Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
f504cefd-e719-4ebc-88f4-85da0ecebd4c
Energy
Associated ID
9480f97c-b671-4af4-b3b8-258d8e0ef4c0
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Description
This dataset represents the consumable heat from regional boiler heat supply in Qinghai, China. The process accounts for the infrastructure, make-up water, energy consumption and heat losses required to deliver heat to heat users. Here, the infrastructure covers the heating pipe network comprising the primary network, heat substations and the secondary network; limited by data availability, the make-up water mainly considers the primary network and heat substation parts, and the power consumption for transmission and distribution mainly considers the heat substation part. The heat loss rate of the primary network directly adopts the average data from regional boiler heat source statistics; the heat loss rate of the secondary network is difficult to count accurately due to insufficient monitoring equipment, ambiguous heat loss boundaries, and incomplete data records and inconsistent statistical standards at the management level, and therefore the secondary network heat loss is not calculated separately.
Activity Description
The activity is realized through heat delivery via the heating pipe network.
Process Description
The product is heat in MJ, which is the sum of steam and hot water in energy terms. As an important energy product, heat is widely used in industrial production, building heating, domestic hot water supply and other fields in urban heating systems. Its essence is the form of thermal energy, which is transported and distributed through steam or hot water as a medium, and is ultimately measured and traded in terms of energy value.
Time period
2022
2026
Geography
China,Qinghai
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The process takes into account the infrastructure required for delivery to heat users, water replenishment, energy consumption, and heat losses in the process.