openLCA.conf 2027 – Session proposals open!
Happy to announce that openLCA.conf will be returning to Berlin on the 28th-29th April 2027! The last edition of openLCA.conf was a big success, with sessions covering everything from the challenges the industry is facing around LCI dataset creation to adoption of LCA...
openLCA LCIA Method package 2.8.2 update release
The new update of the openLCA LCIA Method package (v2.8.2) is now available on Nexus. These are the main highlights of the update: EF 3.1: Water use Split into two categories: Water use and Water use (adapted spatialization) Water use: EF 3.1–compliant, country-level...
Updates to the MSWI model on Nexus
We're pleased to announce an update to our Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI) model, now available on openLCA Nexus. This release introduces two primary improvements. First, energy recovery can now be modelled using system expansion by substitution on top of...
Agribalyse 3.2 Core is now available for free
We are happy to share that Agribalyse v3.2 Core can now be downloaded for free in openLCA Nexus. The GreenDelta team has worked on the removal of all ecoinvent background datasets, so that the database can be used without an ecoinvent licence. This was possible thanks...
BAFU:2026 version 1 is now available on Nexus
The first version of the BAFU:2026 LCI database is now available on Nexus — continuing the Swiss Federal Administration's commitment to keeping life cycle inventory data current and openly accessible. What's new in BAFU:2026 v1 New and updated datasets in the...
Get started with openLCA
Starting to use new software can sometimes feel overwhelming. This is why we wanted to guide users through the key resources available to support an effective uptake of openLCA. The basics The first step to start using openLCA is... openLCA itself! It can be...
