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Table 1 List of the selected energy datasets used in the analysis of ELCD datasets when benchmarking them with datasets from three other databases

From: Method applied to the background analysis of energy data to be considered for the European Reference Life Cycle Database (ELCD)

Category

 

Location

Name of LCI process

Electricity

Mix

EU-27

Electricity grid mix (1 kV - 60 kV)

Coal

DE

DE: Electricity from hard coal (1 kV - 60 kV)

GB

GB: Electricity from hard coal (1 kV - 60 kV)

PL

PL: Electricity from hard coal (1 kV - 60 kV)

Lignite

DE

DE: Electricity from lignite (1 kV - 60 kV)

GR

GR: Electricity from lignite (1 kV - 60 kV)

PL

PL: Electricity from lignite (1 kV - 60 kV)

CZ

CZ: Electricity from lignite (1 kV - 60 kV)

Natural gas

GB

GB: Electricity from natural gas (1 kV - 60 kV)

IT

IT: Electricity from natural gas (1 kV - 60 kV)

DE

DE: Electricity from natural gas (1 kV - 60 kV)

ES

ES: Electricity from natural gas (1 kV - 60 kV)

Nuclear

FR

FR: Electricity from nuclear (1 kV - 60 kV)

DE

DE: Electricity from nuclear (1 kV - 60 kV)

Hydro

EU-27

Electricity from hydro power (1 kV - 60 kV)

Wind

RER

Electricity from wind power (1 kV - 60 kV)

Biomass

DE

DE: Electricity from biomass (solid) (1 kV - 60 kV)

Solar

DE

DE: Electricity from photovoltaic (1 kV - 60 kV)

Crude oil and natural gas based fuels

 

EU-27

Diesel mix at refinery

 

EU-27

Gasoline mix (regular) at refinery

 

EU-27

Heavy fuel oil at refinery (1.0wt.% S)

 

EU-27

Kerosene/Jet A1 at refinery

 

EU-27

Natural gas mix

Biofuels

 

DE

DE: Rapeseed Methyl Ester (RME)