How can I use the ecoinvent database?
The ecoinvent database provides a wide range of data which can be used for different types of environmental assessments (LCA, carbon footprint, etc.).
The data from the database can be used in wide range of software tools such as MS Excel, SimaPro, GaBi, Quantis Suite, openLCA, etc.
It is entirely up to the user which software he/she chooses for working with the ecoinvent database.
The ecoinvent database is available in the ecoSpold2 file format, and xml-based format that is designed to interact with other software tools. In addition, both the aggregated inventories and the LCIA results files are available in MS Excel format. This allows users to directly read and use values such as Global Warming Potential or Ecological Scarcity points for the many thousands of products in the database without the need for a software tool.
Why do I need the ecoinvent database when doing a Life Cycle Assessment?
What can I do if I have problems accessing ecoinvent online?
What does an ordinary dataset look like?
What is the difference between SimaPro or GaBi, Umberto, openLCA, etc. and ecoinvent?
What is the structure of the data that ecoinvent offers?
Where do the data in the ecoinvent database come from?
Why are system models named differently in my software?
What are confidential datasets?
Why have the LCIA results of a product changes between versions?