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Emission factor from ProBas v02.44.152

Factory: silicon module, mono, DE, 2005

Germany · Cradle to gate · Any year

Each kilogram counts as 32.8 kg CO₂e up to the factory gate. ProBas gives one figure, for use in any year.

Value for any year

32.8kgCO₂e/kg

Biogenic CO₂ and land use excluded · GWP100 · AR6

FossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂GHG Protocol and IPCC inventories

One value, for any year

ProBas sets no date window, so there is no year to pick.

Reference year 2005

Region
Germany DE
Boundary
Cradle to gate
Data quality
MediumRated by us, not by the source
Licence
Open · ProBas terms

Where 32.8 comes from

Published as one number

ProBas prints this factor as a single figure, with no parts to add up.

Reporting this kilogram under the GHG Protocol

Scope 3, category 1 32.8

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Materials › Metals · Germany · per kg · Average

Cradle to gate · Excl. biogenic CO₂ · AR6

Boundary
Cradle to gate
Raw materials, inbound transport, fuel supply, fuel combustion, manufacturing, packaging, purchased energy and capital goods
GWP method
IPCC AR6, 100-year horizon
Re-weighted by open-climate.ai from ProBas's AR5 figure of 32.8 kgCO₂e/kg
CO₂e basis
Excl. biogenic CO₂FossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂GHG Protocol and IPCC inventories
Split by gas
Life cycle
Upstream: coveredProduction: coveredDownstream: not coveredEnd of life: not covered

Medium quality · Open licence · Any year

What this number covers

What ProBas counts in the figure for one kilogram, phase by phase.

  1. Upstream

    • Transport to the plant
    • Raw materials
    • Fuel supply chain
    Included

  2. Production

    • Fuel combustion
    • Manufacturing
    • Packaging
    • Purchased electricity and heat
    Included

  3. Also counted

    • Plant and equipment
    Included

  4. Your record

    1 kg in your records. The factor is per kg.

    = 32.8

Outside this boundary

  • Installation
  • Maintenance
  • Transport to the border
  • Retail
  • Use
  • End of life
  • Recycling credit

ProBas does not count any of this in the figure for one kilogram.

Gases

Basis: Excl. biogenic CO₂FossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂GHG Protocol and IPCC inventories

  • Fossil CO₂29.991.2%
  • Methane (CH₄)1.976%
  • Nitrous oxide (N₂O)0.2360.7%
  • Rest, not split by gas Derived by open-climate.ai0.6852.1%

The rest is not split by gas: open-climate.ai works it out as the 32.8 total less the gases ProBas prints.

Also printed, as zero: sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆).

Each gas is converted to CO₂e with AR6 100-year warming potentials; biogenic CO₂ and land-use carbon are left out, while methane from biogenic sources is counted.

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About this factor

From ProBas

Translated from German
Production of silicon PV modules from monocrystalline silicon cells, data according to #1, Table VI. Solar cell, EVA and backsheet waste neglected The following data refer to the production of a module of 175Wp. Area 1.25 m², weight 17.4 kg of which Solar cells 0.760424 kg Aluminium profile 3.8 kg Polyphenylene oxide 0.2 kg Glass sheet, low iron, tempered 11.4 kg Ethyl Vinyl Acetate 1.3 kg additional residue glass (0.01 kg/kg) that goes to recycling Load factor: 5000h/a Fuel/input: Raw materials Firm capacity: 100% Year: 2005 Lifetime: 20a Capacity: 1t/h Efficiency: 2290% Product: Raw materials
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Herstellung von Silizium-PV-Modulen aus monokristallinen Siliziumzellen, Daten nach #1, Tabelle VI. Solarzellen-, EVA- und Rückenfolienabfall vernachlässigt Folgende Daten beziehen sich auf die Herstellung eines Moduls mit 175Wp. Fläche 1,25 m², Gewicht 17,4 kg davon Solar cells 0,760424 kg Aluminium profile 3,8 kg Polyphenylenoxid 0,2 kg Glass sheet, low iron, tempered 11,4 kg Ethyl Vinyl Acetate 1,3 kg zusätzlicher Reststoff Glas (0,01 kg/kg), der in Recycling geht Auslastung: 5000h/a Brenn-/Einsatzstoff: Rohstoffe gesicherte Leistung: 100% Jahr: 2005 Lebensdauer: 20a Leistung: 1t/h Nutzungsgrad: 2290% Produkt: Rohstoffe

Source and licence

Publisher
Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency), ProBas
Library
ProBas v02.44.152
Record
b97101b7-412c-4332-8b22-824ab35d0b92
Published
16 September 2020
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ProBas, Umweltbundesamt. Normalised by open-climate.ai, https://open-climate.ai/factors/libraries/probas/ (CC BY 4.0). https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-probas-fabriksiliziummodulmonod-de-kg-cradle_to_gate-270d7148/?v=efv1-ca79ef78c9c7025d1a04eef56ebd9547

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