Summary
| Name of source | Ecoinvent Database v2.2 |
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| Provider | Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories |
| Summary text | Life cycle inventory data, life cycle inventory results and impact assessments |
| Contact | support@ecoinvent.org |
| Licensing | Ecoinvent Database v2.2 for commercial single-user / OECD countries educational license €1800 (excluding VAT), each subsequent commercial user license €900 (excluding VAT). Upgrade for commercial single-user / OECD countries educational license €1500 (excluding VAT), each subsequent commercial user license €750 (excluding VAT). Educational license for non-OECD countries (free) |
| Language(s) | English, German |
| Website | http://www.ecoinvent.org/home/ |
Access – data formats and accessibility
| File type | HTML (web) access to data on-line and to excel files |
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| Software needs | Microsoft office |
Contents – breadth and depth of datasets
| Age | 1990-2010 |
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| Geography | Individual countries, Regions, Global |
| Original Data Source(s) | Academic research, Industry statistics, Government publications, Other LCA databases |
| Other Databases Included | Various |
| Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Grave |
| Modeling approach | Process |
| Emissions results | Total CO2e, separate GHGs |
| Number of datasets | +4,000 |
| Main topics | Energy carriers and technologies; Materials production; Systems; End-of-life treatment; Transport services; Other Services; Use and consumption; Wastes |
| Other topics |
Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset?
| System boundaries | Yes |
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| Data Types | Process, other |
| Allocation Methods | Yes |
| Technology | Yes |
| Data year | Yes |
| Original source | Yes |
| Uncertainty | Yes |
Quality – is information provided on data quality?
| Data quality score | Yes |
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| Quality assurance | Yes |
| Standards compliant | ISO 14040; ISO 14044; ISO/TS 14048 |
