CLIC Curated Life cycle Inventory Collection

Chemicals

fluorspar production, 97%

Reference product fluorspar, 97% GLO

Published Version 1.0.0 Latest published

Stable dataset identity fluorspar-production-97

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kilogram
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Published
2026-09-15
Version
1.0.0
Technology maturity
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Published inventory

Overview

Scope, source, release context, and stable identifying information.

Description

Source-traceable UVEK 2025 inventory. Reference flow: 1 kilogram.

Mineral extraction of calcium fluoride (fluorspar).

Basic inventory based on old literature information.

Open cast mining of resource. Separation by crushing, grinding and flotation.

Time of publications.

Original technosphere quantities and waste-service signs restored. Biosphere uses the CLIC ecoinvent 3.10 profile; regional water metadata is retained but its regional characterization is not reproduced. No claim of exact reproduction of report impact results.

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) The report's Licence Notice and Use Restrictions also states exclusions for separately credited material and restrictions on AI training and text/data mining. See the cited source notice; this release does not broaden those terms.

CLIC metadata curation (2026-09-17): TRL 9 and mature-commercial status are curator estimates of the established underlying industrial route(s), not publisher-assigned ratings or evidence that a particular modelled plant exists. Representativeness estimates (1 best, 5 weakest): technology 4, geography 4, temporal 5. Workbook chemical/material inventory and its retained source comments: established industrial route, but predominantly 1976-2009 data. Stoichiometry, allocation, estimated emissions or proxy energy limit representativeness; metallization pastes use a solder-process proxy. A 2026 publication does not update these measurements. No defensible dataset-specific plant capacity, utilization, annual output or lifetime is stated for this reference flow. Industry totals and sample coverage are not plant measurements. Unreported characterization fields remain blank. Source: IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, DOI 10.69766/WJTE1771; X-fluor, column L. Metadata: X-Process!DM; workbook period 1976-1991.

Source

Technical or institutional report

Götz et al. (2026), Life Cycle Inventories of Photovoltaic Systems, IEA PVPS Task 12, Report T12-33:2026. https://doi.org/10.69766/WJTE1771; inventory locator: X-fluor, column L.

Release notes

pv-2026-uvek-heroku-drafts-20260915. pv-2026-uvek-publication-20260915. Curator-led source-backed PV 2026 release, not a community peer-review checklist. 317 UVEK 2025 inventories and 7,296 exchanges validated; nine documented water-balance/fuel-CO2 warnings retained. Approved proxies and biosphere conversion limitations remain documented. Unknown quality scores are not invented. Data-adaptation changes: native UVEK suppliers restored; approved geographic and transport proxies retained; CLIC ecoinvent 3.10 biosphere conventions applied. No claim of exact reproduction of the report's impact assessment results.

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Dataset details

Classification
Chemicals (chemicals)
Background database
UVEK / 2025
Background system model
cut-off
Biosphere database
ecoinvent / 3.10
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These are the source profiles for this version. Foreground modelling assumptions and allocation belong in the dataset description.

Classification path: Chemicals

Keywords

  • photovoltaics
  • IEA PVPS Task 12
  • 2026
  • UVEK 2025

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Technology profile

Technology characterization

Scale, utilization, production, and lifetime data. Missing values remain visible to guide future metadata improvements.

Commercial maturity stage
Mature commercial
Design capacity
Not provided
Design capacity unit
Not provided
Capacity factor
Not provided
Annual production volume
Not provided
Annual production volume unit
Not provided
Annual production volume year
Not provided
Plant lifetime
Not provided

Inventory workspace

Inventory & impacts

Inspect every exchange and its contribution to the selected EF v3.1 indicator.

Precalculated screening profile

Environmental impacts

Results per kilogram, using UVEK 2025 and the ecoinvent 3.10 biosphere. Exchange rows are shaded from green to red by relative contribution to the selected indicator.

