Thank you for registering. This page lists a range of public reports and datasets that can be imported to different software products. You can download the reports and datasets listed here for free. They have been developed in different public founded projects.

The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment financed the setting up this webpage, also accessible directly under www.lc-inventories.ch.

All data are elaborated according to the ecoinvent v2.2 guidelines. The unit process raw data are linked to existing ecoinvent v2.2 datasets. For datasets and reports marked with an asterisk (*) the ecoinvent validation is pending.

Some of the reports are authored by companies other than ESU-services. Please contact the authors directly in case of further questions.

Previous ecoinvent reports are available from the ecoinvent website.

The following type of data are available:

• EcoSpold v1: Data in XML format that can be imported to different software products or transformed to Excel and html with the EcoSpoldAccess software
• SimaPro: CSV data that can be directly imported to SimaPro software
• Gabi: data that can be directly imported to the Gabi software
• Excel: Further information available in Excel format

Liability statement

The information has been compiled or arrived from sources believed to be reliable. Nevertheless, the authors or ESU-services do not accept liability for any loss or damage arising from the use thereof. Using the given information is strictly your own responsibility.

Copyright

All content provided on this page including the download links is copyrighted, except when noted otherwise. Such information must not be copied or distributed, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of the authors. A provision of reports or of files on other websites is not permitted. Any other means of distribution, even in altered forms, require the written consent.

• Free download of LCI reports and EcoSpold datasets
• Liability and Copyright
• Photovoltaics update (2012)
• Biogas Production from Energy Crops and Purchased Substrates (2011)
• Biogas and Compost from Biowaste (2011)
• Average recycling paper (2011)
• Burning Different Solid Biomass Substrates (2011)
• Environmental extended input-output analysis of Switzerland (2011)
• Solar collector systems (ecoinvent v2.2+, 2010)
• Errata crude oil and natural gas (ecoinvent v2.2+, 2010)
• Reports ecoinvent data v2.2 (2010)
• Biomass-to-liquid fuel production (2007)

Project and contacts

• Jungbluth N., Stucki M., Flury K., Frischknecht R. and Buesser S., 2012, Life Cycle Inventories of Photovoltaics. ESU-services Ltd., Uster, CH.

The following new data are included:

• Import of single-Si and multi-Si modules from China

• Updated wafer thickness and sawing gap

• Updated module efficiencies

• Updated LCI of photovoltaic CdTe modules and power plants with CdTe modules

• LCI of Photovoltaic mounting systems for ground  mounted installations

• LCI of large photovoltaic installations in Switzerland, Germany, Spain and the USA

• Updated LCI of photovoltaic electricity mixes in selected OECD countries

• LCI of chemicals used in the photovoltaic industry

Download the photovoltaic update* v2.2+:

• Package LCI photovoltaics for users of the SimaPro software: includes datasets, a manual for importing and a mapping file. Validation is pending.

• LCI of chemicals used in the photovoltaic industry for users of the SimaPro software: includes datasets, a manual for importing and a mapping file

• LCI of chemicals used in the photovoltaic industry for users of other software

• Matthias Stucki, Niels Jungbluth, Marianne Leuenberger (2011): Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas Production from Different Substrates. ESU-services Ltd., Uster, commissioned by Bundesamt für Energie, Forschungsprogram Biomasse.

• Validation is pending, XML data for users of the SimaPro software*: includes datasets, a manual for importing and a mapping file

• Fredy Dinkel, Mischa Zschokke, Konrad Schleiss (2011) Ökobilanzen zur Biomasseverwertung. Carbotech AG  commissioned by Bundesamt für Energie, Forschungsprogram Biomasse, Berne. External review pending. EcoSpold v1 and SimaPro csv data.

• Thomas Kägi & Emil Franov (2011) Ökobilanz verschiedener grafischer Papiere (confidential). Carbotech AG commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, Berne. External review by Roman Zürcher, FUPS. EcoSpold v1 and SimaPro csv data (1 dataset for recycling paper).

