1.A.4 - Small Combustion: Mobile Sources (OVERVIEW)

Short description


Mobile sources reported under NFR 1.A.4 - Small combustion comprise of such versatile mobile equipment as forklifters (1.A.a ii), gasoline-driven lawn mowers used for gardening (1.A.4.b ii) over tractors in agriculture and harvesters and chain saws in forestry (1.A.4.c ii) to the German deep sea fishing fleet (1.A.4.c iii).

For further information on sub-sector specific consumption data, emission factors and emissions as well as further information on emission trends, recalculations and planned improvements, please follow the links above.

Method

Activity data

Primary activity data are available from National Energy Balances (NEBs) (AGEB, 2023) 1).

Here, aggregated data for NFRs 1.A.a ii,1.A.4.c ii and 1.A.2.g vii are included in line 67: 'Commercial, trade, services and other consumers'. In contrast, AD for is available directly from line 66: 'Households'. Furthermore, AD for is included partly in NEB lines 6: 'Maritime Bunkers' and 64: 'Coastal and inland navigation'.

Table 1 below tries to demonstrate the breaking-down of primary data in NEB line 67 onto NFRs 1.A.2.g vii, 1.A.4a ii and 1.A.4.c ii. For further information on the resulting specific shares as well as the fuel consumption in NFRs 1.A.4.b ii and 1.A.4.c iii please refer to the respective sub-chapters.

Table 1: Primary AD from NEB line 67: 'Commercial, trade, services and other consumers', in terajoules

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
diesel oil 126,920 105,800 96,425 85,271 89,724 103,914 105,768 106,894 103,495 106,054 104,452 106,457 102,720
biodiesel 5,681 7,018 5,772 5,733 5,827 5,840 6,016 8,543 7,465 7,138
gasoline 26,036 17,264 14,881 14,151 14,923 12,227 11,588 10,895 10,806 11,040 10,489 10,833 10,872
biogasoline 98.1 357 495 473 445 468 455 470 510 504
LPG 7,963 9,238 25,297 11,432 18,702 22,483 16,723 31,269 28,897 18,598 18,139 13,379

In a first step, annual fuel deliveries to the military as provided in (BAFA, 2023) 2)

Table 2: Annual fuel deliveries to the military as included in NEB line 67, in terajoules

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
diesel oil 15,037 8,001 1,364 3,196 976 579 577 415 279 281 134 137 148
biodiesel 223 76.3 32.2 31.3 22.1 15.8 15.9 10.9 9.64 10.3
gasoline 21,508 9,800 7,477 6,838 4,790 3,300 2,969 2,464 2,305 2,273 1,771 1,923 2,042
biogasoline 47.4 186 133 121 104 100 93.7 79.4 90.6 94.6

…are deduced from these primary AD, giving the remaining amounts of gasoline and diesel oil for NFRs 1.A.2.g vii, 1.A.a ii and 1.A.4.c ii:

Table 3: Annual fuel deliveries to the remaining sectors covered by NEB line 67, in terajoules

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
diesel oil 111.883 97.799 95.061 82.075 88.749 103.335 105.192 106.479 103.216 105.774 104.318 106.320 102.572
biodiesel 5.458 6.942 5.740 5.702 5.804 5.824 6.000 8.533 7.456 7.128
gasoline 4.528 7.464 7.404 7.313 10.133 8.927 8.618 8.431 8.500 8.767 8.718 8.910 8.830
biogasoline 50.7 171 362 352 341 368 361 391 420 409
LPG 7.963 9.238 25.297 11.432 18.702 22.483 16.723 31.269 28.897 18.598 18.139 13.379

As the National Enregy Balances provide no consumption data for LPG before 1995 and as part of the LPG provided in NEB line 67 is used for stationary combustion (whereas all diesel and gasoline fuels are allocated to mobile combustion), activity data for LPG used in in NRMM are taken directly from TREMOD MM (Knörr et al. (2023b)) 3).

In another step, the following sub-sectors specific annual percentual contributions to NEB line 67 as computed within TREMOD-MM are apllied to these primary AD to deduce sub-sectors specific AD.

