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July 18, 2019

LCA XIX Pre-Conference Workshop: Preparing and Publishing Data with the USLCI

The National Renewable Energy Lab, in partnership with the USDA National Agricultural Library, has developed a comprehensive LCI data documentation and publication handbook and implemented a streamlined, transparent, user-focused publication workflow. The handbook outlines how to prepare your data for publication on the USLCI, including: metadata descriptors, nomenclature, categorization, and the representation of flows and processes. There are detailed descriptions on how to use openLCA to prepare your data, and how NREL will support the publication of your work.