• Itten R., Jungbluth N. and Stucki M. (2011): Life Cycle Assessment of Burning Different Solid Biomass Substrates. ESU-services Ltd., Uster, commissioned by Bundesamt für Energie, Forschungsprogram Biomasse.

• Validation is pending, XML data for users of the SimaPro software*: includes datasets, a manual for importing and a mapping file

Project and contacts: Environmental extended input-output analysis of Switzerland

• Jungbluth N., Nathani C., Stucki M., Leuenberger M. 2011: Environmental Impacts of Swiss Consumption and Production. A combination of input-output analysis with life cycle assessment. Commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, Bern. Environmental studies no. 1111: 171 pp.

• The update for SimaPro 7.3.2 provides all data in one new library (it is recommended to use the data for SimaPro which are provided now with the standard database update)

• All XML data in EcoSpold format* (full documentation, not yet validated, import only with additional background data provided by ESU data on demand)

• XML data exported from SimaPro (import to other software e.g. EMIS)

• Allocation of Emissions to Swiss production sectors (electronic annexe to report)

• Ergebnisse zu Treibhausgasemissionen und UBP (electronic annexe to report)

• Excel Table and Tool with an analysis of the results for Swiss finald demand (Auswertung zu den Gesamtbelastungen der Schweiz)

Update and extensions of LCI of solar thermal collector systems* (v2.2+, not yet validated)

• Stucki M. and N. Jungbluth, 2010, Update of the Life Cycle Inventories of Solar Collectors, validation for ecoinvent data v2.2+ pending. ESU-services, Uster, Commissioned by the City of Zurich, CH.

• Package of for users of the SimaPro software: includes datasets, a manual for importing and a mapping file

• Package with all data for users of other software

Download the corrected LCI of crude oil and natural gas exploration and refinery* (v2.2+):

• Jungbluth N., 2010, Documentation of changes implemented in ecoinvent data v2.2+. ESU-services, Uster, CH.

• XML package of crude oil and natural gas: includes xml files (the multi-output dataset of the refinery cannot be imported directly into SimaPro)

Reports for data implemented in ecoinvent data v2.2. Project financed by BAFU, BFE and SBB. Contact for data questions Rolf Frischknecht.

• Buesser S. and R. Frischknecht, 2010, Life Cycle Inventory of E85, LPG supply in Switzerland and Biogasmix 2008, implemented in ecoinvent data v2.2 (2010). ESU-services, Uster, CH.

• Leuenberger M. and R. Frischknecht, 2010, Life Cycle Assessment of Battery Electric Vehicles and Concept Cars, implemented in ecoinvent data v2.2 (2010). ESU-services, Uster, CH.

• Leuenberger M. and R. Frischknecht, 2010, Life Cycle Assessment of Swiss Electricity Mixes, implemented in ecoinvent data v2.2 (2010). ESU-services, Uster, CH.

• Leuenberger M. and R. Frischknecht, 2010, Life Cycle Assessment of Two Wheel Vehicles, implemented in ecoinvent data v2.2 (2010). ESU-services, Uster, CH.

• Leuenberger M. and R. Frischknecht, 2010, Life Cycle Assessment of Virtual Mobility, implemented in ecoinvent data v2.2 (2010). ESU-services, Uster, CH.

Project Homepage and further information

• Jungbluth, N., Frischknecht, R., Faist Emmenegger, M., Steiner, R., Tuchschmid, M. 2007: Life Cycle Assessment of BTL-fuel production: Inventory Analysis. Deliverable: D 5.2.7.

• Jungbluth, N. & Schmutz, S. 2007: Inventory dataset: EcoSpold/Gabi/Excel. Deliverable: D 5.2.9, ESU-services Ltd., Uster.

Files for import to GaBi 4.0 with ecoinvent data v1.3.

• Starting point as *.gbx (download with right-click and "save target as..")
• Scenario 1 as *.gbx (download with right-click and "save target as..")