Peat briquettes

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers binderless, uncarbonized peat compressed into dried fuel blocks. Its distinctive production requirements are moisture removal and mechanical compression, rather than peat extraction alone. Binder-containing mixed fuels, peat pellets, raw peat, peat coke, coal briquettes and horticultural growing media are excluded. The definition follows un-energy-peat-products-2024; classification identity follows un-cpc-structure-2025. The Chinese category title 泥炭压块 describes mechanically pressed fuel; UUID-bearing flow displays retain the database term 泥炭团块.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.ores-and-minerals-electricity-gas-and-water.coal-and-peat.peat-briquettes
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 11052; un-cpc-structure-2025
covered_products	Binderless dried peat fuel blocks
excluded_products	Raw peat; peat pellets; peat coke; coal briquettes; binder-containing mixed fuels; growing media
representative_product	Accepted binderless peat briquette
production_route	Receive and prepare peat; dry; compress; cool and finish; wrap if applicable
market_state	Unburned solid fuel at factory gate, declared moisture, net mass excluding packaging

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Supply peat briquette fuel for downstream combustion
How much	1 kg net accepted product at factory gate
How well	Declare as-sold moisture, ash, net calorific value and mechanical acceptance criteria; no universal heating performance is assumed
How long or cycle	One production reporting period; downstream combustion duration is outside this production dataset
reference_flow_link	briquettes

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Peat briquettes 0035aeea-b20b-4287-abac-d501f59c957f
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	Peat source and extraction boundary; site and year; binder absence; product moisture wet basis; ash and calorific-value test basis; briquette form and acceptance; thermal route; wrapping material; upstream drainage coverage

Required qualifiers must be declared in the foreground data package. This mass reference is a production declared unit; comparisons of delivered heat additionally require measured calorific value and downstream efficiency.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

Energy-unit conversion and fuel-specific calorific-value conventions follow un-ires-2018, paragraphs 4.23 and 4.33–4.38. Calorific value must correspond to actual moisture, composition and measurement state; gross and net bases must not be interchanged.

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	reference product	Mass	kg	Use calibrated net weighing of accepted briquettes, excluding wrapping. All inventory amounts use per 1 kg reference flow.
moisture_basis	peat_feed; peat_fuel; briquettes	Mass	kg	Record wet-basis moisture for each weighed stream. Keep as-received and dry matter separate; do not substitute dry mass for as-sold reference mass.
electricity_conversion	prep_electricity; dry_electricity; press_electricity	Net calorific value	MJ	Convert electricity meter kWh to MJ using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ. This is an exact unit conversion, not a fuel calorific-value estimate.
gas_volume	natural_gas_fuel	Volume	m3	Declare meter temperature, pressure and reference-volume convention. Never convert gas volume into heat without measured supplier calorific value on the same basis.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Unagglomerated peat received at the briquetting plant; declared moisture and source
starting_condition_role	Foreground gate-to-gate production starting input
product_classification_scope	Binderless peat briquette fuel; CPC 11052 is classification context
recursive_input_rule	Purchased briquettes used as fuel require a supplier dataset; internal recirculation is measured for balance but is not a fresh input or co-product. Never recurse into this same dataset.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Link peat supply including extraction, land effects and drainage greenhouse gases; link utilities, fuel, packaging and waste treatment. UN guidance does not treat peat as renewable; IPCC wetland guidance identifies extraction-area and ditch activity requirements.
disclosure	Declare foreground start, upstream linkage and gaps, reporting period, peatland source, heat supplier or on-site fuel route, recycling, air location and waste fate. A plant-only dataset must not be labelled cradle-to-gate.

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
boundary_production	foreground	Include receiving, preparation, drying, pressing, cooling, finishing, actual wrapping, dust control and on-site thermal supply. Record each actual additional exchange separately by substance and state.	un-energy-peat-products-2024
boundary_upstream	peat_supply	Keep extraction and drainage burdens in a linked upstream dataset; do not assume burden-free peat or zero drainage emissions. IPCC national guidance informs upstream coverage, not a factory emission factor.	ipcc-wetlands-2013
boundary_internal	internal_transfers	Interstage peat and internally generated steam are internal transfers. Measure them for reconciliation without repeating external inputs; purchased heat excludes on-site generated heat.
boundary_use	downstream	Exclude customer delivery, final fuel combustion and consumer ash treatment; model these separately for heat-service comparisons.

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
prepare	Peat reception and preparation	required	Entire binderless briquette line	Foreground production	per 1 kg reference flow
dry	Drying and moisture control	required	Moisture conditioning before pressing	Foreground production	per 1 kg reference flow
finish	Compression, finishing and wrapping	required	Accepted briquette production	Foreground production	per 1 kg reference flow
boiler	On-site thermal supply	conditional	On-site fuel combustion supplies production heat	Foreground production	per 1 kg reference flow

Process: Peat reception and preparation (prepare)

Inputs

Product flows

Peat feedstock (peat_feed)

Always; externally supplied unagglomerated peat.

