Glossary
- Carbon dioxide (CO2):
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Is a by-product of the combustion of fossil fuels or organic materials. Carbon dioxide is the principal greenhouse gas (GHG) in the earth’s atmosphere.
- Carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2,eq):
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Carbon dioxide equivalents influence the Greenhouse gases (GHG) effect in different degrees. Their contribution is calculated in volume (or mole) equivalents to carbon dioxide.
- Combined heat and power generation (CHP):
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Is the simultaneous generation of both electricity and useful heat. Energy at a high temperature level is first converted to electricity, and the remaining energy, at a low level, is used to produce heat (e.g., district heating).
- Global warming factor (GWF):
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Expresses the amount of released CO2,eq for a combusted unit of fuel, in Mg CO2,eq/Mg of fuel, and can be expressed as generated amount of electricity, in Mg CO2,eq/MWhel, or heat, in Mg CO2,eq/MWhth.
- Greenhouse gas (GHG):
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Gases in the atmosphere that absorb and reemit infrared radiation; they cause...
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Bilitewski, B., Wünsch, C. (2017). WTE, Greenhouse Gas Benefits. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_403-3
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