Climate change 0.117071 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
Show all 16 indicator totals
Acidification 0.000696454 mol H+-Eq / kilogram
Climate change 0.117071 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
Freshwater ecotoxicity 0.333869 CTUe / kilogram
Freshwater eutrophication 8.4559e-05 kg P-Eq / kilogram
Marine eutrophication 7.0939e-05 kg N-Eq / kilogram
Terrestrial eutrophication 0.000742026 mol N-Eq / kilogram
Human toxicity, cancer 1.7903e-10 CTUh / kilogram
Human toxicity, non-cancer 2.7688e-09 CTUh / kilogram
Ionising radiation 0.0409455 kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
Land use 0.596964 dimensionless / kilogram
Ozone depletion 2.8184e-09 kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
Particulate matter 2.2589e-08 disease incidence / kilogram
Photochemical ozone formation 0.000336714 kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
Resource use, fossils 1.70231 MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
Resource use, minerals and metals 3.4269e-06 kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
Water use 0.0952183 m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
Calculation details

Profile uvek-2025-ef-v3-1-4e70d56a85b1 · artifact 4e70d56a85b1 · calculated 2026-09-30 14:24 UTC. These screening results do not replace a reviewed comparative LCA.

Dataset contents

Reference flows, emissions, technosphere inputs, and natural resources in this published snapshot.

Outputs

Reference flow

1 row

Reference production exchanges extracted from the uploaded inventory.

Exchange Reference / categories Amount Unit Metadata Climate change contribution
fluorspar production, 97%
GLO
fluorspar, 97%
1
kilogram
Metadata (3)
Loc
1
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L7. Native preparation: foreground_identity_preserved; source-to-draft amount factor 1.
Uncertainty type
0
 Reference flow

Emissions

5 rows

Elementary flows emitted from the dataset to the environment.

Exchange Reference / categories Amount Unit Metadata Climate change contribution
Heat, waste
air
0.22
megajoule
Metadata (5)
Loc
-1.49578917591617
Scale
0.234825533616429
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L36. (3,3,5,5,1,5); Calculation Native preparation: reviewed_biosphere_correspondence; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Original calculation (numeric amount used): =(L15+L16)*3.6 Source biosphere identity and quantity: {"name": "Heat, waste", "location": "-", "unit": "MJ", "category": "emissions to air", "subcategory": "unspecified", "amount": 0.2240717029449428, "formula": "=(L15+L16)*3.6", "uncertainty_type": 1, "standard_deviation_95": 1.5994360002076888}
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 0.0% of total
EF biosphere factor
Hydrogen fluoride
air
6.94e-05
kilogram
Metadata (5)
Loc
-9.574983485564092
Scale
0.4252040458699663
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L37. (3,3,4,3,5,5); Estimation Native preparation: reviewed_biosphere_correspondence; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Original calculation (numeric amount used): =1/3.6*0.00025 Source biosphere identity and quantity: {"name": "Hydrogen fluoride", "location": "-", "unit": "kg", "category": "emissions to air", "subcategory": "unspecified", "amount": 6.944444444444444e-05, "formula": "=1/3.6*0.00025", "uncertainty_type": 1, "standard_deviation_95": 2.3406018373281947}
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 0.0% of total
EF biosphere factor
Particulate Matter, < 2.5 um
air
3.75e-05
kilogram
Metadata (5)
Loc
-10.19116962498791
Scale
0.6902162015564518
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L38. (3,3,5,5,5,5); Literature Native preparation: reviewed_biosphere_correspondence; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Original calculation (numeric amount used): =0.000375*10% Source biosphere identity and quantity: {"name": "Particulates, < 2.5 um", "location": "-", "unit": "kg", "category": "emissions to air", "subcategory": "unspecified", "amount": 3.7500000000000003e-05, "formula": "=0.000375*10%", "uncertainty_type": 1, "standard_deviation_95": 3.9766207589840805}
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 0.0% of total
EF biosphere factor
Particulate Matter, > 2.5 um and < 10um
air
1.42e-04
kilogram
Metadata (5)
Loc
-8.856168558255568
Scale
0.5429313199359761
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L39. (3,3,5,5,5,5); Literature Native preparation: reviewed_biosphere_correspondence; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Original calculation (numeric amount used): =0.000375*38% Source biosphere identity and quantity: {"name": "Particulates, > 2.5 um, and < 10um", "location": "-", "unit": "kg", "category": "emissions to air", "subcategory": "unspecified", "amount": 0.0001425, "formula": "=0.000375*38%", "uncertainty_type": 1, "standard_deviation_95": 2.961993850972417}
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 0.0% of total
EF biosphere factor
Particulate Matter, > 10 um
air
1.95e-04
kilogram
Metadata (5)
Loc
-8.542510999400527
Scale
0.4645015103970731
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L40. (3,3,5,5,5,5); Literature Native preparation: reviewed_biosphere_correspondence; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Original calculation (numeric amount used): =0.000375*52% Source biosphere identity and quantity: {"name": "Particulates, > 10 um", "location": "-", "unit": "kg", "category": "emissions to air", "subcategory": "unspecified", "amount": 0.00019500000000000002, "formula": "=0.000375*52%", "uncertainty_type": 1, "standard_deviation_95": 2.531983583862149}
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 0.0% of total
EF biosphere factor

Inputs

Technosphere inputs

4 rows

Linked foreground or background product inputs used by this dataset.

