by Julia Cilleruelo | Apr 4, 2024 | Databases
In the transition from Environmental Footprint (EF) 3.1 Nexus version 1.3 to version 1.4, several updates and additions have been implemented. Notably, ILCD datasets on plastic recyclates from the Sphera node have been incorporated into the EF database. Below is a... by Julia Cilleruelo | Apr 3, 2024 | Life Cycle Impact Assessment
The latest update of the openLCA LCIA Method package is now available in Nexus: https://nexus.openlca.org/database/openLCA%20LCIA%20methods These are the main highlights of the update: revised water use impact category for the EF 3.1 method compatibility with... by Ashrakat | Feb 8, 2024 | Software
EPDs are ISO type III environmental declarations that transparently report third party verified data about a product from their lifecycle perspective. EPDs are becoming part of procurement policies in several countries [1,2] and part of evaluation schemes for green... by Julia Cilleruelo | Jan 30, 2024 | openLCA releases
We released openLCA 2.0 in May 2023 after a lot of work and iterations. Since the initial release we continued the developments leading to several updates, up to v2.0.4. In January 2024 we are releasing openLCA 2.1. We recommend downloading this new version, not only... by Conrad Spindler | Jan 24, 2024 | Databases
The latest version 3.10 of the ecoinvent database includes new impact assessment methods and major updates of the sectors Agriculture, Building and Construction, Chemicals, Electricity, Forestry and Wood, Fuels, Metals, Packaging, Pulp and Paper, and Waste. It... by Julia Cilleruelo | Jan 23, 2024 | Databases
Agribalyse version 3.1.1 can now be found for download in openLCA Nexus: https://nexus.openlca.org/database/Agribalyse. The implementation to openLCA is explained in a document on the same page: /wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AGRIBALYSE_v_3_1_1_Report.pdf Agribalyse is... by Julia Cilleruelo | Dec 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
The exiobase 3.8.2 version available in openLCA Nexus has been updated to match the 3.8.2 (2019) version given by the data providers. Until now, the exiobase 3.8.2 (2021) found in Nexus has forecast values rather than measured values. It doesn’t account for the... by Julia Cilleruelo | Dec 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
LCA Commons is available from the LCA Digital Commons website of the US Department of Agriculture, where various different repositories from different entities generating LCA data and managing LCA databases in the US are contained and provided to the public. In... by Julia Cilleruelo | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Certified Trainers In 2022 we started with the initiative to train others to perform the trainings we do at GreenDelta, also assuring quality of trainings and knowledge of trainers. With the growth and uptake of openLCA also came the demand for trainings. We aim to... by Julia Cilleruelo | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Following last week’s release for the openLCA LCIA Method package 2.3, we have now released an update, v. 2.3.1, where we have corrected the following things: EF 3.1’s impact category “water use” now counts with absolute values and impact direction set to “input”. EF...