Is it possible to import whole Life Cycle Inventory package

Question

If it is possible to get whole LCI dataset from supplier...is it possible to import that data or enter new flow by manually entering the LCI data into Ecoinvent database / Open LCA software?

Answer 1

Yes sure, if the package comes in the right format? Entering data manually is of course also always possible but takes time etc.

Comments

Thanks for your reply. Do you happen to know if excel file format as an example is a right format? Is there a place from where I could look how to manually create a new dataset under the flow category

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Excel as such is of course not a format but a table strucutre in excel can rather easily read with Python that you can run in openLCA - manual creation is of course possible and explained here: for processes: https://manuals.openlca.org/openlca/processes/creating_new_process.html, and for flows: https://manuals.openlca.org/openlca/flows/creating_new_flow.html.