the ecoinvent contains datasets for n-layers PCBs and complex electronics?

Question

We are planning to develop verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for our hardware products using openLCA software.

The ecoinvent contains all the necessary datasets to generate EPD for complex electronic products?

Thanks

Answer 1

(I edited the question and removed the link to the company) - complex electronic products are difficult for all publicly available databases I think but ecoinvent is often used, I have myself verified several EPDs for a German smart home company for similar products, where ecoinvent and openLCA was used. If it is for EPDs as construction products following EN14804 (or ISO 21930) I would recommend the EN14804 add-on we provide for openLCA. The HiQLCD database has some more and especially some more recent electronics products with a Chinese background, but not specifically focussing on EPDs.

Hope this helps!

Andreas