DF 48

ecoinvent v3 – an introduction to the new features & data

Discussion forum on Life Cycle Assessment
Wedensday June 13, 2012, Dübendorf, Empa Akademie (in English)

Dear colleagues with an interest in Life Cycle Assessment,

We kindly invite you to the 48th discussion forum on Life Cycle Assessment.

The ecoinvent Centre provides the most relevant, reliable, transparent and accessible LCI data worldwide. The new version 3 offers a variety of improvements and exciting features. This includes enhanced flexibility of multiple system models based on the same unit process data, parameterization and integration of formulas, a better and directly integrated documentation, and many other attractive options. Furthermore, many data collection projects expand and update the database, e.g. water use data for many processes, new data for fruits and vegetables, or further national electricity mixes.

In this Forum, the ecoinvent Centre together with its carrying institutes (Empa, ETH, PSI, EPFL and agroscope ART) will introduce to you these new features, components and data of ecoinvent v3 and demonstrate how they can be used to increase the quality of LCA studies.

We look forward to meeting you in Dübendorf

The organizers of LCA Discussion Forum DF48:
Roland Hischier (EMPA, ecoinvent centre)

Programme

Download: DF48-ecoinvent v3-Programme.pdf

Time	Title	Speaker	Affiliation
9:00	Registration, Coffee
9:30	Welcome & Introduction	Gérard Gaillard	Head of ecoinvent Board, Zurich (CH)
	Part I – Introduction to ecoinvent v3	Moderation: Gérard Gaillard	Agroscope ART & ecoinvent Board (CH)
9:45	ecoinvent v3 – new dimension for international LCI DB DF48-01 Weidema - introduction ecoinvent v3.pdf	Bo Weidema	ecoinvent Centre (CH)
10:05	ecoinvent – a common platform for your LCI datasets DF48-02 Hischier - common platform.pdf	Roland Hischier	ecoinvent Centre (CH)
10:25	Questions / Discussion
10:45	Coffee break
	Part II – New modelling principles in ecoinvent v3	Moderation: Stefanie Hellweg	ETH Zurich & ecoinvent Board (CH)
11:15	System models & linking of datasets into systems DF48-03 Wernet - system models.pdf	Gregor Wernet	ecoinvent Centre (CH)
11:45	Using parameterization to handle co-products from combined & joint production DF48-04 Weidema - combined and joint production.pdf	Bo Weidema	ecoinvent Centre (CH)
12:15	Questions / Discussion
12:45	Lunch break ---» standing lunch (offered by the ecoinvent Centre)
	Part III – Data in ecoinvent v3: General issues	Moderation: Rainer Zah	Empa & ecoinvent Board (CH)
14:00	Overview of new data DF48-05 Hischier - data overview.pdf	Roland Hischier	ecoinvent Centre (CH)
14:15	ecoinvent internationalisation projects DF48-06 Wernet - internationalization.pdf	Gregor Wernet	ecoinvent Centre (CH)
14:30	Adaptation of existing data to new modelling principles DF48-07 Levova - central update activities.pdf	Tereza Lévová	ecoinvent Centre (CH)
14:45	New water data in ecoinvent v3 DF48-08 Pfister - water in ecoinvent.pdf	Stephan Pfister	ETH, Zurich (CH)
15:00	Questions / Discussion
15:15	Coffee break
	Part IV – Data in ecoinvent v3: Examples	Moderation: Stefan Hirschberg	PSI & ecoinvent Board (CH)
15:45	New electricity mixes DF48-09 Bauer - electricity in ecoinvent v3.pdf	Christian Bauer	PSI, Villigen (CH)
16:00	Fruit and vegetable data DF48-10 Stoessel - fruits and vegetables.pdf	Franziska Stössel	ETH, Zurich (CH)
16:15	New passenger transport data DF48-11 Del Duce - person transport.pdf	Andrea Del Duce	Empa, Dübendorf (CH)
16:30	New and updated agricultural data DF48-12 Nemecek - agriculture.pdf	Thomas Nemecek	Agroscope ART Reckenholz-Zurich (CH)
16:45	Questions / Discussion
	Outlook
17:00	Closing Remarks	Gérard Gaillard	Head of ecoinvent Board, Zurich (CH)
17:15	Farewell Apéro (offered by the ecoinvent Centre)
17:45	Finish