Summary Electric vehicles (EVs) coupled with low‐carbon electricity sources offer the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to tailpipe from personal transportation. In considering these benefits, it is important address concerns of problem‐shifting. addition, while many studies have focused on use phase in comparing transportation options, vehicle production also significant when conventional EVs. We develop provide a transparent life cycle inventory electric apply...

This study presents the life cycle assessment (LCA) of three batteries for plug-in hybrid and full performance battery electric vehicles. A transparent inventory (LCI) was compiled in a component-wise manner nickel metal hydride (NiMH), cobalt manganese lithium-ion (NCM), iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The systems were investigated with functional unit based on energy storage, environmental impacts analyzed using midpoint indicators. On per-storage basis, NiMH technology found to have...

Summary Electric vehicles (EVs) have no tailpipe emissions, but the production of their batteries leads to environmental burdens. In order avoid problem shifting, a life cycle perspective should be applied in assessment traction batteries. The aim this study was provide transparent inventory for lithium‐ion nickel‐cobalt‐manganese battery based on primary data and report its cradle‐to‐gate impacts. carried out as process‐based attributional assessment. impacts were analyzed using midpoint...

Life cycle assessments (LCA) and environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) analyses both strive to account for direct indirect environmental impacts of goods services. Different methods have been developed hybridize these two techniques minimize the impact their respective shortcomings on final assessments. These weaknesses, however, not extensively studied in a quantitative manner, especially complete LCA EEIO databases. To this end, we jointly analyzed process-based input-output-based...

Summary A wide spectrum of accounting frameworks and models is available to describe socioeconomic metabolism (SEM). Despite the common system study, a large variety terms representations that are used by different models. This makes it difficult for practitioners compare choose model or combination fit purpose. To facilitate comparison, we analyze structure material flow analysis (MFA); life cycle assessment (LCA); supply use tables (SUTs); Leontief, Ghosh, waste input‐output analysis;...

Summary Industrial ecology (IE) is a maturing scientific discipline. The field becoming more data and computation intensive, which requires IE researchers to develop software tackle novel research questions. We review the current state of programming use in our find challenges regarding transparency, reproducibility, reusability, ease collaboration. Our response that problem fourfold: First, we propose how existing general principles for development good could be implemented related fields....

Summary The divide between attributional and consequential research perspectives partly overlaps with the long‐standing methodological discussions in life cycle assessment (LCA) input‐output analysis (IO) communities on choice of techniques models for dealing situations coproduction. recent harmonization LCA allocations IO constructs revealed a more diverse set coproduction than had previously been understood. This increased flexibility transparency inventory modeling warrants re‐evaluation...

Summary With the growth of field industrial ecology (IE), research and results have increased significantly leading to a desire for better utilization accumulated data in more sophisticated analyses. This implies need greater transparency, accessibility, reusability IE data, paralleling considerable momentum throughout sciences. The Data Transparency Task Force (DTTF) was convened by governing council International Society Industrial Ecology late 2016 propose best‐practice guidelines...

Abstract Process‐based Life Cycle Assessments (PLCA) rely on detailed descriptions of extensive value chains and their associated exchanges with the environment, but major data gaps limit completeness these system lead to truncations in inventories underestimations impacts. Hybrid (HLCA) aim combine strength PLCA Environmentally Extended Input Output (EEIO) analysis obtain more specific complete descriptions. Currently, however, most HLCAs only remediate truncation processes that are each...

The climate mitigation benefits of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) relative to internal combustion engine (ICEVs) are highly dependent on the carbon intensity electricity consumed during their production and use-phase. A consistent dynamic approach grid-mix regionalization BEV life-cycle assessments in Europe is therefore necessary offer accurate guidance consumers policy makers. To this end, we present ReDyFEV, a simple open-source software tool that can be used calculate attributional,...

Ecological modernisation in the form of support to notion green growth remains dominant discourse environmental policy globally. Still, questions limits economic expansion and on a planet with finite natural resources have been at core discourses least since 1970's. A recent effort by Stoknes Rockström (2018) seeks unite notions ecological concept proposing genuine as denoting situation when respects planetary boundaries. Focusing trajectories emissions intensity, they highlight Nordic...

Thermal spray is a family of surface engineering technologies necessary to meet technical functionalities components under harsh environmental conditions. Those come at the expense dissipative losses coating materials throughout life cycle components. Measuring these material has so far retained little attention in field. This research provides framework estimate applications based on specific parameters, mainly deposition efficiencies. We applied flow analysis quantify for main metals used...

Summary The treatment of coproducts is one the most persistent methodological challenges for both input‐output (IO) analysis and life cycle assessment (LCA). two fields have developed distinct modeling traditions to artificially extract independent Leontief production functions (technological “recipes”) products multioutput activities; whereas IO operates in terms system‐wide models named constructs , LCA practitioners usually use allocations or system expansion on a process‐by‐process...

Summary While life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool often used to evaluate the environmental impacts of products and technologies, amount data required perform such studies make evaluation emerging technologies using conventional LCA approach challenging. The development paradox that inputs from comprehensive has greatest effect early in phase, yet an are generally lacking until it too late. Previous attempts formalize strategies for performing streamlined or screening LCAs were made late...

Abstract Most life cycle assessment (LCA) studies use the attributional methodology. This approach attributes a share of global environmental impacts to one or multiple functions provided by normatively circumscribed system. Multifunctional systems that are not technologically subdivisible between co‐functions frequently encountered in LCA studies. It then becomes necessary resort co‐production modeling techniques, like substitution approach. The (ALCA) is, however, discouraged amongst...

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAddition/CorrectionORIGINAL ARTICLEThis notice is a correctionLife Cycle Environmental Assessment of Lithium-Ion and Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries for Plug-In Hybrid Battery Electric VehiclesGuillaume Majeau-Bettez*, Troy R. Hawkins, Anders Hammer StrømmanCite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 12, 5454Publication Date (Web):May 2011Publication History Published online12 May 2011Published inissue 15 June...

Aluminium is an energy-intensive material that typically used as alloy.The environmental impacts caused by its production can potentially be spread out over multiple uses through repeated recycling loops.However, inter-alloy contamination limit the circularity of aluminium, which highlights importance analyzing prospective stock dynamics aluminium at alloy and alloying element level to inform a more sustainable management this resource.A dynamic flow analysis (MFA) alloys was developed in...

Summary The complexity of data and methods in industrial ecology (IE) keeps growing, the demand for comprehensive interdisciplinary assessments increases. To keep up with this development, field needs a infrastructure that allows researchers to annotate, store, retrieve, combine, exchange at low cost, without loss information, across disciplines model frameworks. A consensus‐building debate about how describe common object study, socioeconomic metabolism (SEM), is necessary development...

Recently, rechargeable aluminum batteries have received much attention due to their low cost, easy operation, and high safety. As the research into with a room-temperature ionic liquid electrolyte is relatively new, efforts focused on finding suitable electrode materials. An understanding of environmental aspects materials essential make informed conscious decisions in battery development. The purpose this study was evaluate compare relative performance material candidates for an...