Table 15

Global warming potential of each resource (gCO2/kWhe).

Resource gCO2/kWhe
Nuclear (PWR) 16.95
Coal (ST) 849.64
Hydro 684.45
pumped hydro 58.41
biomass (co-generation) 54.76
geothermal 25.04
oil (HF-ST) 13.07
Utility-scale battery (li-ion) 300.00
wind (onshore) 27.55
wind (offshore) 13.00
solar PV 20.32
LNG (CC) 446.67

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