ESU-ETH 96
Summary | ||
Name of source | ETH-ESU 96 libraries | |
Provider | Environmental Consultancy for Business and Authorities (ESU – services) | |
Summary text | The data include emissions from primary energy extraction, refining and delivery, mineral resource extraction, raw material production, production of semi-manufactures, auxiliary and working materials, supply of transport and waste treatment services, the construction of infrastructures and energy conversion and transmission. The system descriptions represent the Swiss and the Western European energy supply situation concerning production and imports of fossil and fissile fuels and production and trade of electricity. Therefore data cover the Swiss and Western European situation. | |
Contact | frischknecht@esu-services.ch | |
Licensing | Free | |
Language(s) | English | |
Website | www.pre.nl/download/manuals/ DatabaseManualETH-ESU96.pdf |
Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
File type | EcoSpold | |
Software needs | SimaPro, Umberto, GaBi |
Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
Age | 1996 | |
Geography | Switzerland, Europe | |
Original Data Source(s) | Unknown | |
Other Databases Included | Unknown | |
Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Grave | |
Modeling approach | LCA | |
Emissions results | Total CO2e | |
Number of datasets | Unknown | |
Main topics | Energy carriers and technologies; Transport; Materials production; End-of-life treatment; Wastes | |
Other topics |
Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | ||
System boundaries | Yes | |
Data Types | Process | |
Allocation Methods | Yes | |
Technology | Yes | |
Data year | Yes | |
Original source | Yes | |
Uncertainty | No |
Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
Data quality score | Unknown | |
Quality assurance | Unknown | |
Standards compliant | Unknown |