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    • Life Cycle Emissions Factors for Electricity Generation Technologies

    Metadata Updated: January 22, 2025

    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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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date January 22, 2025

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    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date January 22, 2025
    Publisher National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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    Data First Published 2021-08-23T18:37:52Z
    Data Last Modified 2025-01-21T22:24:07Z
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    Projectnumber FY17 AOP 4.6.8.3
    Projecttitle Geothermal Vision Study - Direct Use
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