Table 3.
Data collection sources for studied LCAs.
| Reference | Data Collection | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (Specific) Data | Secondary (Generic) Data | Unavailable Data | |
| Cavallaro et al. (2007) | Designer | ETH-ESU 1996, IDEMAT 2001, BUWAL 1996, ETH-ESU 1996, IDEMAT 2001, and ETH 1996 | Assumptions |
| Douglas et al. (2008) | MCT (designer/manufacturer); Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE, a database by the University of Bath); | Literature (existing LCAs, journals, and textbooks) | Assumptions |
| Rule et al. (2009) | Reports regarding the studied systems | Literature | Assumptions |
| Howell et al. (2013) | Manufacturers, brochures and presentations | Literature | Assumptions |
| Hans et al. (2007) | Designer and Manufacturer | EDIP database; literature (existing LCAs and reports) | Assumptions |
| Parker et al. (2007) | Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE) | Ecoinvent database; literature (journals, conference papers and previous LCA studies) |
Assumptions |
| Thomson et al. (2011a) | Manufacturer | Ecoinvent database | Assumptions |
| Thomson et al. (2011b) | Manufacturer | Ecoinvent database | Assumptions |
| Thomson et al. (2019) | PWP’s own records by Parker et al. | Ecoinvent database | Assumptions |
| Dahlsten et al. (2009) | Calculation based on drawing, product sheets, product specific processes | Ecoinvent; | Assumptions |
| Walker et al. (2011) | Company website, device patent, installation contractor, and EMEC | Literature | Assumptions |
| Ombach et al. (2014) | Designer, ICE database, compiled by the University of Bath | Unspecified | Assumptions |
| Zhai et al. (2018) | Designer | Ecoinvent database | Assumptions |
| Elginoz et al. (2017) | Designer | Ecoinvent; literature (reports, thesis, scientific papers) | Assumptions |
| Curto et al. (2018) | Unspecified | Unspecified | Assumptions |
| Patrizi et al. (2019) | Metric computations | Ecoinvent database | Assumptions |
| Uihlein et al. (2016) | JRC ocean energy database | GaBi database | Assumptions |
| Douziech et al. (2016) | Plant developers | Ecoinvent; literature | Assumptions |