Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Energy
IPCC: |
1A1ai - Fuel Combustion Activities - Energy Industries - Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production - Electricity Generation |
Sector: |
Electricity Generation (In State) : Utility Owned |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Residual fuel oil
♦ Greenhouse gas: Nitrous oxide ( N2O )
► Year 2000 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
0.109 tonne of N2O Emitted (32.49 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[Fuel combustion] * [Heat content] * [Fuel N2O emission] |
Reference: |
IPCC (2006). 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T., and Tanabe K. (eds). Volume 2, Chapter 2: Stationary Combustion. Published: IGES, Japan. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/2_Volume2/V2_2_Ch2_Stationary_Combustion.pdf |
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
Fuel combustion = 1,211,320 gal of Residual fuel oil |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
Schnapp, R. (2008). Data request (data submittal) between CARB and Robert Schnapp of the Energy Information Administration. Summer 2008. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
0.09 g of N2O per gal of Residual fuel oil 26.8 g of CO2eq. per gal of Residual fuel oil |