Biomass Environmental Assessment Tool (BEAT)
Summary | ||
Name of source | BEAT v2.1 Biomass Environmental Assessment Tool | |
Provider | Produced by AEA and North Energy for EA and Defra | |
Summary text | Impact assessment of likely environmental impacts from biomass energy projects, including:
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Contact | BEAT@aeat.co.uk | |
Licensing | Free | |
Language(s) | English | |
Website | www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/ portal/page?_pageid=74,153193&_dad =portal&_schema=PORTAL |
Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
File type | HTML (web) access to Access file | |
Software needs | Microsoft Office |
Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
Age | 1990-2010 | |
Geography | UK | |
Original Data Source(s) | Original research, industry statistics, government publications, other LCA databases | |
Other Databases Included | Unknown | |
Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Grave | |
Modeling approach | ||
Emissions results | Total CO2e, separate GHGs | |
Number of datasets | +50 | |
Main topics | Energy carriers and technologies | |
Other topics | End-of-life treatment |
Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | ||
System boundaries | Yes | |
Data Types | Process | |
Allocation Methods | Yes | |
Technology | Yes | |
Data year | Yes | |
Original source | Yes | |
Uncertainty | No |
Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
Data quality score | No | |
Quality assurance | Yes | |
Standards compliant | ISO 14040 (partial) |