Open grgmiller opened 2 years ago
The eGRID technical guide also notes that for geothermal emissions:
The three pollutants’ [CO2, SO2, NOx] emission factors, obtained from a 2007 Geothermal Energy Association environmental guide (GEA, 2007), are applied to plant net generation, and differ depending on the type of geothermal plant as identified in various reports from the Geothermal Energy Association (now known as Geothermal Rising) (GEA, 2016)
IPCC Factors come from Chapter 2: https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/2_Volume2/V2_2_Ch2_Stationary_Combustion.pdf, Table 2.2 To convert from (kg of greenhouse gas per TJ on a Net Calorific Basis) to lb/mmbtu, you must multiply by 0.002326
SGC Synthesis Gas from Coal is only burned in a single plant: 1004. We currently use the NG rate for this, but the EIA actually says this factor should be created based on the input fuel to producing the gas.
If you look at the CEMS data for plant 1004, it has a relatively consistent co2 output of about 286.37 lbCO2/mmbtu of fuel, which suggests that this may be the appropriate factor for SGC.
The eGRID2020 technical guide notes that:
However, it is unclear whether there might be more up to date emissions factors that should be used:
The technical guide also notes: