Environment
LPG as alternative source of energy: an opportunity for our planet
The climate-related consequences of greenhouse gases are widely known. Hence our task will be to choose those energy sources, which contribute the least to global warming- LPG is one of them!
Benefits for our environment:
- LPG is clean, eco-friendly and one of the least-polluting energy sources
- High degree of cleanliness and no production of soot or other residues
- Very low emissions compared to other fossil fuels
- No suspended solids
- Non-toxic
- LPG does not endanger ground water or soil, hence can be used in water protection areas, where heating oil is forbidden
- LPG is one of the most modern energy sources
The EU Commission declared LPG an alternative source of energy in fall 2002.
To learn from past mistakes and to conserve a sustainable environment we must act now- LPG helps to reach this goal!
Emissions in mg/MJ
Emission |
Wood |
Wood chips |
Straw |
Heating oil |
Natural gas |
LPG |
NOx |
50 - 100 |
50 - 100 |
50 - 100 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
SO2 |
0 |
0 |
< 500 |
< 140 |
0 |
0 |
CO |
500 - 5.000 |
250 - 2.500 |
500 - 5.000 |
2 - 20 |
< 2 |
< 2 |
CxHy |
25 - 250 |
4 - 250 |
25 - 250 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Dust |
< 100 |
< 250 |
< 1000 |
< 8 |
< 2 |
< 1 |