Electricity, natural gas, CC, at power plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
Included processes:Includes the production of fuels and generation of electricitys well is capital equipment for power plant construction. Remark: Natural gas combined cycle based power generation effiency indicated by ESAA 2012 is 46% Geography: Refers to an average production in the Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E-mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E-mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU
- Sector
- Energy
- Contributor
- —
- Last updated
- 07 Apr 2013
- Reference ID
29906259-c92b-373d-a90f-266302afc355
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- Quantitative reference
- Electricity, natural gas, CC, at power plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Data were collected from national reporting on electricity production and fuel use and from emission estimation values in the national pollutant inventory guidebooks.
- Creation date
- 07 Apr 2013
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- energy
- Sources
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Energy Gas Australia 2018/2018/Australian Energy Council.
Australian National Greenhouse Accounts/2012/DCCEE
Water and the electricity generation industry/2009/Smart and Aspinall
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity, natural gas, CC, at power plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | MWh | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity, natural gas, CC, at power plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.016 | MWh | — |
| Gas power plant, 300MW electrical {GLO}| market for gas power plant, 300MW electrical | Cut-off, U | 0.0000000459 | Item(s) | — |
| Natural gas, high pressure, Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.1560224672352819 | t | — |
| Tap water, at user, Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1590.0 | kg | Water may be self extracted but likely to need some treatment so local water supply process is used |
Outputs to treatment
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater treatment {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.8145028084044103 | m3 | — |
Elementary flow inputs
| Flow | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen | in air | 0.2947030371391304 | t | — |
Elementary flow outputs
| Flow | Compartment | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrolein | Emissions to air | — | 0.00044298 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 6 plant(s). |
| Arsenic, ion | Emissions to air | — | 0.000866203 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 2 plant(s). |
| Benzene | Emissions to air | — | 0.0000349 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 6 plant(s). |
| Beryllium (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.00232628 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 6 plant(s). |
| Carbon dioxide, fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 404.295652173913 | kg | From NIR (2009) data, Table 3.7, for all major SA brown coal power plants. |
| Carbon monoxide | Emissions to air | — | 1249.4347826086957 | g | From NIR (2009) data, Table 3.7, for all major SA brown coal power plants. |
| Chromium (III) | Emissions to air | — | 0.002828943 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 6 plant(s). |
| Chromium (VI) | Emissions to air | — | 0.000181262 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 5 plant(s). |
| Copper, ion | Emissions to air | — | 0.002229158 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 5 plant(s). |
| Dinitrogen monoxide | Emissions to air | — | 0.7591304347826088 | g | From NIR (2009) data, Table 3.7, for all major SA brown coal power plants. |
| Electricity, delivered to user | Non material emissions | — | 1.0 | MWh | Indicator used to track energy end use through the database |
| Fluoride | Emissions to air | — | 0.000419374 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 2 plant(s). |
| Hexane | Emissions to air | — | 0.000322932 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 2 plant(s). |
| Lead (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.001221341 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 6 plant(s). |
| Manganese (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.001599659 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 3 plant(s). |
| Mercury (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.000601833 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 6 plant(s). |
| Methane | Emissions to air | — | 35.29565217391304 | g | From NIR (2009) data, Table 3.7, for all major SA brown coal power plants. |
| NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compounds | Emissions to air | — | 15.339130434782609 | g | From NIR (2009) data, Table 3.7, for all major SA brown coal power plants. |
| Nickel (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.00442268 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 6 plant(s). |
| Nitrogen oxides | Emissions to air | — | 191.58260869565217 | g | From NIR (2009) data, Table 3.7, for all major SA brown coal power plants. |
| PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | Emissions to air | — | 0.007145894 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 10 plant(s). |
| Particulates, < 10 um | Emissions to air | — | 21.94907773 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 9 plant(s). |
| Particulates, < 2.5 um | Emissions to air | — | 16.80570328 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 9 plant(s). |
| Polychlorinated dioxins and furans | Emissions to air | — | 0.00000000598 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 9 plant(s). |
| Powerplant conversion losses | Non material emissions | — | 1.1739130434782608 | MWh | Indicator used to track energy end use through the database |
| Sulfur dioxide | Emissions to air | — | 3.396463189 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 10 plant(s). |
| Sulfur oxides | Emissions to air | — | 182.2695652173913 | g | From NIR (2009) data, Table 3.7, for all major SA brown coal power plants. |
| Toluene | Emissions to air | — | 0.000695767 | g | (2,1,1,1,1,na) From NPI (2016) data for all Australian CCGT gas power plants reporting on this emission. Based on data from 2 plant(s). |
| Water | Emissions to air | — | 0.8145028084044103 | t | Evapouration - calculated by difference. |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| O2_req | 294.7030371391304 | (GJ_FuelperMWH*EF_CO2*O2forCO2)+(((GJ_FuelperMWH*EF_CO*O2forCO)+(GJ_FuelperMWH*EF_NOx*O2forNO2))/1000) | kg Oxygen required total |
| EF_N2O | 0.097 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na), [g/GJ] average emission of N2O from main fuel, NGGI 2009 data, Table 3.7, for all major natural gas power plants. |
| EF_SO2 | 23.29 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na), [g/GJ] average emission of SO2 from main fuel, NGGI 2009 data, Table 3.7, for all major natural gas power plants. |
| O2forNO2 | 0.348 | — | Ratio of Oxygen required to oxidise Nitrogen to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) used as proxy for NOx |
| Gen_eff | 0.46 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na) Generation effiecncy based on electricity sent out.Derrived from Table 2.9ESAA 2012 after accounting for other thermal technology effciencies |
| ED_NaturalGas | 50.16 | — | MJ/kg Natural gas |
| GWh_GEN | 25668.0 | — | (1,1,1,1,1,na), [GWh] Total electricity generated using Natural Gas in Australia in 2010 - ESAA 2011 table 2.6 |
| m_gasperMWh | 0.1560224672352819 | GJ_FuelperMWH/ED_NaturalGas | Tonnes/MWh |
| H_in_Gas | 0.25 | — | (4,3,2,1,1,2) Typical hydrogen content in Natural gas |
| EF_CH4 | 4.51 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na), [g/GJ] average emission of CH4 from main fuel, NGGI 2009 data, Table 3.7, for all major natural gas power plants. |
| EF_NMVOC | 1.96 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na), [g/GJ] average emission of NMVOC from main fuel, NGGI 2009 data, Table 3.7, for all major natural gas power plants. |
| GJ_FuelperMWH | 7.826086956521739 | 3.6/Gen_eff | GJ/MWH |
| O2forCO2 | 0.727 | — | Ratio of Oxygen required to oxidise carbon to carbon dioxide |
| Water_to_WWT | 0.5 | — | (5,5,5,5,1,5) Fraction of total water to Waste Water Treatment |
| houseload | 0.016 | — | Percentage of electricity generated that is self-consumed at generation plant. Derived to match energy sent out vs energy generated from Table 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6, Australian Energy Council, Electricity Gas Australia Highlights FY 2022-23. |
| EF_NOx | 24.48 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na), [g/GJ] average emission of NOx from main fuel, NGGI 2009 data, Table 3.7, for all major natural gas power plants. |
| Water | 1.59 | — | (1,2,1,1,1,na) [kL/MWh], average data from Smart & Aspinall 2009, Table 9 to 13 and Table 32 |
| EF_CO2 | 51.66 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na), [kg/GJ] average emission of CO2 from main fuel, NGGI 2009 data, Table 3.7, for all major natural gas power plants. |
| EF_CO | 159.65 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na), [g/GJ] average emission of CO from main fuel, NGGI 2009 data, Table 3.7, for all major natural gas power plants. |
| WaterTotal | 1.6290056168088205 | Water+H_in_Gas*m_gasperMWh | M3 water/MWh |
| O2forCO | 0.571 | — | Ratio of Oxygen required to oxidise carbon to carbon monoxide |