Hello everyone, I am fairly new to LCA and OpenLCA software. First of all, accept my apologies if this has been asked before. But still, I would need more detailed answers since, as I mentioned, I started to think about doing LCA analyses today. Actually, I have just discovered OpenLCA, and wondering a few things:
1) Can I use this for academic research purposes like articles, projects, theses? And if yes, how should I cite the software?
2) I am not sure about the working mechanism of OpenLCA. I haven't downloaded and glanced at it yet. As far as I understand, it uses different databases, like Ecoinvent. Does it also support "Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE)" by University of Bath? (I am specifically asking this for some private reasons).
3) And I assume I should cite the database used also. After all, all the calculations are performed based on the data they provide. Does OpenLCA provide proper citations in APA or another format? Or should I look for on the web?
Accept my apologies if these are questions whose answers are obvious but I am a true beginner to LCA who has just decided to work on these, and I need to clarify everything before I decide to use the software.
Thanks in advance.