Exchange Reference / categories Amount Unit Metadata Climate change contribution
Electricity, medium voltage, production ENTSO-E, at grid
ENTSO-E
Electricity, medium voltage, production ENTSO-E, at grid
0.06
kilowatt hour
Metadata (5)
Loc
-2.776723021378234
Scale
0.234825533616429
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L15. (3,3,5,5,1,5); Boustead 1979 Native preparation: exact_source_identity; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Original calculation (numeric amount used): =0.243055555555556/3.905
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0.017061 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 14.6% of total
BAFU:2025
Heavy fuel oil, burned in industrial furnace 1MW, non-modulating
RER
Heavy fuel oil, burned in industrial furnace 1MW, non-modulating
0.58
megajoule
Metadata (5)
Loc
-0.542477951798338
Scale
0.234825533616429
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L17. (3,3,5,5,1,5); Boustead 1979 Native preparation: exact_source_identity; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Original calculation (numeric amount used): =2.27/3.905
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0.0566148 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 48.4% of total
BAFU:2025
Natural gas, burned in industrial furnace 1MWth
CH
Natural gas, burned in industrial furnace 1MWth
0.06
megajoule
Metadata (5)
Loc
-2.776951618933238
Scale
0.234825533616429
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L18. (3,3,5,5,1,5); Boustead 1979 Native preparation: exact_source_identity; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Original calculation (numeric amount used): =0.243/3.905
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0.00474499 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 4.1% of total
BAFU:2025
Chemical plant, organics
RER
Chemical plant, organics
4.00e-10
unit
Metadata (5)
Loc
-21.63955656882057
Scale
0.6804050133236728
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L19. (5,na,1,1,5,na); Rough estimation Native preparation: exact_source_identity; source-to-draft amount factor 1.
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0.0386501 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 33.0% of total
BAFU:2025

Natural resources

1 row

Elementary flows withdrawn from the environment by this dataset.

Exchange Reference / categories Amount Unit Metadata Climate change contribution
Fluorspar
natural resource / in ground
1.05
kilogram
Metadata (5)
Loc
0.04879016416943205
Scale
0.1420558295222928
Comment
IEA PVPS T12-33:2026, X-fluor!L14. (3,3,4,3,1,5); Estimation, 5% loss Native preparation: reviewed_biosphere_correspondence; source-to-draft amount factor 1. Source biosphere identity and quantity: {"name": "Fluorspar", "location": "-", "unit": "kg", "category": "resources", "subcategory": "in ground", "amount": 1.05, "formula": null, "uncertainty_type": 1, "standard_deviation_95": 1.3285812705862265}
Negative
No
Uncertainty type
2
0 kg CO2-Eq / kilogram 0.0% of total
EF biosphere factor

Parameters

Read-only definitions preserved with this inventory version. Values are supplied by the source; CLIC does not evaluate formulas or recalculate exchange amounts and impact scores from them.

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Quality and maturity

TRL scale Higher is more mature. 9: routine commercial deployment 8: commercial, but still niche or scaling 7: first-commercial or advanced demonstration 6: engineering-scale demonstration 5: pilot or large prototype 4: bench or lab validated 3: research-stage concept Technology readiness level
1 to 5 scale Lower is better. 1: strong market- or operating-data basis 2: commercially plausible, but still somewhat specific 3: partly representative, with modelling or adaptation bias 4: pilot, proxy-based, scaled-up, or prospective 5: weak representation of the real technology state Technological representativeness
1 to 5 scale Lower is better. 1: geography matches the claimed scope well 2: regionally credible, but broader or less exact 3: generic regional or global proxy 4: weak proxy or clear geographic mismatch 5: geography is effectively unsupported Geographical representativeness
1 to 5 scale Lower is better. 1: current for that technology class 2: slightly dated, but still good 3: dated enough to need caution 4: stale, pilot-era, or prospective relative to current practice 5: clearly not representative of the current state Temporal representativeness

Missing exchange uncertainty generation: Not requested

Representativeness scores use a 1–5 scale when provided. Lower scores indicate a closer fit to the modeled technology, geography, or time period.

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