DESCRIPTION

These datasets represent the Life Cycle Inventory of the Italian gross electricity consumption mix. The gross electricity consumption mix represents the electricity generation excluding electricity produced from pumped hydro, plus the electricity import, minus the export. Grid and conversion losses to MV and LV are excluded. electricity consumption for auxiliary services are not included. The allocation methos is the Cut-off method (thus electricity from waste incineration is burden free). There are three historical mixes, one representing the gross electricity consumption mix in 2018, one in 2019, one in 2020. There are two dataset representing the electricity mix in 2030, one according to the PNIEC scenario, one according to the Greeen Deal scenario. For the background activity the Ecoinvent v 3.3 has been used fo mix 2018. For the other mixes Ecoinvent 3.8 has been used instead.

 
APPLICATIONS

The datasets are in .csv format and can be imported in the most common LCA softwares to serve in project where an updated and detailed italian electricity mix is required. For prospective LCA use, the electricity mixes at 2030 are available. The availiability of three historical mixes allows also to evaluate the evolution of the italian electricity system.

 
 
USERS

The datasets are available for researchers, universities, consultancies and LCA practictioners who need un updated electricity mix for their LCA studies or future mixes for prospective LCAs.

 
 
FOCUS

1. A. Gargiulo, M.L. Carvalho, P. Girardi, “Life Cycle Assessment of Italian Electricity Scenarios to 2030”. MDPI Energies 2020, 13, 3852.
2. M.L. Carvalho,  B. Marmiroli, P. Girardi, “Life cycle assessment of Italian electricity production and comparison with the European context”, Energy Reports, Volume 8, Supplement 3, 2022, Pages 561-568, ISSN 2352-4847.