Energy is used throughout manufacturing facilities for operational and production activities. There are three categories of energy sources, including purchased, renewable, and non-renewable energy.
| Purchased Energy |
Renewable Energy |
Non-Renewable Energy |
Biomass |
- Purchased Electricity
- Purchased Steam
- Purchased Chilled Water
- Purchased Heating (District Heating)
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- Biodiesel
- Biogas
- Geothermal
- Hydro
- Mini or Micro-Hydro (onsite)
- Purchased Renewables
- Solar Photovoltaic (electricity)(onsite)
- Solar Thermal (onsite)
- Wind (onsite)
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- Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
- Coal
- Commercial Mix (1)
- Coal Water Slurry (2)
- Diesel
- Fabric Waste
- Fuel Oil – Blended (3)
- Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)
- Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
- Natural Gas
- Petrol/Gasoline
- Propane
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- Biomass – Sustainably sourced with certification. (4)
- Biomass – Without sustainably sourced biomass certification. (5)
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Notes:
- Coal – Commercial mix includes all types of traditional coal (e.g., anthracite, bituminous, etc.)
- Coal Water Slurry - Combustible mixture of fine coal particles suspended in water used as fuel source.
- Fuel Oil – Blended includes all types of fuel oils (e.g., furnace oil, bunker fuel, etc.)
- Biomass – Sustainably sourced with certification is any biomass that has supporting certification documentation from a sustainably sourced biomass program (e.g., Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), ISCC Biomass Certification, Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) Certification, Better Biomass Certification, Country Specific Certification, etc.)
- Biomass – Without sustainably sourced biomass certification is any biomass that is not certified through a sustainably sourced biomass program.
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