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Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX IV

ENERGY CONTENT OF SELECTED FUELS FOR END USE – CONVERSION TABLE (1)

a

93 % methane.

b

Member States may apply other values depending on the type of wood most used in the respective Member State.

c

Applicable when energy savings are calculated in primary energy terms using a bottom-up approach based on final energy consumption. For savings in kWh electricity Member States may apply a default coefficient of 2,5. Member States may apply a different coefficient provided they can justify it.

Source: Eurostat.

Energy commoditykJ (NCV)kgoe (NCV)kWh (NCV)
1 kg coke28 5000,6767,917
1 kg hard coal17 200 — 30 7000,411 — 0,7334,778 — 8,528
1 kg brown coal briquettes20 0000,4785,556
1 kg black lignite10 500 — 21 0000,251 — 0,5022,917 — 5,833
1 kg brown coal5 600 — 10 5000,134 — 0,2511,556 — 2,917
1 kg oil shale8 000 — 9 0000,191 — 0,2152,222 — 2,500
1 kg peat7 800 — 13 8000,186 — 0,3302,167 — 3,833
1 kg peat briquettes16 000 — 16 8000,382 — 0,4014,444 — 4,667
1 kg residual fuel oil (heavy oil)40 0000,95511,111
1 kg light fuel oil42 3001,0111,75
1 kg motor spirit (petrol)44 0001,05112,222
1 kg paraffin40 0000,95511,111
1 kg liquefied petroleum gas46 0001,09912,778
1 kg natural gasa47 2001,12613,1
1 kg liquefied natural gas45 1901,07912,553
1 kg wood (25 % humidity)b13 8000,333,833
1 kg pellets/wood bricks16 8000,4014,667
1 kg waste7 400 — 10 7000,177 — 0,2562,056 — 2,972
1 MJ derived heat1 0000,0240,278
1 kWh electrical energy3 6000,0861c
(1)

Member States may apply different conversion factors if these can be justified.

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