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A-5A3-3 - Alter CHP natural gas 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 Combustion as:

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
energy_efficiency_chp_natural_gas_to_district_heat percent Energy efficiency of CHP natural gas to district heat
emission_factor_natural_gas_kwh_to_co2e g_co2e_kwh Emission factor natural gas
energy_efficiency_chp_natural_gas_to_electricity percent Energy efficiency of CHP natural gas to electricity
stock_chp_natural_gas kwh Combined heat and power (CHP) - natural gas

YAML Specification

title: A-5A3-3 - Alter CHP natural gas production
id: chp_natural_gas
sector: energy
version: 2.0.1
progress: 50
name: chp_natural_gas
operation:
  growthType: false
  variable: stock_chp_natural_gas
work:
- name: combustion
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
    expression: 1 / ( %[0] + %[1] )
    variables:
    - energy_efficiency_chp_natural_gas_to_district_heat
    - energy_efficiency_chp_natural_gas_to_electricity
  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
    primary: true
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    workToResource:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - energy_efficiency_chp_natural_gas_to_district_heat
  - resource: electricity
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    workToResource:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - energy_efficiency_chp_natural_gas_to_electricity
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