Peat and Peat Products

SIEC section 1. One of the ten top-level sections of the Standard International Energy Product Classification (SIEC); see that page for the classification’s scope rules, coding system and full Table 3.1 code list.

1 Peat and peat products

Peat — a solid formed from the partial decomposition of dead vegetation under conditions of high humidity and limited air access (the initial stage of coalification) — and any products derived from it [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 1, PDF p. 43, 2018].

11 Peat

A solid formed from the partial decomposition of dead vegetation under conditions of high humidity and limited air access (the initial stage of coalification). Available in two forms for use as a fuel: sod peat and milled peat [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 11, PDF p. 43, 2018].

Remark: Milled peat is also made into briquettes for fuel use. Peat is not considered a renewable resource, as its regeneration period is long [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 11, PDF p. 43, 2018].

111 / 1110 Sod peat

Slabs of peat, cut by hand or machine, and dried in the air [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 1110, PDF p. 43, 2018].

112 / 1120 Milled peat

Granulated peat produced by special machines [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 1120, PDF p. 43, 2018].

Remark: Used in power stations or for briquette manufacture [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 1120, PDF p. 43, 2018].

12 Peat products

Products such as peat briquettes, derived directly or indirectly from sod peat and milled peat [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 12, PDF p. 43, 2018].

121 / 1210 Peat briquettes

A fuel comprising small blocks of dried, highly compressed peat made without a binding agent [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 1210, PDF p. 43, 2018].

Remark: Used mainly as a household fuel [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 1210, PDF p. 43, 2018].

129 / 1290 Other peat products

Peat products not elsewhere specified, such as peat pellets [IRES, Ch. III, SIEC 1290, PDF p. 43, 2018].

Chapter VI’s reference list of data items groups peat with coal for the underground-vs-surface production data items (2.1.1–2.1.2) — see Data Items on Energy Flows and Stocks [IRES, Ch. VI, para. 6.41, PDF p. 92, 2018].

Related

• SIEC Classification System — SIEC’s scope rules, coding system and full Table 3.1 code list, of which this section is one entry
• Energy Products — the general energy-product definition and SIEC scope-precision rules this classification operationalizes
• Coal — the preceding SIEC fuel section; coal explicitly excludes peat despite both being stages of coalification
• Oil Shale/Oil Sands — the next SIEC fuel section
• Data Items on Energy Flows and Stocks — the underground-vs-surface production data items, shared with coal