T-5A2-A-3 - District heating by natural gas

Definition¶

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.

Transition Elements¶

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

T-5A2-A-3 - District heating by natural gas

Activity Model¶

This emission source is modelled with Combustion as:

Parameters¶

Parameter	Unit	Description
emission_factor_natural_gas_kwh_to_co2e	g_co2e_kwh	Emission factor natural gas
energy_intensity_dh_natural_gas	kwh_kwh	Energy intensity district heating natural gas
initial_operation_dh_natural_gas	kwh	Initial operation natural gas district heating

YAML Specification¶

version: 2.0.0
operation:
  growthType: false
  variable: initial_operation_dh_natural_gas
work:
- name: combustion
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - energy_intensity_dh_natural_gas
  input:
  - resource: natural_gas
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_natural_gas_kwh_to_co2e
  output:
  - resource: district_heat
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    workToResource:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: 1 / %[0]
      variables:
      - energy_intensity_dh_natural_gas

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