How to import datasets in EcoSpold2 format onto OpenLCA?

Question

I'm facing issues with importing the EcoInvent datasets I require onto OpenLCA because the EcoSpold2 format is not supported. When I tried using the format converter, it throws the error, "Cannot find the declaration of element 'referenceTypes'".  Any alternate way to go about it?

Answer 1

Indeed, we do not support the EcoSpold2 format any more for several reasons, one is that ecoinvent has modified the format and does not provide an updated documentation. Another is that there are, apart from ecoinvent "itself", not really other sources for EcoSpold2 data, and we provide this from Nexus for the same price as ecoinvent.

Comments

you are missing the license from Nexus I guess; if you want to use ecoinvent for openLCA, it is better to get it from Nexus in the first place (same price as from ecoinvent, and you get all from ecoinvent plus the files for openLCA). Of course you cannot "login to ecoinvent" on the Nexus page but that is probably not what you mean.