Last reviewed on February 25, 2013 at 15:55
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(5th Edition - Last updated on 02/19/2013)
♦ Category: Energy
| IPCC: |
1A1aii - Fuel Combustion Activities - Energy Industries - Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production - Combined Heat and Power Generation (CHP) |
| Sector: |
Electricity Generation (In State) : CHP: Industrial |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Tires
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide from biogenic sources ( CO2 )
► Year 2000 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
| Amount: |
5,476 tonnes of CO2 From biogenic materials (5,476 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
| Basis: |
Calculation |
| Calculation: |
[Fuel combustion] * [Proportion of renewables] * [Heat content] * [Fuel CO2 emission] |
| Reference: |
ARB (2012). Upcoming technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2010 inventory. Specific questions may be directed to ARB staff, see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/contacts.htm |
● Activity level used in calculations —
| Activity: |
Fuel combustion = 14,000 ton of Tires |
| Basis: |
Data |
| Reference: |
Schnapp, R. (2008). Personal communication (data submittal) between Larry Hunsaker of CA Air Resources Board and Robert Schnapp of the Energy Information Administration. Summer 2008. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
| Parameter: |
Fuel CO2 emission = 0.086 g / btu |
| Reference: |
TBD - Place holder for Biogas CO2 emission factor which includes passthrough CO2 |
| Parameter: |
Heat content = 22,750,286 btu / ton |
| Reference: |
Schnapp, R. (2008). Personal communication (data submittal) between Larry Hunsaker of CA Air Resources Board and Robert Schnapp of the Energy Information Administration. Summer 2008. |
| Parameter: |
Proportion of renewables = 0.2 |
| Reference: |
RMA (2007). Rubber Manufacturers Association website. Scrap tires characteristics. Accessed online at: http://www.rma.org/scrap_tires/scrap_tire_markets/scrap_tire_characteristics/ |
● Greenhouse gas from biogenic materials per unit activity —
| Amount: |
391,168 g (i.e. 391.17 kg) of CO2 per ton of Tires |
