December 8th, 2025
The Smart Emission Factor module has been updated with the following improvements:
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Multilingual Name Field
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The “Name” field can now be entered in German or English, as well as in Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, and Mandarin Chinese.
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All entries are automatically translated into English.
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This functionality applies to both CSV uploads (PCF) and AI-based search (CCF + PCF).
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Enhanced CSV Upload (PCF)
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It is now possible to specify the “System Boundary” column in the CSV upload. Only use one of the following options:
agriculture
fuel_upstream-manufacturing-use_phase
transport
biogenic_co2_combustion
fuel_upstream-plant_amortization
transport_to_manufacturing
carbon_storage
fuel_upstream-plant_amortization-fuel_combustion-fugitive_emissions
transport_to_site
carbon_storage-cradle_to_gate
fuel_upstream-plant_amortization-fuel_combustion-transport_and_delivery
transport_to_waste_processing
consumption
fugitive_release
unknown
cradle_to_farm_gate
fugitive_release_combined
upstream
cradle_to_gate
fugitive_release_non_kyoto
upstream-electricity_consumption
cradle_to_gate_inc_capital_endogenization
gate_to_grave
upstream-electricity_generation
cradle_to_grave
indirect
upstream-electricity_generation-transmission_and_distribution
cradle_to_plant_gate
installation
upstream-end_of_life
cradle_to_processing_gate
land_use_change
upstream-fuel_combustion
cradle_to_shelf
maintenance
upstream-fuel_combustion-fugitive_emissions
deconstruction
manufacturing
upstream-manufacturing
direct
manufacturing-electricity_consumption
upstream-manufacturing-fuel_combustion
disposal
na
upstream-manufacturing-use_phase
downstream
operational_energy_use
upstream-transmission_and_distribution
electricity_consumption
operational_water_use
upstream-use_phase
electricity_consumption-fuel_combustion
packaging
upstream-use_phase-transport
electricity_generation
plant_amortization
upstream-use_phase-transport-transmission_and_distribution
electricity_generation-transmission_and_distribution
processing
use
end_of_life
production
use_phase
fabrication
raw_material_supply
use_phase_carbon_removal
farm
recycling
waste_processing
farm_input
refurbishment
well_to_propeller
feed
repair
well_to_tank
fuel_combustion
replacement
well_to_tank-electricity_generation
fuel_combustion-electricity_generation-transmission_and_distribution
retail
well_to_tank-electricity_generation-transmission_and_distribution
fuel_upstream-fuel_combustion
supermarket_and_distribution
well_to_tank-plant_amortization
fuel_upstream-fuel_combustion-fugitive_emissions
tank_to_wheel
well_to_tank-plant_amortization-fuel_combustion-transmission_and_distribution
fuel_upstream-fuel_combustion-transport_and_delivery
total
well_to_tank-transmission_and_distribution
fuel_upstream-manufacturing
transformation well_to_wheel
fuel_upstream-manufacturing-fuel_combustion transmission_and_distribution
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The specified system boundary is then considered in the AI-based emission factor search, improving filtering and relevance of results.
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