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"solar": 48,
"solar_source": "http://www.world-nuclear.org/uploadedFiles/org/WNA/Publications/Working_Group_Reports/comparison_of_lifecycle.pdf",
"wind": 26,
"wind_source": "http://www.world-nuclear.org/uploadedFiles/org/WNA/Publications/Working_Group_Reports/comparison_of_lifecycle.pdf"
"wind_source": "http://www.world-nuclear.org/uploadedFiles/org/WNA/Publications/Working_Group_Reports/comparison_of_lifecycle.pdf",
"biomass": 230,
"biomass_source": "IPCC AR5 WG3 Annex III, Table A.III.2, 'Biomass - dedicated', median lifecycle emissions (min 130, max 420): https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_annex-iii.pdf",
"biofuel": 230,
"biofuel_source": "Same factor as biomass. global_energy_mix.json names bioenergy generation biofuel_TWh, so the factor is reachable under that name.",
"waste": 230,
"waste_source": "One value for mixed renewable and non-renewable waste: the biomass factor, following Electricity Maps, which groups ENTSO-E B17 Waste with biomass (https://github.com/electricitymaps/electricitymaps-contrib/blob/b7469384a7/electricitymap/contrib/parsers/ENTSOE.py#L123). The non-renewable fraction varies by country and year and is not modelled."
}
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| Coal | 995 |
| Petroleum | 816 |
| Natural Gas | 743 |
| Biofuel | 230 |
| Biomass | 230 |
| Geothermal | 38 |
| Hydroelectricity | 26 |
| Nuclear | 29 |
| Solar | 48 |
| Waste | 230 |
| Wind | 26 |

*Carbon Intensity Across Energy Sources*
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- [for fossil energies](https://github.com/responsibleproblemsolving/energy-usage#conversion-to-co2)
- [for renewables energies](http://www.world-nuclear.org/uploadedFiles/org/WNA/Publications/Working_Group_Reports/comparison_of_lifecycle.pdf)
- [for biomass and biofuel](https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_annex-iii.pdf) (IPCC AR5 WG3 Annex III, Table A.III.2, median for "Biomass — dedicated")
- [for waste](https://github.com/electricitymaps/electricitymaps-contrib/blob/b7469384a7/electricitymap/contrib/parsers/ENTSOE.py#L123) (the biomass factor, following Electricity Maps, which groups waste with biomass)

Then, for example, if the Energy Mix of the Grid Electricity is 25%
Coal, 35% Petroleum, 26% Natural Gas and 14% Nuclear:
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def test_get_carbon_intensity_per_source_data(self):
# pytest tests/test_emissions.py::TestEmissions::test_get_carbon_intensity_per_source_data
carbon_intensity = DataSource().get_carbon_intensity_per_source_data()
self.assertEqual(len(carbon_intensity.keys()), 21)
self.assertEqual(len(carbon_intensity.keys()), 27)
self.assertGreater(carbon_intensity["coal"], 800)
self.assertLess(carbon_intensity["wind"], 80)

def test_energy_mix_with_biomass_and_waste_is_not_dropped(self):
"""
A mix carrying biomass and waste must be priced from the factor table.
Without a factor for them, the two types are left out of the computed
sum, the sanity check fails and the world average is returned (#1415).
"""
# GIVEN
factors = DataSource().get_carbon_intensity_per_source_data()
energy_mix = {
"total_TWh": 10.0,
"hydroelectricity_TWh": 6.0,
"biomass_TWh": 3.0,
"waste_TWh": 1.0,
}

# WHEN
rate = Emissions._global_energy_mix_to_emissions_rate(energy_mix)

# THEN
self.assertNotAlmostEqual(
rate.kgs_per_kWh * 1000, factors["world_average"], places=6
)
expected = (
6.0 * factors["hydroelectricity"]
+ 3.0 * factors["biomass"]
+ 1.0 * factors["waste"]
) / 10.0
self.assertAlmostEqual(rate.kgs_per_kWh * 1000, expected, places=6)

def test_energy_mix_with_biofuel_key_from_global_energy_mix(self):
"""
global_energy_mix.json names bioenergy generation ``biofuel_TWh``, so
the factor has to be reachable under that name as well.
"""
# GIVEN
factors = DataSource().get_carbon_intensity_per_source_data()
energy_mix = {
"total_TWh": 10.0,
"hydroelectricity_TWh": 6.0,
"biofuel_TWh": 4.0,
}

# WHEN
rate = Emissions._global_energy_mix_to_emissions_rate(energy_mix)

# THEN
self.assertNotAlmostEqual(
rate.kgs_per_kWh * 1000, factors["world_average"], places=6
)
expected = (6.0 * factors["hydroelectricity"] + 4.0 * factors["biomass"]) / 10.0
self.assertEqual(factors["biofuel"], factors["biomass"])
self.assertAlmostEqual(rate.kgs_per_kWh * 1000, expected, places=6)

def test_get_emissions_PRIVATE_INFRA_FRA(self):
"""
European country is a specific case as we have there carbon intensity to
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