Summary
| Name of source | U.S. Life-Cycle Inventory Database V1.6.0 |
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| Provider | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| Summary text | Data modules that quantify the material and energy flows into and out of the environment for common unit processes. |
| Contact | http://www.nrel.gov/lci/project_team.html |
| Licensing | Free (requires registration) |
| Language(s) | English |
| Website | www.nrel.gov/lci/database/default.asp |
Access – data formats and accessibility
| File type | HTML (web) access to xls file (streamlined and detailed), EcoSpold spreadsheet, EcoSpold XML file |
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| Software needs | Microsoft office |
Contents – breadth and depth of datasets
| Age | 1990 - 2006 |
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| Geography | USA, Global |
| Original Data Source(s) | Academic research |
| Other Databases Included | |
| Life cycle stages | Various |
| Modeling approach | |
| Emissions results | Life cycle inventory – separate outputs |
| Number of datasets | 100 (estimate) |
| Main topics | Energy carriers and technologies; Materials production; Transport services |
| Other topics | Agricultural production means; Food and renewable raw materials |
Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset?
| System boundaries | Yes |
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| Data Types | Process |
| Allocation Methods | Yes |
| Technology | Yes |
| Data year | Yes |
| Original source | No |
| Uncertainty | Yes |
Quality – is information provided on data quality?
| Data quality score | No |
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| Quality assurance | Yes |
| Standards compliant | ISO 14048 |
