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Electricity - wind turbine on land

0.0141kgCO₂e/kWhGWP: AR6 (as published)

Published by ADEME Base Carbone in ADEME Base Carbone 23.6 (Any year); last verified 2026-08-28.

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Data derived from an LCA study. Functional unit: "1 kilowatt-hour from French onshore wind production capacity in 2013, delivered to the electricity grid, with an average capacity factor calculated over the previous 5 years (2010-2014), for a farm lifetime of 20 years"

Values by year and methodology

Any year0.0141▣headline

Decomposition

Reported beside the value above, outside its boundary. Never added to it.

Cite this factor

open-climate.ai (n.d.). Electricity - wind turbine on land [emission factor]. ADEME Base Carbone, ADEME Base Carbone 23.6. Dataset 2026-08-28. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-ademe-electricity_wind_turbine-fr-kwh-well_to_wheel-8b37ace0/