• inclusion_condition: Always; externally supplied unagglomerated peat.
• Selected flow: Peat 485febdb-01e0-47ad-8ebe-c500a35669bd
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_prepare.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_prepare

Preparation electricity (prep_electricity)

Always; conveying, milling and screening.

• inclusion_condition: Always; conveying, milling and screening.
• Selected flow: Alternating current 4d0361a3-56cc-45f9-aa42-bb9103285bf9
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_prepare.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_prepare

Process: Drying and moisture control (dry)

Inputs

Product flows

Dryer electricity (dry_electricity)

Always; fans and dryer drives.

• inclusion_condition: Always; fans and dryer drives.
• Selected flow: Alternating current 4d0361a3-56cc-45f9-aa42-bb9103285bf9
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_dry.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dry

Purchased steam heat (purchased_heat)

Only when steam heat is purchased across the plant boundary. Exclude internally generated heat.

• inclusion_condition: Only when steam heat is purchased across the plant boundary. Exclude internally generated heat.
• Selected flow: Process heat from steam fcf9e128-688f-42f0-9dca-85d2319cfac5
• Flow property / unit: Gross calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-14da-a746-0800200c9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_dry.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dry

Tap water make-up (tap_water)

Only when tap water is consumed in cooling or steam-system make-up.

• inclusion_condition: Only when tap water is consumed in cooling or steam-system make-up.
• Selected flow: Tap water 3a8411b6-e476-4f98-9d77-0d492661a07f
• Flow property / unit: Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a3c8-12da-a746-0800200c9a66 / m3
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_dry.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dry

Outputs

Elementary flows

Peat moisture evaporation (evaporated_water)

Always when moisture is removed into air; separate from liquid effluent.

• inclusion_condition: Always when moisture is removed into air; separate from liquid effluent.
• Selected flow: water vapour fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-ac04-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Determine evaporated moisture from measured feed and product moisture with a reconciled water balance using cp_dry.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_dry

PM10 to air (pm10_air)

When measured particulate emissions occur from drying or handling; record actual air location.

• inclusion_condition: When measured particulate emissions occur from drying or handling; record actual air location.
• Selected flow: particles (PM10) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-91be-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_dry.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dry

Process: Compression, finishing and wrapping (finish)

Inputs

Product flows

Pressing and finishing electricity (press_electricity)

Always; presses, cooling and finishing equipment.

• inclusion_condition: Always; presses, cooling and finishing equipment.
• Selected flow: Alternating current 4d0361a3-56cc-45f9-aa42-bb9103285bf9
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_finish.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finish

Polyethylene wrapping film (polyethylene_film)

Only when polyethylene film is used for sale-ready wrapping.

• inclusion_condition: Only when polyethylene film is used for sale-ready wrapping.
• Selected flow: Polyethylene packaging film
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_finish.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finish

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted briquette output (briquettes)

Always; net accepted mass after finishing, excluding packaging.

• inclusion_condition: Always; net accepted mass after finishing, excluding packaging.
• Selected flow: Peat briquettes 0035aeea-b20b-4287-abac-d501f59c957f
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finish

Waste flows

Discarded peat fines (peat_reject)

Only when peat fines leave for waste treatment; internal rework is not an exchange.

• inclusion_condition: Only when peat fines leave for waste treatment; internal rework is not an exchange.
• Selected flow: Waste peat fines
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_finish.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finish

Process: On-site thermal supply (boiler)

Inputs

Product flows

Natural gas fuel (natural_gas_fuel)

Only for an on-site natural gas burner supplying production heat.

• inclusion_condition: Only for an on-site natural gas burner supplying production heat.
• Selected flow: natural gas in the gaseous state 4f19ca0e-7b3b-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
• Flow property / unit: Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a3c8-12da-a746-0800200c9a66 / m3
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Peat fuel (peat_fuel)

Only when raw peat is burned on site for production heat; do not include this mass in peat_feed.

• inclusion_condition: Only when raw peat is burned on site for production heat; do not include this mass in peat_feed.
• Selected flow: Peat 485febdb-01e0-47ad-8ebe-c500a35669bd
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Outputs

Waste flows

Peat combustion fly ash (peat_fly_ash)

Only for peat-fired equipment with a separately collected fly-ash stream.

• inclusion_condition: Only for peat-fired equipment with a separately collected fly-ash stream.
• Selected flow: Peat combustion fly ash
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Peat combustion bottom ash (peat_bottom_ash)

Only for peat-fired equipment with a separately collected bottom-ash stream.

