Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies
This dataset consists of a table containing the distribution of literature estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the following electricity generation and storage technologies: biopower, coal, concentrating solar power, geothermal, hydrogen storage, hydropower, lithium-ion battery storage, natural gas, nuclear, ocean, oil, photovoltaic, pumped-storage hydropower, and wind. Quartile estimates of life cycle emissions factors in units of grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt hour of generation (g CO2e/kWh) are provided for the following life cycle stages: one-time upstream, ongoing combustion, ongoing non-combustion, one-time downstream, and total. Literature estimates were compiled by the LCA Harmonization study and subsequent updates, as detailed in the factsheet which accompanies this dataset, https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/80580.pdf.
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AB - This dataset consists of a table containing the distribution of literature estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the following electricity generation and storage technologies: biopower, coal, concentrating solar power, geothermal, hydrogen storage, hydropower, lithium-ion battery storage, natural gas, nuclear, ocean, oil, photovoltaic, pumped-storage hydropower, and wind. Quartile estimates of life cycle emissions factors in units of grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt hour of generation (g CO2e/kWh) are provided for the following life cycle stages: one-time upstream, ongoing combustion, ongoing non-combustion, one-time downstream, and total. Literature estimates were compiled by the LCA Harmonization study and subsequent updates, as detailed in the factsheet which accompanies this dataset, https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/80580.pdf.
AU - Nicholson
A2 - Heath
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - life cycle assessment
KW - electricity
KW - greenhouse gas emissions
KW - concentrating solar power
KW - photovoltaic
KW - bioenergy
KW - water power
KW - hydropower
KW - battery energy storage
KW - wind energy
KW - natural gas
KW - coal
KW - oil
KW - nuclear power
LA - English
DA - 2021/08/23
PY - 2021
PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
T1 - Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8228
ER -
Nicholson, and Heath. Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 23 August, 2021, NREL. https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/171.
Nicholson, & Heath. (2021). Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies. [Data set]. NREL. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/171
Nicholson and Heath. Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, August, 23, 2021. Distributed by NREL. https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/171
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8228,
title = {Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies},
author = {Nicholson and Heath},
abstractNote = {This dataset consists of a table containing the distribution of literature estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the following electricity generation and storage technologies: biopower, coal, concentrating solar power, geothermal, hydrogen storage, hydropower, lithium-ion battery storage, natural gas, nuclear, ocean, oil, photovoltaic, pumped-storage hydropower, and wind. Quartile estimates of life cycle emissions factors in units of grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt hour of generation (g CO2e/kWh) are provided for the following life cycle stages: one-time upstream, ongoing combustion, ongoing non-combustion, one-time downstream, and total.\ Literature estimates were compiled by the LCA Harmonization study and subsequent updates, as detailed in the factsheet which accompanies this dataset, https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/80580.pdf.},
url = {https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/171},
year = {2021},
howpublished = {NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/171},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-29}
}
Details
Data from Aug 23, 2021
Last updated Jan 21, 2025
Submitted Aug 23, 2021
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Scott Nicholson
Authors
Original Source
https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/171Research Areas
Keywords
life cycle assessment, electricity, greenhouse gas emissions, concentrating solar power, photovoltaic, bioenergy, water power, hydropower, battery energy storage, wind energy, natural gas, coal, oil, nuclear powerDOE Project Details
Project Name Geothermal Vision Study - Direct Use
Project Number FY17 AOP 4.6.8.3
