Process Data set: Flexilink® Connection Point (en)

Process Data set: Flexilink® Connection Point (en) en

Process information

Key Data Set Information
Location	NO
Geographical representativeness description	Norway
Reference year	2024
Name	Flexilink® Connection Point
Technical purpose of product or process	Flexilink® is Mørenot Aquacultures metal-free mooring solution and consists of several fibre straps connected at a single connection point and has no steel plates, shackles or thimbles. The Flexilink® connects anchor lines, grid lines and bridles that make out the mooring system and keep the pen and other floating structures in the desired position at all times. Flexilink® is metal free and made from fibre straps consisting of Polyester threads. Outer shell is made from polyester and protects the fibres in the core. MBL from 50 to 280 tons. Certified according to NS-9415:2021 and NYTEK23.
Classification	Class name : Hierarchy level EPDNorge: Sea-based aquaculture infrastructure and components
General comment on data set	Data quality: Specific data for the product composition are provided by the manufacturer. The data represent the production of the declared product and were collected for EPD development in the year of study. Background data is based on EPDs according to EN 15804 and different LCA databases. The data quality of the raw materials in A1 is presented in the table below. Allocation: The allocation is made in accordance with the provisions of EN 15804. Incoming energy and water and waste production in-house is allocated equally among all products through mass allocation. Effects of primary production of recycled materials is allocated to the main product in which the material was used. The recycling process and transportation of the material is allocated to this analysis. Cut-off criteria: All major raw materials and all the essential energy is included. The production processes for raw materials and energy flows with very small amounts (less than 1%) are not included. These cut-off criteria do not apply for hazardous materials and substances.
Copyright	Yes
Owner of data set	Mørenot Aquaculture AS
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)	Flexilink® Connection Point - 1.0 * 1.0 Stück (Number of pieces)
Biogenic carbon content	Carbon content (biogenic): 0.0 kg Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 11.278812901 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until	2029
Time representativeness description	2024-07-26 - 2029-07-26
Publication date	2024-07-26
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system	FLEXILINK GRID STRAPS 105T 1,5m FLEXILINK STRAP 56 T 2m/4m FLEXILINK ANCHOR LINE STRAP 105T 5m/10m FLEXILINK BRIDLE STRAP 56T 1,5m/3m FLEXILINK MAIN STRAP 280T 1,5/3m FLEXILINK SAFETY STRAP 105 T 1,5/3m

Modelling and validation

Subtype

specific dataset

LCA methodology report

NPCR 031:2023 Part B for sea-based aquaculture infrastructure and components

Data sources, treatment and representativeness

Documentation of data quality management

NPCR 031:2023 Part B for sea-based aquaculture infrastructure and components

Data source(s) used for this data set

ecoinvent database (all versions)

Original EPDs

NEPD-7162-6559_Flexilink--Connection-Point.pdf

Completeness

Validation

Type of review
Independent external review

Reviewer name and institution
Elisabet Amat

Compliance Declarations

Compliance

Compliance system name

EN 15804+A2

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Compliance

Compliance system name

ISO 14025

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Compliance

Compliance system name

ISO 21930

Approval of overall compliance

Fully compliant

Nomenclature compliance

Fully compliant

Methodological compliance

Fully compliant

Review compliance

Fully compliant

Documentation compliance

Fully compliant

Quality compliance

Fully compliant

Administrative information

Data generator
Data set generator / modeller	LCA.no AS
Data entry by
Time stamp (last saved)	2025-03-10T16:10:17
Data set format(s)	ILCD format EPD Data Format Extensions v1.2
Publication and ownership
UUID	66dc4eba-607e-4c54-b79e-01c211406471
Date of last revision	2024-07-19T10:51:19.7718788Z
Data set version	00.03.000
Registration authority	EPD Norway
Registration number	NEPD-7162-6559
Owner of data set	Mørenot Aquaculture AS
Copyright	Yes
License type	Free of charge for all users and uses
Access and use restrictions	None
Publisher	EPD Norway

