by Julia Cilleruelo | Jun 12, 2024 | openLCA Certified Trainers
In the last couple of years, with the increasing uptake of openLCA as a software for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), we have seen a great increase also in the demand for our trainings. We have reached a point where we would like to offer others the possibility to give... by Sarah Serafini | Jun 5, 2024 | Life Cycle Impact Assessment
A new update of the openLCA LCIA Method package (v2.4.2) is now available on Nexus. These are the main highlights of the update: Revised water use impact category for the EF 3.1 method, specifically: Expanded flow mapping, adding, for example, water emitted in... by Ashrakat | May 30, 2024 | Databases
In the latest version which is now available on Nexus, the changes are: The Corruption Perceptions Index has been adjusted to reflect data from 2023 (source: Transparency.org). The index is now referenced on the correct scale, and the risk levels have been updated... by Ashrakat | May 10, 2024 | Databases
Since we started it about 8 years ago, the PSILCA database has received a lot of attention; we are happily impressed by the number of users in research, policy, and enterprises, and the rich studies and cases where PSILCA can contribute. Current version of the... 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...