• inclusion_condition: Only for peat-fired equipment with a separately collected bottom-ash stream.
• Selected flow: Peat combustion bottom ash
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Elementary flows

Direct fossil carbon dioxide (combustion_co2)

Only when on-site fuel combustion occurs; disclose peat-carbon classification and actual air location.

• inclusion_condition: Only when on-site fuel combustion occurs; disclose peat-carbon classification and actual air location.
• Selected flow: carbon dioxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-923d-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Direct nitrogen dioxide (combustion_no2)

When nitrogen dioxide is emitted; total NOx reported as NO2 equivalent must not be silently treated as pure NO2.

• inclusion_condition: When nitrogen dioxide is emitted; total NOx reported as NO2 equivalent must not be silently treated as pure NO2.
• Selected flow: Nitrogen dioxide to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Direct carbon monoxide (combustion_co)

When carbon monoxide is emitted from on-site combustion.

• inclusion_condition: When carbon monoxide is emitted from on-site combustion.
• Selected flow: carbon monoxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-924e-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Direct sulfur dioxide (combustion_so2)

When sulfur dioxide is emitted from on-site combustion.

• inclusion_condition: When sulfur dioxide is emitted from on-site combustion.
• Selected flow: Sulfur dioxide to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Direct methane (combustion_ch4)

When methane is emitted from on-site fuel combustion.

• inclusion_condition: When methane is emitted from on-site fuel combustion.
• Selected flow: methane (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9610-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

Direct nitrous oxide (combustion_n2o)

When nitrous oxide is emitted from on-site fuel combustion.

• inclusion_condition: When nitrous oxide is emitted from on-site fuel combustion.
• Selected flow: nitrous oxide 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-94c3-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66; unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured reporting-period exchange divided by accepted net briquette output mass; use cp_boiler.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_boiler

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
allocate_subdivide	shared_operations	First subdivide using line meters, weighed production and thermal-supply records. Shared heat generation is assigned by measured delivered heat; electricity by submeter readings. Document any remaining allocation and test sensitivity.	ghg-product-standard-2011
allocate_rework	peat_reject	Internal fines recirculation receives no avoided-product credit. Treat discarded fines and ash as waste unless documented sale establishes a co-product; subdivision precedes allocation by demonstrated physical relationships; use a disclosed, justified economic relationship only when the physical basis cannot be established or used.	ghg-product-standard-2011

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

ghg-product-standard-2011, Chapter 8 supports foreground activity collection and quality assessment; Chapter 9 supports subdivision and the allocation hierarchy. Its formal scope is GHG accounting; this PCR extends exchange-specific collection and disclosed data quality to water, materials and waste records. Knowledge of finished-product reference mass alone does not establish input or emission activity data.

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_prepare	prepare	Every exchange in this process	Meter, weighing and laboratory records	peat source; received mass; moisture; electricity; stock changes; reporting dates	Use calibrated scales and meters, traceable supplier receipts and representative moisture tests; quantify actual emissions after controls by substance, air compartment and method. Preserve zero/absent and missing values separately.	kg; MJ; m3 according to each row	Each batch and meter period; representative emission testing	One complete declared production year; disclose shorter campaigns and seasonal coverage	Assigned briquetting line and attributable site services	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration; scale tickets; test method; allocation log; balance closure
cp_dry	dry	Every exchange in this process	Meter, weighing and laboratory records	inlet and outlet mass and moisture; electricity; purchased heat; tap water; liquid discharge; condensate; PM10 test; sampling times	Use calibrated scales and meters, traceable supplier receipts and representative moisture tests; quantify actual emissions after controls by substance, air compartment and method. Preserve zero/absent and missing values separately.	kg; MJ; m3 according to each row	Each batch and meter period; representative emission testing	One complete declared production year; disclose shorter campaigns and seasonal coverage	Assigned briquetting line and attributable site services	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration; scale tickets; test method; allocation log; balance closure
cp_finish	finish	Every exchange in this process	Meter, weighing and laboratory records	accepted net briquette mass; moisture; ash; net calorific value; packaging film mass; press electricity; rejects; stock changes	Use calibrated scales and meters, traceable supplier receipts and representative moisture tests; quantify actual emissions after controls by substance, air compartment and method. Preserve zero/absent and missing values separately.	kg; MJ; m3 according to each row	Each batch and meter period; representative emission testing	One complete declared production year; disclose shorter campaigns and seasonal coverage	Assigned briquetting line and attributable site services	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration; scale tickets; test method; allocation log; balance closure
cp_boiler	boiler	Every exchange in this process	Meter, weighing and laboratory records	fuel peat mass and moisture; gas volume pressure and temperature; delivered heat; fuel carbon and sulfur; each measured emitted substance; fly ash; bottom ash	Use calibrated scales and meters, traceable supplier receipts and representative moisture tests; quantify actual emissions after controls by substance, air compartment and method. Preserve zero/absent and missing values separately.	kg; MJ; m3 according to each row	Each batch and meter period; representative emission testing	One complete declared production year; disclose shorter campaigns and seasonal coverage	Assigned briquetting line and attributable site services	per 1 kg reference flow	Calibration; scale tickets; test method; allocation log; balance closure

