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Table 2 Selected datasets to be analysed by database

From: Background qualitative analysis of the European reference life cycle database (ELCD) energy datasets – part II: electricity datasets

ELCD

Ecoinvent v2.2

GEMIS 4.7

E3

EU-27: Electricity grid mix

Electricity, medium voltage, production RER, at grid/RER

El-generation-mix-EU-27-2010 (PRIMES)

Electricity/Electricity-Mix-EU (10-20 kV-level)

DE: Electricity from hard coal

Electricity, hard coal, at power plant/DE

Coal-ST-DE-import-2005

Power Station/Hard Coal/ST/Germany

Coal-ST-DE-2005

GB: Electricity from hard coal

-

Coal-ST-UK-2005

-

PL: Electricity from hard coal

Electricity, hard coal, at power plant/PL

Coal-ST-PL-2005

-

DE: Electricity from lignite

Electricity, lignite, at power plant/DE

Lignite-ST-DE-2005 Rhine

Power Station/Lignite ST/Rhine GER

Lignite-ST-DE-2005 Lausitz

Power Station/Lignite ST/Lausitz GER

Power Station/Lignite ST CHP/Leipzig

GR: Electricity from lignite

Electricity, lignite, at power plant/GR

Lignite-ST-GR-2010

-

PL: Electricity from lignite

Electricity, lignite, at power plant/PL

Lignite-ST-PL-2010

-

CZ: Electricity from lignite

Electricity, lignite, at power plant/CZ

Lignite-ST-CZ-HU 4x200 2005

-

GB: Electricity from natural gas

Electricity, natural gas, at power plant/GB

Gas-CC-UK-2010

-

IT: Electricity from natural gas

Electricity, natural gas, at power plant/IT

Gas-CC-IT-2010

-

DE: Electricity from natural gas

Electricity, natural gas, at power plant/DE

Gas-CC-DE-2010

Power Station/NG/CCGT

ES: Electricity from natural gas

Electricity, natural gas, at power plant/ES

Gas-CC-ES-2010

-

FR: Electricity from nuclear

Electricity, nuclear, at power plant/FR

Nucler-powerplant-PWR-FR-2000

Power Station/Nuclear (DWR-F)

Nucler-powerplant-PWR-FR-2010 (EPR)

DE: Electricity from nuclear

Electricity, nuclear, at power plant/DE

Nucler-powerplant-PWR-DE-2005

Power Station/Nuclear/PWR-GER

EU-27: Electricity from hydro power

Electricity, hydropower, at run-of-river power plant/RER

Hydro-dam-big-generic

-

Electricity, hydropower, at reservoir power plant/RER

RER: Electricity from wind power

Electricity, at wind power plant/RER

Windfarm-big-generic

Power Station/Wind/on-shore/Enercon E-66/20.70 (Germany)

Power Station/Wind/off-shore/Horns Rev

DE: Electricity from biomass (solid)

-

Biomass-ST-EU-2010

Power Station/Biomass/STCHP/Pfaffenhofen

DE: Electricity from photovoltaic

Electricity, production mix photovoltaic, at plant/DE

Solar-PV-mon-framed-with-rack-DE-2010

Power Station/Photovoltaic/multi crystalline (990 kWh)

Solar-PV-multi-framed-with-rack-DE-2010