Table 4: Annual percentual contributions of NFRs 1.A.2.g vii, 1.A.a ii and 1.A.4.c ii

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
1.A.2.g vii 30.4% 19.0% 17.0% 15.6% 21.5% 26.2% 27.0% 27.4% 25.4% 26.4% 26.4% 26.3% 23.6%
1.A.4.a ii 6.12% 3.98% 3.67% 3.66% 5.05% 5.76% 6.01% 6.06% 5.60% 5.77% 5.71% 5.62% 5.11%
1.A.4.c ii (i) 61.5% 76.4% 78.5% 79.6% 71.9% 66.2% 65.2% 64.7% 66.9% 65.5% 65.1% 65.3% 68.8%
1.A.4.c ii (ii) 1.95% 0.63% 0.87% 1.13% 1.55% 1.85% 1.80% 1.87% 2.10% 2.34% 2.74% 2.82% 2.49%
TOTAL NRMM 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
1.A.2.g vii 31.5% 59.7% 55.1% 58.6% 64.5% 66.7% 68.4% 68.1% 64.2% 63.2% 59.7% 59.2% 59.6%
1.A.4.c ii (ii) 68.5% 40.3% 44.9% 41.4% 35.5% 33.3% 31.6% 31.9% 35.8% 36.8% 40.3% 40.8% 40.4%
TOTAL NRMM 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

source: own estimates, based on TREMOD MM

For the NFR-specific activity data and emission factors please refer to the corresponding chapters linked at the top of this page.

Recalculations

Primary activity data were revised in accordance with the revised National Energy Balances 2003 to 2021 with the most significant changes occuring for gasoline fuels and LPG.

Table 2: Revised primary activity data 2020, in terajoules

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
DIESEL OIL
current submission 126,920 105,800 96,425 85,271 89,724 103,914 105,768 106,894 103,495 106,054 104,452 106,457
previous submission 126,920 105,800 96,425 85,293 89,516 101,911 105,895 108,752 101,513 102,836 105,634 106,432
absolute change 0.00 0.00 0.00 -22.4 208 2.003 -127 -1.858 1.982 3.218 -1.182 25.4
relative change 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% 0.23% 1.97% -0.12% -1.71% 1.95% 3.13% -1.12% 0.02%
BIODIESEL
current submission 5,681 7,018 5,772 5,733 5,827 5,840 6,016 8,543 7,465
previous submission 5,460 6,863 5,575 5,614 5,806 5,901 5,857 8,775 7,394
absolute change 221 155 198 119 20.9 -61.6 159 -231 71.3
relative change 4.05% 2.26% 3.55% 2.12% 0.36% -1.04% 2.71% -2.63% 0.96%
GASOLINE
current submission 26,036 17,264 14,881 14,151 14,923 12,227 11,588 10,895 10,806 11,040 10,489 10,833
previous submission 26,036 17,264 14,881 14,151 9,204 8,329 7,991 7,484 7,315 6,913 8,410 8,691
absolute change 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,719 3,898 3,597 3,411 3,491 4,127 2,079 2,142
relative change 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 62.1% 46.8% 45.0% 45.6% 47.7% 59.7% 24.7% 24.6%
BIOGASOLINE
current submission 98.1 357 495 473 445 468 455 470 510
previous submission 97.2 356 361 347 316 329 298 384 413
absolute change 0.87 1.86 134 126 129 139 157 86.3 96.9
relative change 0.90% 0.52% 37.0% 36.3% 41.0% 42.2% 52.6% 22.5% 23.4%
LPG
current submission 7,963 9,238 25,297 11,432 18,702 22,483 16,723 31,269 28,897 18,598 18,139
previous submission 7,963 9,238 28,246 24,605 19,916 23,260 16,971 19,426 22,054 16,960 14,810
absolute change 0.00 0.00 -2,949 -13,173 -1,214 -777 -248 11,843 6,843 1,638 3,329
relative change 0.00% 0.00% -10.4% -53.5% -6.10% -3.34% -1.46% 61.0% 31.0% 9.66% 22.5%

1) AGEB, 2023: Working Group on Energy Balances (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Energiebilanzen (Hrsg.), AGEB): Energiebilanz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland; https://ag-energiebilanzen.de/daten-und-fakten/bilanzen-1990-bis-2030/?wpv-jahresbereich-bilanz=2021-2030, (Aufruf: 12.12.2023), Köln & Berlin, 2023
2) BAFA, 2023: Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle, BAFA): Amtliche Mineralöldaten für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland; https://www.bafa.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Energie/Mineraloel/moel_amtliche_daten_2022_12.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile&v=4, Eschborn, 2023.
3) Knörr et al. (2023b): Knörr, W., Heidt, C., Gores, S., & Bergk, F.: ifeu Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH, ifeu): Aktualisierung des Modells TREMOD-Mobile Machinery (TREMOD MM) 2023, Heidelberg, 2023.