locomotive production, UPR, ecoinvent 3.6, Allocation, cut-off

Categories:
ISIC4 categories:
C:Manufacturing/30:Manufacture of other transport equipment/302:Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock/3020:Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
Location:
RER - Europe
Reference year: 1993 - 2019
Description

Reference product: locomotive [unit]
Location: RER - Europe
The dataset represents the production of a locomotive used for rail transportation with a life span assumed to be 40 years. The disposal of the locomotive is included as well.
[This dataset has been generated using the system model "Allocation, cut-off by classification". A system model describes how activity datasets are linked to form product systems. The allocation cut-off system model subdivides multi-product activities by allocation, based on a physical properties, economic, mass or other properties. By-products of waste treatment processes are cut-off, as are all by-products classified as recyclable. Markets in this model include all activities in proportion to their current production volume.
Version 3 of the ecoinvent database offers three system models to choose from. For more information, please visit: https://www.ecoinvent.org/database/system-models-in-ecoinvent-3/system-…)]

Technology

The environmental interventions of the locomotive manufacturing are derived from an assessment of the “RE 460”. The “Re 460” is a locomotive which currently is used for both rail and passenger transportation in Switzerland. The life span of the locomotive “Re 460” is assumed to be 40 years resulting in a lifetime performance of 9.6 Mio. Kilometres Frischknecht et al. (1996). Expenditures due to vehicle manufacturing are limited to energy consumption (electricity and light fuel oil, including administration).
References:
Frischknecht R., Bollens U., Bosshart S., Ciot M., Ciseri L., Doka G., Dones R., Gantner U. and Hischier R. (1996) Ökoinventare von Energiesystemen: Grundlagen für den ökologischen Vergleich von Energiesystemen und den Einbezug von Energiesystemen in Ökobilanzen für die Schweiz. Auflage No. 3. Gruppe Energie - Stoffe - Umwelt (ESU), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zuerich und Sektion Ganzheitliche Systemanalysen, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Bundesamt für Energie (Hrsg.), Bern

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Process type
Unit
Supported nomenclature
ecoinvent 3.6
LCI modeling approach
Attributional
Multifunctional modeling
ECONOMIC
Format
ECOSPOLD2
Aggregation type
NOT_APPLICABLE
Data provider
ecoinvent
Review status
External
Cost
For sale
License

ecoinvent EULA

Copyrighted
Yes
Copyright holder
ecoinvent Association
Contact
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