration of solid waste
energy_intensity_pp_waste kwh_kwh Energy intensity power plant waste
initial_operation_waste_fired_power_plants kwh Initial operation waste fired power plants
tonne_solid_waste_per_kWh_incineration unknown unknown

YAML Specification

version: 2.0.0
operation:
  growthType: false
  variable: initial_operation_waste_fired_power_plants
work:
- name: combustion
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - energy_intensity_pp_waste
  input:
  - resource: solid_waste
    unitOfMeasure: tonne
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: tonne/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - tonne_solid_waste_per_kWh_incineration
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/tonne
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_solid_waste_incineration_tonne_to_co2e
  output:
  - resource: electricity
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    workToResource:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
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