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Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (5th Edition - Last updated on 02/19/2013)

♦ Category: Energy

IPCC: 1A2m - Fuel Combustion Activities - Manufacturing Industries and Construction - Non-specified Industry.
Sector: Industrial : Manufacturing

♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Ethanol

♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )

► Year 2000 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 367.66 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (367.66 tonnes CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Calculation
Calculation: [Fuel combustion] * [Heat content] * [Fuel CO2 emission]
Reference: IPCC (2006). 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T., and Tanabe K. (eds). Volume 2, Chapter 2: Stationary Combustion. Published: IGES, Japan. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/2_Volume2/V2_2_Ch2_Stationary_Combustion.pdf

● Activity level used in calculations —

Activity: Fuel combustion = 63,952 gal of Ethanol
Basis: Data
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

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: Fuel CO2 emission = 0.0684 g / btu
Reference: USEPA (2012). Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Regulation http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/
Parameter: Heat content = 84,000 btu / gal
Reference: USEPA (2012). Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Regulation http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/

● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —

Amount: 5,749 g (i.e. 5.75 kg) of CO2 per gal of Ethanol
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