Database
Our core product is the database ecoinvent data in its current version v2.1 – the world’s leading database with consistent and transparent, up-to-date Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data. With more than 4’000 LCI datasets in the areas of agriculture, energy supply, transport, biofuels and biomaterials, bulk and speciality chemicals, construction materials, packaging materials, basic and precious metals, metals processing, ICT and electronics as well as waste treatment, we offer one of the most comprehensive international LCI databases. Our high-quality generic LCI datasets are based on industrial data and have been compiled by internationally renowned research institutes and LCA consultants. The data are available in the EcoSpold data format, and they are compatible with all major LCA and eco-design software tools.
A registration as a Guest (online here; free of charge) is a possibility to allow you to get a detailed overview of the content of the ecoinvent database, as well as an access to an electronic version of the background reports. Like this, you get an impression how to use the ecoinvent database and an overview of the numerous datasets contained in it, before you register as a User to make full use of all functions and download all the datasets you need, by ordering your ecoinvent licence …
… directly via registration here (price EUR 1’800, excl. VAT):
Enjoy an on-line access to our fully transparent life cycle inventory data, to life cycle inventory results and to impact assessment results. Read all details on the inventories in high-standard background reports shipped to you on a CD-ROM.
… via one of our resellers (price according to reseller):
Your LCA software supplier offers you software together with embedded ecoinvent data and EcoSpold interfaces into their software tool in addition to the on-line access and the CD-ROM mentioned above.
Further information about the direct access to the database can be found in the section “how to use”; an Excel tool to transform EcoSpold-XML files into a spreadsheet can be downloaded in the “Download Area”.