Table 8. Impact category characterization results based on allocation methods

Allocation method1) Electricity: 0.715, Heat: 0.2852) Electricity: 0.42, Heat: 0.58 1) Energy efficiency based 2) Sales volume based
Output Impact category Unit EmissIon factor (/MWh, /MJ)
Electricity (1 MWh) Acidification mol H+eq 0.35 0.21
Climate change kg CO2eq 97.02 56.99
Ecotoxicity, freshwater CTUe 390.70 229.50
Particulate matter disease inc. 1.67E-06 9.78E-07
Human toxicity, cancer CTUh 4.90E-08 2.88E-08
Photochemical ozone formation kg NMVOCeq 0.75 0.44
Resource use, fossils MJ 6,143 3,608
Heat (1 MJ) Acidification mol H+eq 1.04E-04 1.31E-04
Climate change kg CO2eq 0.033 0.041
Ecotoxicity, freshwater CTUe 0.10 0.13
Particulate matter disease inc. 1.10E-09 1.23E-09
Human toxicity, cancer CTUh 2.72E-11 3.10E-11
Photochemical ozone formation kg NMVOCeq 1.20E-04 1.79E-04
Resource use, fossils MJ 0.79 1.27