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, 2022) 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
diesel oil 126,920 105,800 96,425 85,293 89,516 91,362 90,044 93,377 97,410 101,911 105,895 108,752 101,513 102,836 105,634 106,432
biodiesel 5,460 6,863 6,375 6,355 5,538 5,986 5,575 5,614 5,806 5,901 5,857 8,775 7,394
gasoline 26,036 17,264 14,881 14,151 9,204 8,637 5,358 5,257 4,941 8,329 7,991 7,484 7,315 6,913 8,410 8,691
biogasoline 97.2 356 354 237 225 215 361 347 316 329 298 384 413
LPG 7,963 9,238 28,246 24,605 19,193 19,582 19,559 17,945 19,916 23,260 16,971 19,426 22,054 16,960 14,810

In a first step, annual fuel deliveries to the military as provided in (BAFA, 2022) 2)

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

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
diesel oil 15,037 8,001 1,364 3,206 977 620 966 680 683 580 577 415 279 281 133 138
biodiesel 214 74.9 43.2 68.2 40.3 41.9 31.7 30.6 22.1 16.2 16.0 11.1 9.55
gasoline 21,508 9,800 7,477 6,838 4,792 4,624 4,106 4,027 3,635 3,287 2,959 2,463 2,300 2,269 1,770 1,921
biogasoline 47.0 185 190 182 173 158 143 129 104 103 97.9 80.8 91.4

…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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
diesel oil 111,883 97,799 95,061 82,087 88,539 90,742 89,078 92,697 96,727 101,331 105,318 108,337 101,234 102,555 105,501 106,294
biodiesel 5,245 6,788 6,331 6,287 5,497 5,944 5,543 5,583 5,784 5,885 5,841 8,764 7,384
gasoline 4,528 7,464 7,404 7,313 4,412 4,013 1,252 1,230 1,306 5,042 5,032 5,021 5,015 4,644 6,640 6,770
biogasoline 50.2 170 164 55.5 52.7 56.8 219 219 212 225 200 303 322
LPG 7,963 9,238 28,246 24,605 19,193 19,582 19,559 17,945 19,916 23,260 16,971 19,426 22,054 16,960 14,810

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. (2022b)) 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
1.A.2.g vii 43.0% 46.4% 47.1% 43.8% 43.2% 43.5% 43.8% 43.3% 43.6% 43.2% 43.1% 43.0% 42.6% 42.5% 42.2% 41.9%
1.A.4.a ii 7.01% 6.65% 6.98% 7.17% 6.51% 6.35% 6.20% 5.95% 5.81% 5.73% 5.83% 5.77% 5.67% 5.59% 5.45% 5.31%
1.A.4.c ii (i) 47.5% 45.6% 43.8% 46.2% 47.4% 47.2% 47.2% 48.0% 47.8% 48.2% 48.4% 48.5% 48.4% 48.4% 48.2% 48.6%
1.A.4.c ii (ii) 2.41% 1.36% 2.15% 2.88% 2.91% 2.99% 2.77% 2.76% 2.81% 2.89% 2.72% 2.79% 3.35% 3.54% 4.15% 4.25%
TOTAL NRMM 100% 100% 100% 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% 64.4% 66.9% 67.1% 66.9% 66.7% 68.4% 68.1% 64.2% 63.2% 59.7% 59.2%
1.A.4.c ii (ii) 68.5% 40.3% 44.9% 41.4% 35.5% 35.6% 33.1% 32.9% 33.1% 33.3% 31.6% 31.9% 35.8% 36.8% 40.3% 40.8%
TOTAL NRMM 100% 100% 100% 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 for 2020 were revised in accordance with the now finalised National Energy Balance 2020.

Here, the mpost significant changes occur for gasoline fuels and LPG.

Table 2: Revised primary activity data 2020, in terajoules

Diesel oil Biodiesel Gasoline Biogasoline LPG
current submission 105,2634 8,775 8,410 384 16,960
previous submission 104,580 8,687 7,050 322 20,622
absolute change 1,054 87.4 1,360 62.1 -3,662
relative change 1.01% 1.01% 19.3% 19.3% -17.8%

1) AGEB, 2022: Working Group on Energy Balances (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Energiebilanzen (Hrsg.), AGEB): Energiebilanz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland; https://ag-energiebilanzen.de/daten-und-fakten/bilanzen-1990-bis-2020/?wpv-jahresbereich-bilanz=2011-2020, (Aufruf: 23.11.2021), Köln & Berlin, 2022
2) BAFA, 2022: 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_2021_12.xlsx;jsessionid=80E1FD32B36918F682608C03FDE79257.1_cid381?__blob=publicationFile&v=5, Eschborn, 2022.
3) Knörr et al. (2022b): 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) 2022, Heidelberg, 2022.