New case study: life cycle of a PV system modeled with the ecoinvent and HiQLCD databases
Many objects and products we use daily are often manufactured in other geographical areas, and yet LCA models do not always well reflect the regional characteristics of the production locations. Photovoltaic systems installed in Germany, for instance, are mainly...
NEW SOCA v4.0 now available
The SOCA v4.0 database, a social impact add-on to ecoinvent v3.11, is now available. Ecoinvent already contains data to calculate environmental impacts and costs for life cycle costing (LCC), but it has lacked information on potential social impacts. SOCA fills this...
openLCA.conf ’26 countdown kick-off and Session Proposals opening
The open openLCA LCA conference, openLCA.conf, will happen again in Berlin on the 21-23 April 2026. Already in its third edition, the conference has proven not only to bring state-of-the-art LCA discussions but also to include strong sessions on tool and database...
Manual order support for the Nexus webshop
openLCA Nexus is a webshop for openLCA related products and services. It works in a very automated way where you can add items to the cart and check out when you are ready. It also allows to print out quotations and invoices in the case this is needed for your company...
PSILCA V4.0 Available Now
PSILCA 4.0 is the latest version of the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) database, offering significant improvements over version 3.1 in data quality, methodology, and usability. Key updates include: Updated Indicators: All indicators feature the most recent data,...
Webinar 30th July: new datasets for the HiQLCD database
On the 30th July, at 10:30 CEST, the HiQLCD team is coupling again with the GreenDelta team to provide those interested a next webinar about its database, specifically about the newest electricity dataset updates . There will also be a practical use case of these...
