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Appendix 8 Standard Conversion and CO 2/kWh factors for different fuels

Based on DUKES 2001 DTI, Table 3.1

kWh/

lit

lit/

tonne

kWh/

tonne

kgC/

kWh

kg CO 2/

kWh

A8-1. Solid fuels

Coal

7444

0.0817

0.300

Approx Scotland proportion =

90%

Coke

8278

0.117

0.429

Approx Scotland proportion =

10%

Scotland coal

7527.4

0.08523

0.313

Estimated weighed average, based on 90% coal & 10% coke 81

A8-2. Gas

Natural gas

0.0518

0.190

Scotland gas

0.0518

0.190

A8-3. Oil-based products

Diesel/gas oil

10.8

1170

12636

0.0680

0.249

Approx Scotland proportion =

35%

Petrol

9.6

1361

13066

0.0655

0.240

Approx Scotland proportion =

25%

Fuel/burn oil

11.8

1011

11930

0.0709

0.260

Approx Scotland proportion =

30%

Aviation

10.3

1248

12854

0.0655

0.240

Approx Scotland proportion =

5%

LPG

7.4

1850

13690

0.0627

0.230

Approx Scotland proportion =

5%

Scotland oil-based fuel

0.0679

0.249

Estimated weighed average

A8-4. Electricity

Electricity (P)

0.0453

0.166

As primary energy

Scotland electricity (del)

0.1178

0.432

As delivered energy, using standard P:D ratio of =

2.60

A8-5. Oil based products: Contribution to weighted average kWh/t.

kWh/lit

lit/t

kWh/t

Diesel/gas oil

10.8

1170

12636

Approx Scotland proportion

35%

4422.6

Petrol

9.6

1361

13066

Approx Scotland proportion

25%

3266.4

Fuel/burn oil

11.8

1011

11930

Approx Scotland proportion

30%

3578.9

Aviation

10.3

1248

12854

Approx Scotland proportion

5%

642.7

LPG

7.4

1850

13690

Approx Scotland proportion

5%

684.5

Estimated weighed average

12595.2

A8-6. Prefixes

The following prefixes are used for multiples of joules, watts, watthours and tonnes:

kilo (k)

10 3

mega (M)

10 6

giga (G)

10 9

tera (T)

10 12

peta (P)

10 15

A8-7. Standard conversion factors: For the energy units used in this study

kWh

MJ

toe

kWh

1

3.6

85.98 x 10 -6

MJ

0.2778

1

2.388 x 10 -5

toe

11,630

41,870

1

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