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
normalize_period	all inventory rows	Divide attributable reporting-period exchange totals by accepted net briquette mass in kg. The briquettes reference output is exactly 1 kg.	cp_prepare; cp_dry; cp_finish; cp_boiler	Each amount per 1 kg reference flow
water_balance	evaporated_water	Water evaporated equals water entering in peat and make-up minus water in products, rejects, liquid discharges and condensate leaving, adjusted for stock change. Prevent duplication of boiler moisture and plant drying moisture.	cp_prepare; cp_dry; cp_finish	Evaporated water per 1 kg reference flow

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
quality_identity	briquettes	Confirm binderless, uncarbonized peat block and declared moisture; exclude packaging from reference mass.	un-energy-peat-products-2024; cp_finish
quality_upstream	peat_feed; peat_fuel	Disclose peat extraction geography, source period and drainage emissions coverage. No carbon-neutral assumption.	un-energy-peat-products-2024; ipcc-wetlands-2013
quality_complete	all inventory rows	Reconcile dry matter, water, energy and rejected material. Record actual additional fuels, water discharges, packaging components and emitted species as individual exchanges with their own identity checks; do not hide them in a total-material row. Explain missing values and unresolved flow identities.	cp_prepare; cp_dry; cp_finish; cp_boiler

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
validate_basis	all inventory rows	Require one consistent 1 kg net accepted briquette denominator, identical reporting periods and a linked collection protocol for each row.
validate_route	foreground	Verify binder absence, product state, actual thermal route and utility-source separation. On-site heat and purchased heat must not count the same burden twice.	un-energy-peat-products-2024
validate_balance	foreground	Require documented mass and moisture reconciliation, waste fate and emissions completeness. Unexplained deviations and missing pollutant quantities require further collection, not a zero substitution.
validate_identity	all inventory rows	Resolve or explicitly disclose every flow UUID gap; supplier background datasets must fit geography, year, technology and declared state. Do not substitute a coal ash flow for peat ash or nitrous oxide for nitrogen dioxide.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	foreground_dataset
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Binderless peat briquette production; linked fuel-supply modelling with explicit extraction boundary
excluded_use	Binder-containing mixtures, carbonized peat, growing media, carbon-neutral claims, direct comparison of useful heat without downstream modelling
required_metadata	Site; year; peat origin; moisture; ash; calorific-value basis; route; reference unit; upstream links; wrapping; allocation
required_quality_disclosure	Meter and test coverage; seasonal coverage; uncertainty; unresolved UUIDs; missing upstream drainage data; absent external intensity benchmarks
update_trigger	Change of peat source, heat route, moisture specification, product acceptance, utility supplier or material emissions data

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-structure-2025	official_guidance	CPC Version 3.0 Structure (UNSD), 30 June 2025, rows 443-445. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv	Classification identity; original source retained 2026-09-10
un-energy-peat-products-2024	official_guidance	Guidelines for the 2022 United Nations Statistics Division Annual Questionnaire on Energy Statistics, May 2024, p. 8, Peat and Peat products. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/energy/energy-questionnaire-guidelines.pdf	Binderless dried compressed fuel definition; non-renewable peat context; retrieved 2026-09-30
ipcc-wetlands-2013	official_guidance	2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands, 2014 published edition, Chapter 2, p. 2.28. https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/wetlands/pdf/Wetlands_Supplement_Entire_Report.pdf	Upstream peat extraction and drainage activity coverage only; no adopted emission factors; retrieved 2026-09-30
un-ires-2018	official_guidance	International Recommendations for Energy Statistics. United Nations, 2018; Chapter IV, paragraphs 4.23 and 4.33–4.38 (printed pp. 44, 46–47). https://unstats.un.org/unsd/energystats/methodology/documents/IRES-web.pdf	Energy-unit conversion, measured calorific value and moisture basis; original retrieved 2026-10-01
ghg-product-standard-2011	standard	Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard. WRI/WBCSD, 2011; Chapters 8 and 9 (printed pp. 47–48 and 63). https://docs.wbcsd.org/2011/09/Product_Life_Cycle_Accounting_Reporting_Standard.pdf	GHG foreground data quality, subdivision and allocation hierarchy prioritizing physical relationships; original retrieved 2026-09-30