Environmental indicators

Indicators of life cycle

Indicator	Direction	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	De-construction C1	Transport C2	Waste processing C3	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)	Input	MJ	426.1	1.61	0.1426	1.016	0.0002579	0.9556	105.7	0.1025	-197.3
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)	Input	MJ	375.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)	Input	MJ	801.4	1.61	0.1426	1.016	0.0002579	0.9556	105.7	0.1025	-197.3
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)	Input	MJ	5483	112.5	7.504	79.84	0.03625	66.76	268.9	2.216	-3166
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)	Input	MJ	1538	0	0	0	0	0	-1538	0	0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)	Input	MJ	7022	112.5	7.504	79.84	0.03625	66.76	-1269	2.216	-3166
Use of secondary material (SM)	Input	kg	1.685	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)	Input	MJ	13.5	0.05761	0.004333	0.03419	0	0.03419	0.2376	0.002126	-0.02004
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)	Input	MJ	0.02404	0.206	0.03864	0.1222	0	0.1222	2.551	0.004648	-6.785
Use of net fresh water (FW)	Input	m3	3.685	0.01203	0.004276	0.007689	0.000002327	0.007139	0.8641	0.002758	-1.776
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)	Output	kg	0.892	0.005802	0.1648	0.003836	0.000001522	0.003443	14.87	0.009123	-0.5546
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)	Output	kg	21.17	5.471	0.7626	3.265	0.00009088	3.247	5.71	9.634	-11.05
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)	Output	kg	0.01036	0.0007663	0.00004423	0.0005473	2.522E-7	0.0004548	0.0008059	0.00001461	-0.003249
Components for re-use (CRU)	Output	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Materials for recycling (MFR)	Output	kg	0	0	10.77	0	0	0	44.87	0.0008625	0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)	Output	kg	0	0	15.85	0	0	0	9.615	0.00002109	0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)	Output	MJ	0	0	11.05	0	0	0	14.77	0.001368	0
Exported thermal energy (EET)	Output	MJ	0	0	167.2	0	0	0	223.5	0.0207	0

Core environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	De-construction C1	Transport C2	Waste processing C3	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)	MJ	5482	112.5	7.503	79.83	0.03625	66.76	268.8	2.216	-3166
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)	kg Sb-eqv.	0.003911	0.0002055	0.00001125	0.0001263	2.371E-8	0.000122	0.0007563	7.319E-7	-0.002491
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)	mol H+ eqv.	1.066	0.02138	0.004135	0.04573	0.00008969	0.01269	0.09321	0.0007474	-0.6202
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)	kg CO2 eqv.	-40.65	0.003079	0.07691	0.002016	7.922E-7	0.001827	0.09026	0.00009833	-0.285
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)	kg CO2 eqv.	247.3	7.44	0.592	5.375	0.002676	4.415	41.28	1.099	-142.3
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)	kg CO2 eqv.	206.9	7.446	0.669	5.379	0.002679	4.419	41.41	1.099	-142.7
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)	kg CO2 eqv.	0.2471	0.002648	0.0001665	0.001955	0.000002164	0.001571	0.03498	0.00002155	-0.1148
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)	kg CO2 eqv.	248.2	7.446	0.6634	5.379	0.002679	4.418	41.4	1.126	-142.7
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)	kg P eqv.	0.01317	0.00005944	0.00000643	0.00003795	1.19E-8	0.00003527	0.000463	9.978E-7	-0.003773
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)	kg N eqv.	0.2109	0.004231	0.001731	0.01048	0.00002162	0.002511	0.01882	0.00141	-0.1092
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)	mol N eqv.	2.015	0.04733	0.0181	0.1154	0.0002368	0.02808	0.2214	0.002972	-1.182
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)	kg NMVOC eqv.	1.114	0.01813	0.00478	0.03367	0.00006279	0.01076	0.07301	0.001081	-0.4336
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)	kg CFC 11 eqv.	0.00001615	0.000001685	1.057E-7	0.000001209	5.69E-10	0.000001	0.00000218	3.011E-8	-0.0944
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)	m3 world eqv.	1.484E+4	108.8	11.01	66.81	0.00736	64.57	1.41E+3	18.71	-2076

Additional environmental impact indicators

Indicator	Unit	Raw material supply A1	Transport A2	Manufacturing A3	Transport A4	De-construction C1	Transport C2	Waste processing C3	Disposal C4	Recycling Potential D
¹This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.
²The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties on these results are high or as there is limited experiences with the indicator.
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP)¹	kBq U235 eqv.	11.26	0.4917	0.02909	0.3485	0.0001557	0.2918	0.6934	0.0107	-3.281
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM)²	disease incidence	0.000008166	4.555E-7	5.361E-8	4.992E-7	6.28E-10	2.703E-7	0.000001068	1.509E-8	-0.000006015
Potential Soil quality index (SQP)²	unitless	1942	78.69	4.795	48.39	0.004965	46.7	160.8	8.386	-427.9
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc)²	CTUh	0.000002683	9.11E-8	3.283E-8	6.007E-8	2E-11	5.406E-8	3.771E-7	1.723E-9	-0.000001528
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c)²	CTUh	1.24E-7	0	7.01E-10	6.67E-10	2E-12	0	2.933E-8	5.9E-11	-7.076E-8
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw)²	CTUe	3673	83.39	8.047	56.43	0.02181	49.49	394	2.667	-2145