Berlin SME providing life cycle assessment, sustainability evaluation, and environmental footprint analysis for EU research and industry projects.
GreenDelta is a Berlin-based SME specializing in life cycle assessment (LCA) and sustainability evaluation tools and consulting. They provide quantitative environmental, economic, and social impact analysis for industrial processes and products — including life cycle costing and social LCA. In H2020 projects, they serve as the sustainability assessment partner, applying LCA methodologies to sectors ranging from mineral processing and hydrogen energy to building renovation. They are known in the LCA community as the developers of openLCA, an open-source life cycle assessment software platform.
Core role in SH2E (LCA for hydrogen systems), ITERAMS (mineral technologies sustainability), RELIEF (product environmental footprints), and INFINITE (life-cycle perspective for renovation).
SH2E focused specifically on harmonised sustainability guidelines for hydrogen energy systems including fuel cells.
SH2E explicitly lists life cycle costing and social impact as project keywords; INFINITE covers whole value-chain optimisation.
BIOALL (2021-2026) addresses biomass conversion and CO2 capture and use, a newer direction for the company.
INFINITE project applies life-cycle perspective and value-chain optimisation to industrialised deep renovation of building envelopes.
GreenDelta's early H2020 involvement (2015-2018) centered on environmental footprint methodology and transport infrastructure sustainability, largely as a third-party contributor with smaller roles. From 2020 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward energy-sector sustainability — hydrogen systems, building renovation, and CO2 valorisation — with larger funding and direct participant roles. The progression shows a company moving from general environmental footprint methods toward applied sustainability assessment in the energy transition.
GreenDelta is positioning itself as the go-to LCA partner for energy transition projects — hydrogen, green renovation, and carbon capture — where quantified sustainability proof is increasingly required by regulation and investors.
GreenDelta never coordinates projects — they consistently join as a specialist participant or third-party contributor providing sustainability assessment expertise. Despite being a small company, they have worked with 97 unique partners across 24 countries, indicating they are widely trusted as an LCA service partner. Their role is that of a methodological specialist brought in to handle the sustainability evaluation workpackage rather than driving the research agenda.
Broad European network spanning 97 unique partners across 24 countries, remarkable for an SME. This breadth reflects their cross-sectoral utility — any consortium needing rigorous sustainability assessment can integrate them regardless of the technical domain.
GreenDelta occupies a specific niche: they are an independent SME that brings professional-grade LCA and sustainability assessment to consortia that need it but don't have it in-house. Unlike university LCA groups, they offer commercial software tools and consulting experience, making them a practical and efficient partner. For any consortium needing to demonstrate environmental, economic, or social sustainability of their technology, GreenDelta delivers the quantified evidence.
