The amount of methane produced from using a unit of a given fuel.
Used to calculate:methane output
Varies by: fuel
| Used | fuel | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
|---|
| * | Biodiesel | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | kg / gallon | |
| * | Coal | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 10 | g / MMBtu | This is the value from commercial sources. |
| Coal | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011 - Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels, 2009 | US: All () | 10 | g / MMBtu | This value refers to the methane emissions generated from commercial combustion of coal. | |
| Coal | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 301 | g / MMBtu | This is the value for residential combustion of coal. | |
| * | Diesel / light fuel oil | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.8 | grams / gallon | This value is the methane emissions factor for the combustion of diesel in ships and boats. |
| Diesel / light fuel oil | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.55 | grams / gallon | This value is the methane emissions factor for the combustion of diesel in construction vehicles. | |
| Diesel / light fuel oil | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.0051 | grams / mile | This is the value for diesel heavy-duty vehicles from 1996 and later. | |
| Diesel / light fuel oil | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 1.44 | grams / gallon | This value is the methane emissions factor for the combustion of diesel in agricultural equipment. | |
| * | Electricity | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | g / MMBtu | |
| * | Ethanol | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.055 | grams / mile | |
| Ethanol | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.197 | grams / mile | This is the value for heavy duty vehicles. | |
| * | Gas-electric hybrid | U.S. EPA 2012- Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2011 | US: all (1975-2011) | 0.518366 | grams / mile | This value represents the methane emissions produced from a hybrid electric vehicle based on the total emissions from a hybrid electric vehicle in U.S. Department of Energy (2012). |
| * | Gasoline | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.65 | grams / gallon | This value is the methane emissions factor for the combustion of gasoline in ships and boats. |
| * | Geothermal | U.S. EPA 2012- Air Emissions | global : all () | 0 | kg / kWh | |
| * | Hydroelectric | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | g / MMBtu | |
| * | Hydrogen | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | kg / kg | |
| * | Jet fuel | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.27 | grams / gallon | |
| * | Kerosene | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.27 | grams / gallon | This value is the methane emissions factor for jet fuel. |
| * | Municipal solid waste | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.0111 | lbs / MMBtu | This value is the emissions coefficient of waste (refuse). |
| * | Muscle | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | kg / cc | |
| * | Natural gas | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 5 | g / MMBtu | This is the value for both residential and commercial sources. |
| * | Natural gas compressed (CNG) | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.737 | grams / mile | This value is for Light Duty Vehicles. |
| Natural gas compressed (CNG) | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 1.966 | grams / mile | This value is for heavy-duty vehicles. | |
| * | Natural gas liquefied (LNG) | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 1.966 | grams / mile | |
| * | Nuclear material | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | kg / g | |
| * | Propane / LPG | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.037 | grams / mile | This is the value for light duty vehicles. |
| Propane / LPG | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 0.066 | grams / mile | This is the value for heavy duty vehicles. | |
| * | Residual fuel oil | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2002 - Updated State-level Greenhouse Gas Emission Coefficients for Electricity Generation 1998-2000 | U.S.: All () | 0.86 | grams / gallon | This value is the methane emission factor for the combustion of residual fuel in ships and boats. |
| * | Solar | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | g / MMBtu | |
| * | Steam | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | kg methane | Methane emissions are calculated based on the fuels used to produce steam |
| * | Wind | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | g / MMBtu | |
| * | Wood and other biomass | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 8 | kg / metric ton | This value is the specific methane emissions factor for a wood stove (non-catalytic). |
| Wood and other biomass | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 5.8 | kg / metric ton | This value is the specific methane emissions factor for a wood stove (catalytic). | |
| Wood and other biomass | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 15 | kg / metric ton | This value refers to methane emissions generated by the combustion of wood in a conventional non-catalytic wood stove. | |
| Wood and other biomass | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2011- Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program - Fuel Emission Coefficients | US: All () | 95.3 | g / MMBtu | This value refers to methane emissions generated by the combustion of industrial wood residue. |