Registration
To access the database ecoinvent data v2.2 you need to register. With your registration you accept the Terms of Use (called End User Licence Agreement, EULA) of the ecoinvent Centre. You can register as:
- Guest: As a Guest you will have limited access to the restricted area and will be able to view general information but no actual numbers on the datasets. In addition you access to an electronic version of the comprehensive final reports of the project. However, downloading of datasets is not possible. This registration as Guest is free of charge.
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- User: User enjoy unlimited access to all datasets of the various databases of ecoinvent (i.e. ecoinvent data v2.2, v1.3, etc.). You can view datasets online and download them. Furthermore registered Users will receive the comprehensive final reports of the project on CD-ROM. Registration as a User costs you currently (i.e. for ecoinvent data v2.2) a one-time amount of EUR 1’800 (excl. VAT).
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- Educational Licence: Universities and high schools can apply for a campus-wide educational licence. The conditions of this licence type can be obtained upon request from support(at)ecoinvent.org
Registration as a Guest is a possibility to allow interested persons to get an first overview of the contents of the ecoinvent databases. We recommend you use the Guest status to 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.
Your current login status can be viewed in the navigation bar at the top of the page in the "Status" field, once logged-in into the database. If you wish to change your status from Guest to User, please click here.
Newsletter
On the registration page you can subscribe to the ecoinvent Newsletter [Link zu Newsletter-Seite]. Mark the option "Please add me to the mailing list of the ecoinvent newsletter" and make sure you have entered a valid E-Mail address. The newsletter will keep you up to date with news from the ecoinvent centre. It also contains reports about further developments, new data added to the database and about corrections made to individual datasets. In case you don't wish to receive the newsletter, please remove the tick mark from the check box before sending your registration.
Activation of Member Access
Guests can access the restricted area right after submitting their registration. They can browse the data and view meta information. If you register as a Member you can also log in to access the restricted area, however you will at first only have the rights of a Guest until your Member account has been activated. Your registration data will be checked and an invoice will be sent. The Membership account will be activated by the administrator of the ecoinvent database promptly upon reception of the Membership fees.
Support
Registered Members are entitled to send their support queries (both technical issues and questions regarding the datasets themselves) to our support staff by e-mail (support(at)ecoinvent.ch). Please read the Terms of Use [Link zu Terms-of-Use pdf] for further information. Support eligibility starts upon reception of the Membership fees by the administrator of the ecoinvent database.