Scope, source, release context, and stable identifying information.
Description
LCI of 1 km of distribution pipeline, source from C. Tsiklios, M. Hermesmann, T.E. Müller, Hydrogen transport in large-scale distribution pipeline networks: Thermodynamic and environmental assessment of repurposed and new pipeline configurations, Applied Energy, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120097.
distribution pipeline Lifetime [years]: 40 Operating pressure range [bar]: 16-100, 80 as reference Annual operating hours [hours]: 8,000 Hydrogen circulated per lifetime [Mt]: 124.81 Mass flow [kg/s]: 108.34 Outer diameter [m]: 1.22 Inner coating layer [micro-m]: 65 Steel layer [mm]: 27.09 Epoxy resin layer [mm]: 0.15 HDPE layer [mm]: 3
Source
Scientific journal publication
C. Tsiklios, M. Hermesmann, T.E. Müller, Hydrogen transport in large-scale distribution pipeline networks: Thermodynamic and environmental assessment of repurposed and new pipeline configurations, Applied Energy, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120097
Dataset detailsExpandCollapse
Dataset details
Classification
Hydrogen distribution (energy/hydrogen/distribution)
Background database
ecoinvent / 3.7
Background system model
cut-off
Biosphere database
ecoinvent / 3.7
Bookmarks
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Raw file downloads
0
Generated export downloads
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These are the source profiles for this version. Foreground modelling assumptions and allocation belong in the dataset description.
Classification path:
Energy >
Hydrogen >
Hydrogen distribution
Scale, utilization, production, and lifetime data. Missing values remain visible to guide future metadata improvements.
Commercial maturity stage
Early 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 kilometer, using UVEK 2025 and the ecoinvent 3.10 biosphere. Exchange rows are shaded from green to red by relative contribution to the selected indicator.
Acidification57.5085
mol H+-Eq / kilometer
Climate change21089.6
kg CO2-Eq / kilometer
Freshwater ecotoxicity69788.9
CTUe / kilometer
Freshwater eutrophication7.82056
kg P-Eq / kilometer
Marine eutrophication14.5482
kg N-Eq / kilometer
Terrestrial eutrophication140.68
mol N-Eq / kilometer
Human toxicity, cancer6.2430e-05
CTUh / kilometer
Human toxicity, non-cancer0.000469271
CTUh / kilometer
Ionising radiation3890.12
kBq U235-Eq / kilometer
Land use52156.1
dimensionless / kilometer
Ozone depletion0.000374806
kg CFC-11-Eq / kilometer
Particulate matter0.00145455
disease incidence / kilometer
Photochemical ozone formation59.3515
kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
Resource use, fossils184159
MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
Resource use, minerals and metals0.184022
kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
Water use3641.77
m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
Screening result
This screening result uses Brightpath mappings from the source background to UVEK 2025; mapped suppliers are not claims of scientific equivalence.
Show all 16 indicator totals
Acidification57.5085
mol H+-Eq / kilometer
Climate change21089.6
kg CO2-Eq / kilometer
Freshwater ecotoxicity69788.9
CTUe / kilometer
Freshwater eutrophication7.82056
kg P-Eq / kilometer
Marine eutrophication14.5482
kg N-Eq / kilometer
Terrestrial eutrophication140.68
mol N-Eq / kilometer
Human toxicity, cancer6.2430e-05
CTUh / kilometer
Human toxicity, non-cancer0.000469271
CTUh / kilometer
Ionising radiation3890.12
kBq U235-Eq / kilometer
Land use52156.1
dimensionless / kilometer
Ozone depletion0.000374806
kg CFC-11-Eq / kilometer
Particulate matter0.00145455
disease incidence / kilometer
Photochemical ozone formation59.3515
kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
Resource use, fossils184159
MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
Resource use, minerals and metals0.184022
kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
Water use3641.77
m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
Calculation details
Profile uvek-2025-ef-v3-1-4e70d56a85b1 · artifact
4e70d56a85b1 · calculated
2026-09-30 13:57 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
hydrogen distribution pipeline construction
RER
pipeline, for hydrogen distribution
1
kilometer
-
Reference flow
Inputs
Technosphere inputs
7 rows
Linked foreground or background product inputs used by this dataset.
