Primary Energy and Energy Density

Primary energy refers to the energy available as it exists in natural resources within the environment. These are unprocessed and unexploited energy products. Globally, the profile of primary energy consumption and origin is as follows:

What is Energy?

There are many definitions of energy, from its Greek root « force in motion » to its physical definition: « the property of a material system capable of doing work. » It is characterized as a physical quantity with the ability to modify the environment. It takes various forms: radiation, chemical energy, nuclear, thermal, or mechanical energy. Energy can modify temperature, speed, shape, chemical composition, atomic composition, or even position in a field, whether magnetic, gravitational, or electric. Not only do we use it daily, but it is also an integral part of our bodies, which can be likened to a machine converting nutrients (from the food we eat) into heat and motion.

What is a carbon footprint evaluation?

A carbon footprint evaluation is an assessment that measures the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the activities of an organization, project, or product. These emissions are generated from burning fossil fuels during activities like raw material extraction, energy use, transportation, manufacturing, and waste disposal.The goal of evaluating a carbon footprint is to quantify these emissions, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), which allows organizations to understand their environmental impact and identify opportunities to reduce it.

In this article, we will explore the components of a carbon footprint evaluation and how it serves as a strategic tool.

Tunring a Lifecycle Carbon Analysis into a competitive advantage

Knowing yourself, your strengths and weaknesses is often a key factor of success in many areas of life; and your company is no exception. In case of low carbon strategies, the rule applies too. This article will explain you why and how to turn a Lifecycle Carbon Analysis (LCA) into a competitive advantage.

The emission factor

Without it, carbon accounting wouldn’t exist. Yet it is data that vary form a region of the globe to another, that need regular update to be relevant, and is compatible with a lot of different units.

We are talking here about the emissions factor (also called Carbon Intensity, or emission intensity), the factor of multiplication that converts quantified data into a kg or a ton of equivalent CO2 (CO2e), allowing to estimate the carbon impact of a complex organisation by a simple sum of the different emission activities.