CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order: Table of Conversion Factors
Version 1: Published 22 January 2010
Under the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, participants will be obliged to measure
the emissions from energy supplies for which they are responsible according to the
relevant conversion factors. These relevant conversion factors are specified in the
list below. These amounts will then be converted by the Registry into tonnes of
carbon dioxide by the application of standard emissions factors.
Converting fuel types to CO2 Gross CV Basis
Fuel Type Measurement Emissions Factor
Unit kgCO2 / per
measurement unit
Aviation Spirit tonnes 3128
Aviation Turbine Fuel tonnes 3150
Basic Oxygen Steel (BOS) gas kWh 0.996
Blast furnace gas kWh 0.996
Burning Oil/Kerosene/Paraffin litres 2.532
Cement industry coal tonnes 2373
Coke Oven Gas kWh 0.146
Commercial/Public Sector Coal tonnes 2577
Coking Coal tonnes 2932
Colliery Methane kWh 0.184
Diesel litres 2.639
Electricity kWh 0.541
Fuel Oil tonnes 3216
Gas Oil litres 2.762
Industrial Coal tonnes 2314
Lignite tonnes 1203
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) litres 1.495
Peat tonnes 1357
Naphtha tonnes 3131
Natural Gas* kWh 0.1836
Other Petroleum Gas kWh 0.2057
Petrol litres 2.3035
Petroleum coke tonnes 2981
Scrap tyres tonnes 1669
Solid smokeless fuel tonnes 2810
Sour gas kWh 0.2397
Waste (other than waste oil or tonnes 275.0
waste solvents)
Waste oils tonnes 3026
Waste solvents tonnes 1613
* This conversion factor should be used for any gas supplied through the national
grid network