Exchange
Reference / categories
Amount
Unit
Metadata
Climate change contribution
building construction, hall, steel construction
CH
building, hall, steel construction
2.00e-03
square meter
Metadata (11)
U1
1.5
U2
1.2
U3
1.5
U4
1.1
U5
2
U6
1.2
Ub
3
Loc
-6.214608098422191
Scale
0.723148016147972
Comment
manufacture
Uncertainty type
2
0.00553953mol H+-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
0.576186kg CO2-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
2.9331CTUe / kilometer
0.0% of total
0.000187668kg P-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
0.000597691kg N-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
0.0211256mol N-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
5.6547e-10CTUh / kilometer
0.0% of total
1.3209e-08CTUh / kilometer
0.0% of total
0.142738kBq U235-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
2.03601dimensionless / kilometer
0.0% of total
1.1917e-08kg CFC-11-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
6.7008e-08disease incidence / kilometer
0.0% of total
0.00198885kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
6.92576MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
0.0% of total
5.9013e-06kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
8.51892m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
0.2% of total
BAFU:2025
building construction, multi-storey
RER
building, multi-storey
0.16
cubic meter
Metadata (11)
U1
1.5
U2
1.2
U3
1.5
U4
1.1
U5
2
U6
1.2
Ub
3
Loc
-1.8325814637483102
Scale
0.723148016147972
Comment
manufacture
Uncertainty type
2
0.290094mol H+-Eq / kilometer
0.5% of total
26.5205kg CO2-Eq / kilometer
0.1% of total
136.373CTUe / kilometer
0.2% of total
0.0770844kg P-Eq / kilometer
1.0% of total
0.0340917kg N-Eq / kilometer
0.2% of total
0.369836mol N-Eq / kilometer
0.3% of total
5.8706e-08CTUh / kilometer
0.1% of total
2.9024e-06CTUh / kilometer
0.6% of total
6.96995kBq U235-Eq / kilometer
0.2% of total
140.366dimensionless / kilometer
0.3% of total
6.0372e-07kg CFC-11-Eq / kilometer
0.2% of total
2.1129e-06disease incidence / kilometer
0.1% of total
0.119035kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
0.2% of total
296.447MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
0.2% of total
0.00158368kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
0.9% of total
61.558m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
1.7% of total
BAFU:2025
market for drawing of pipe, steel
GLO
drawing of pipe, steel
7914.47
kilogram
Metadata (11)
U1
1.5
U2
1.2
U3
1.5
U4
1.1
U5
2
U6
1.2
Ub
2
Loc
8.976448463470472
Scale
0.5842251847833608
Comment
manufacture
Uncertainty type
2
5.53262mol H+-Eq / kilometer
9.6% of total
3409.86kg CO2-Eq / kilometer
16.2% of total
19905.7CTUe / kilometer
28.5% of total
0.956706kg P-Eq / kilometer
12.2% of total
1.24152kg N-Eq / kilometer
8.5% of total
12.1204mol N-Eq / kilometer
8.6% of total
3.0554e-06CTUh / kilometer
4.9% of total
5.3029e-05CTUh / kilometer
11.3% of total
669.321kBq U235-Eq / kilometer
17.2% of total
9048.65dimensionless / kilometer
17.3% of total
0.000170287kg CFC-11-Eq / kilometer
45.4% of total
9.0204e-05disease incidence / kilometer
6.2% of total
5.38671kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
9.1% of total
23520.7MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
12.8% of total
0.0245548kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
13.3% of total
484.416m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
13.3% of total
BAFU:2025
powder coating, steel
RER
powder coat, steel
38.3
square meter
Metadata (11)
U1
1.5
U2
1.2
U3
1.5
U4
1.1
U5
2
U6
1.2
Ub
2
Loc
3.6455099466028593
Scale
0.5842251847833608
Comment
manufacture
Uncertainty type
2
0.30195mol H+-Eq / kilometer
0.5% of total
158.13kg CO2-Eq / kilometer
0.7% of total
1105.02CTUe / kilometer
1.6% of total
0.0309169kg P-Eq / kilometer
0.4% of total
0.0734759kg N-Eq / kilometer
0.5% of total
0.712212mol N-Eq / kilometer
0.5% of total
6.2980e-08CTUh / kilometer
0.1% of total
1.3791e-06CTUh / kilometer
0.3% of total
35.3343kBq U235-Eq / kilometer
0.9% of total
333.81dimensionless / kilometer
0.6% of total
1.6088e-05kg CFC-11-Eq / kilometer
4.3% of total
3.3957e-06disease incidence / kilometer
0.2% of total
