What is new in v.3.2 is that the identifiers were also harmonised to those in v.3.1 so that the conversion from one version to the other is much simpler now. As in v.3.1, the identifiers of the flows and processes were also updated to allow the combination of different system models and process types in a single openlca database. For instance, the names of the activities and products were extended to simplify the modelling of new process and results analysis. In this new version of ecoinvent in openlca, different improvements were carried out to make it more user-friendly.
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Moreover, in order to be able to reproduce the LCIA results reported by the ecoinvent Centre, a pack with the LCIA methods as implemented by them is also available for download in openlca Nexus. 1 In previous ecoinvent 3.1 versions, this system model was named allocation, default 2 Named LCI in the data files 3Ĥ All the different data packs can be used as independent databases in openlca or combined together, if necessary 3.
2 ecoinvent v.3.2 in openlca As in previous ecoinvent 3 versions, six data packs generated by the ecoinvent Centre from the undefined ecoinvent database are provided containing the three different system models, all as unit and aggregated processes: - Allocation, allocation at the point of substitution 1 (unit and system 2 processes) - Allocation, cut-off by classification (unit and system processes) - Consequential long-term (unit and system processes) In addition, access to older versions of the ecoinvent database is also provided when purchasing ecoinvent v.3.2 in openlca Nexus. For more information about the content and methodology of ecoinvent v.3.2 database, please check the report of changes or the ecoinvent website. Market groups: this is a new type of dataset added to facilitate the readability and modification of datasets. Other new international data in the areas of the cement, wood, aluminium production and waste treatment. New refrigerated transport data for all different modes of transport (i.e. New electricity data for 32 Chinese Regions: the new version includes electricity production data for 32 Chinese regions, as well as mixes for different grids within China and for China as a whole. Moreover, the annual production volumes for all technologies were also updated and new technologies are now also included.
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1 ecoinvent v.3.2 in openlca Software version: Report version: openlca Date: 1 March 2016 Author: Cristina Rodríguez, Franziska Möller, Andreas Ciroth GreenDelta GmbH, Müllerstrasse 135, Berlin, Germany Ģ Content 1 ecoinvent v.3.2 What s new? ecoinvent v.3.2 in openlca Renaming of datasets Activities Intermediate exchanges Update of UUIDs Intermediate exchanges Activities Refactoring of categories Mapping of elementary flows ecoinvent LCIA methods Converting own datasets from ecoinvent v.3.1 to ecoinvent v Quality assurance and calculation times Known issues, limitations Database openlca Preserving the product system layout after importing a *.zolca file containing product systems Flow properties and descriptions specific of exchanges Summaryģ 1 ecoinvent v.3.2 What s new? The ecoinvent v.3.2 database was released on the 30 th November 2015 and included important updates and additions, such as: - Complete update of the electricity sector: the newest grid mixes and the latest available data on electricity production were used in over 2,200 electricity datasets, covering 89% of the world's electricity production in 56 countries.