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USLCI Quarterly Release: Summer 2023 Update

The new release is available on the Federal LCA Commons in the NREL group repository:  https://www.lcacommons.gov/(link is external), and the update in openLCA, zolca, and JSON-LD format can also be downloaded from the USLCI GitHub Support Content Downloads page(link is external)

 

Overview of USLCI 2023 Summer Quarter Changes:

  • Edited various processes to resolve internal_id and allocation errors
  • Deleted various orphan flows
  • Replaced the acrylonitrile process dataset with updated data
  • Added Hydrogen from proton exchange membrane water electrolysis and related processes
  • Added Hydrogen from steam methane reforming and related processes
  • Added Hydrogen from solid oxide electrolysis and related processes
  • Added Carbon Fiber and Carbon Fiber, Reinforced Polymer processes
  • Added Epoxy process
  • Added Methyl methacrylate, MMA process
  • Added Polyacrylonitrile, PAN process
  • Added Glass Fiber and Glass fiber, reinforced polymer processes
  • Added Glass fiber, reinforced polymer; fine ground; from wind turbine process
  • Added Landfilling, glass fiber, reinforced polymer process

 

More details are available in the USLCI Press Release brief(link is external). The Change Log is here(link is external) and USLCI Content Support is available at https://github.com/uslci-admin/uslci-content/wiki(link is external), which includes access to archived versions of the USLCI.   

Please see the "How to Publish in the USLCI" section in the USLCI Data Submission Handbook(link is external) and/or contact the USLCI Data Curator (uslci@erg.com(link sends email)) if you have any USLCI publishing goals for the next release date, September 30, 2023.

Please contact lci@nrel.gov(link sends email) and/or uslci@erg.com(link sends email) with any questions or concerns you may have about submitting data to the USLCI Database.

To be added to the USLCI updates please email us at USLCI@erg.com(link sends email). Thank you for your continued support!