0.330781kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
0.6% of total
2696.84MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
1.5% of total
0.000583134kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
0.3% of total
40.4191m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
1.1% of total
0.000206089disease incidence / kilometer
14.2% of total
1.41781kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
2.4% of total
8834.27MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
4.8% of total
0.00788264kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
4.3% of total
269.393m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
7.4% of total
BAFU:2025
extrusion, plastic film
RER
extrusion, plastic film
55.99
kilogram
Metadata (11)
U1
1.5
U2
1.2
U3
1.5
U4
1.1
U5
2
U6
1.2
Ub
2
Loc
4.025203465464612
Scale
0.5842251847833608
Comment
manufacture
Uncertainty type
2
0.0565707mol H+-Eq / kilometer
0.1% of total
20.1967kg CO2-Eq / kilometer
0.1% of total
58.2498CTUe / kilometer
0.1% of total
0.00978452kg P-Eq / kilometer
0.1% of total
0.0111613kg N-Eq / kilometer
0.1% of total
0.10394mol N-Eq / kilometer
0.1% of total
2.7504e-08CTUh / kilometer
0.0% of total
1.2725e-07CTUh / kilometer
0.0% of total
13.9605kBq U235-Eq / kilometer
0.4% of total
412.918dimensionless / kilometer
0.8% of total
4.4792e-07kg CFC-11-Eq / kilometer
0.1% of total
4.7178e-07disease incidence / kilometer
0.0% of total
0.0380172kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
0.1% of total
340.057MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
0.2% of total
3.0561e-05kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
0.0% of total
11.2725m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
0.3% of total
BAFU:2025
market for steel, low-alloyed
GLO
steel, low-alloyed
7914.47
kilogram
Metadata (11)
U1
1.5
U2
1.2
U3
1.5
U4
1.1
U5
2
U6
1.2
Ub
2
Loc
8.976448463470472
Scale
0.5842251847833608
Comment
manufacture
Uncertainty type
2
49.4089mol H+-Eq / kilometer
85.9% of total
16914.5kg CO2-Eq / kilometer
80.2% of total
39904.3CTUe / kilometer
57.2% of total
6.5956kg P-Eq / kilometer
84.3% of total
11.4231kg N-Eq / kilometer
78.5% of total
121.895mol N-Eq / kilometer
86.6% of total
5.8913e-05CTUh / kilometer
94.4% of total
0.000403727CTUh / kilometer
86.0% of total
3028.67kBq U235-Eq / kilometer
77.9% of total
40442dimensionless / kilometer
77.5% of total
0.000163253kg CFC-11-Eq / kilometer
43.6% of total
0.00115221disease incidence / kilometer
79.2% of total
52.0571kg NMVOC-Eq / kilometer
87.7% of total
148464MJ, net calorific value / kilometer
80.6% of total
0.149381kg Sb-Eq / kilometer
81.2% of total
2766.19m3 world Eq deprived / kilometer
76.0% of total
BAFU:2025
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.
No parameter definitions were supplied with this inventory snapshot.
Supply-chain graph
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Evidence and scrutiny
Quality & review
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Quality and maturity
TRL scaleHigher is more mature.9: routine commercial deployment8: commercial, but still niche or scaling7: first-commercial or advanced demonstration6: engineering-scale demonstration5: pilot or large prototype4: bench or lab validated3: research-stage conceptTechnology readiness level
123456789
earlymature
1 to 5 scaleLower is better.1: strong market- or operating-data basis2: commercially plausible, but still somewhat specific3: partly representative, with modelling or adaptation bias4: pilot, proxy-based, scaled-up, or prospective5: weak representation of the real technology stateTechnological representativeness
12345
strongweak
1 to 5 scaleLower is better.1: geography matches the claimed scope well2: regionally credible, but broader or less exact3: generic regional or global proxy4: weak proxy or clear geographic mismatch5: geography is effectively unsupportedGeographical representativeness
12345
strongweak
1 to 5 scaleLower is better.1: current for that technology class2: slightly dated, but still good3: dated enough to need caution4: stale, pilot-era, or prospective relative to current practice5: clearly not representative of the current stateTemporal representativeness
12345
strongweak
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