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T-5B4-A-6 - Electrolysis of water for hydrogen production

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 Electrolysis as:

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
emission_factor_electricity_current g_co2e_kwh Emission factor produced electricity current grid mix average
energy_intensity_electrolysis_of_water_for_hydrogen_production kwh_tonne Energy intensity electrolysis of water for hydrogen production
growth_activity_electrolysis_of_water_for_hydrogen_production tonne_percapita Growth of water electrolysis hydrogen production
start_year_activity_electrolysis_of_water_for_hydrogen_production tonne Water electrolysis hydrogen production

YAML Specification

version: 2.0.0
operation:
  growthType: true
  variable: start_year_activity_electrolysis_of_water_for_hydrogen_production
  growthFactor:
    unitOfMeasure: per_capita
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - growth_activity_electrolysis_of_water_for_hydrogen_production
work:
- name: electrolysis
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/tonne
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - energy_intensity_electrolysis_of_water_for_hydrogen_production
  input:
  - resource: electricity
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_electricity_current