Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lorenzo Usai, Christine Roxanne Hung, Felipe Vasquez, Max Windsheimer, Odne Stokke Burheim, Anders Hammer Stromman
Summary: Electric vehicles are crucial for reducing emissions from light duty vehicles, with fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) offering potential benefits in driving range and fueling/charging rates. However, challenges such as lack of fueling infrastructure and high production costs hinder widespread adoption. Constant data updates and early detection of environmental impacts are necessary to guide technological progress. Assessments show that FCEV systems have lower environmental performance in certain components, but future technological developments combined with renewable energy sources could lead to significant reductions in environmental footprints.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Chintan Pathak, David Beck, Don MacKenzie
Summary: ChargEVal is an agent-based modelling framework that simulates the performance of charging station deployment scenarios. It uses behavioural models to simulate vehicle and charging choices, and supports multiple users conducting multiple simulations simultaneously. ChargEVal also provides a results viewer for detailed analysis and comparison of simulation statistics and agent state values. The framework can be applied to any geography and scale.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Leo Strobel, Jonas Schlund, Marco Pruckner
Summary: In recent years, electric vehicles have become the primary tool for decarbonization in the transport sector. However, the widespread adoption of electric vehicles also presents new opportunities and challenges for regional and national power systems. This study finds that optimizing the charging of electric vehicles can help avoid national peak loads and integrate more renewable energy, but it may increase peak loads at transmission grid substations.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Alberto Boretti
Summary: This study analyzes data on the energy economy and environmental friendliness of passenger cars, aiming to propose the necessary developments to reduce CO2 emissions by the end of this decade. The findings suggest that sharing battery capacity among many plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) rather than a few battery electric vehicles would effectively reduce CO2 emissions in the life cycle analysis of road transport until 2030. Suggestions are also provided to improve the energy efficiency of PHEVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles over certification cycles.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Yanping Qiao, Roger Raufer
Summary: This article reviews the promotion policies for electric logistics vehicle adoption in ten major Chinese cities and provides a regional assessment to identify high-potential provinces for future electric truck deployment. The findings can inform policymakers and stakeholders in prioritizing electric truck adoption in specific regions to accelerate the electrification of road freight vehicles.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Waleed Ejaz, Muhammad Naeem, Shree Krishna Sharma, Asad Masood Khattak, Muhammad Rashid Ramzan, Amjad Ali, Alagan Anpalagan
Summary: Internet of vehicles (IoV) is a new paradigm for exchanging and analyzing information between vehicles and people, infrastructure, and other vehicles. This paper proposes an IoV-based framework for deployment and scheduling of mobile charging infrastructure, aiming to minimize overall cost and optimize charging for electric vehicles.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Anna Straubinger, Erik T. Verhoef, Henri L. F. de Groot
Summary: The research aims to evaluate the impacts of electric mobility in urban areas, showing that transitioning from gasoline cars to electric cars can reduce emissions but may lead to welfare losses. Introducing urban air mobility (UAM) may bring marginal overall welfare gains in a gasoline-car city, but result in welfare losses in a city with electric cars.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaojian Hu, Nuo Chen, Nan Wu, Bicheng Yin
Summary: The Shanghai government aims to have all new public transportation, rental, sanitation, postal, and intra-city freight vehicles powered by electricity by 2020, in order to reduce vehicle emissions. Analysis of vehicle emissions in Shanghai over the past five years was conducted, evaluating the potential reduction in road traffic related emissions through the promotion of electric vehicles. Results from the COPERT IV model indicate that promoting electric vehicles is an efficient measure to control road traffic related emissions and improve urban air quality, providing a basis for policies promoting and managing electric vehicles.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Wilhelm Cramer, Klemens Schumann, Michael Andres, Chris Vertgewall, Antonello Monti, Sebastian Schreck, Michael Metzger, Stefan Jessenberger, Joachim Klaus, Christoph Brunner, Florian Heringer, Axel Alvarado, Andreas Armstorfer, Nauman Beg
Summary: The increasing share of distributed energy resources offers new opportunities for innovative business models and coordination schemes within sustainable energy systems, with local energy markets having the potential to increase end consumer participation. Simulation results demonstrate significant impacts of local energy markets on energy systems, including economic benefits, enhanced energy balancing, and reduction of grid congestion.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shuai Pan, Lewis M. Fulton, Anirban Roy, Jia Jung, Yunsoo Choi, H. Oliver Gao
Summary: The study investigates the potential future development of passenger transportation in the United States, finding that widespread electrification could significantly reduce petroleum consumption and CO2 emissions while gaining health benefits; the net energy impacts of automation are uncertain, while shared mobility would bring additional benefits; by integrating vehicle electrification, automation, and shared mobility, the three trends could maximize energy savings, emissions reduction, and health benefits.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Eliane Horschutz Nemoto, Roukaya Issaoui, Dorien Korbee, Ines Jaroudi, Guy Fournier
Summary: This article proposes a method to measure the impacts of Shared Automated Electric Vehicles (SAEV) on mobility through a sustainability assessment, defining indicators covering social, environmental, economic, governance, and technical aspects. These mobility indicators contribute to filling gaps of knowledge about the performance of SAEV.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Subhash Chander Arora, Megha Sharma, Vinod Kumar Singh
Summary: Rising temperatures pose a serious challenge to the earth's natural cycle, and the increasing use of cars has led to a call for more sustainable modes of transport like electric vehicles. However, the adoption of electric vehicles in India lags behind countries like China. This study examines the factors influencing consumers' purchase intention of electric vehicles in India and finds that attitude has the most influential impact, followed by related advantages. Consumers also perceive electric vehicles as complex in terms of usability and availability of charging infrastructure. The study provides valuable insights for the development of electric vehicles in both domestic and global markets.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Emmanuel Karapidakis, Antonis Tsikalakis, Alexandros Paspatis, Emmanuel Fotakis, George Stavrakakis, Christina Chatzipoulka, Panagiotis Zervas
Summary: The development of electric vehicles as part of the electrification of the transportation sector is crucial for the transition to a low-carbon and renewable energy society. In addition to EU efforts, national strategies have also been implemented to support electromobility, with Greece serving as an example by funding municipalities for EV charger placement. The study in Crete serves as a case study for understanding the impact of EV chargers on the regional power grid and emphasizes the need for strategic planning to avoid overwhelming existing infrastructure.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Valeria Rizza, Marco Torre, Patrizio Tratzi, Paolo Fazzini, Laura Tomassetti, Valentina Cozza, Francesco Naso, Dino Marcozzi, Francesco Petracchini
Summary: The study evaluates the benefits of electric vehicles in an urban area, showing reductions in pollutant concentrations, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, as well as economic and environmental benefits. The results indicate potential reductions in PM10, PM2.5, and NO2 levels, leading to improved air quality and decreased social costs in comparison to conventional vehicles.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ahan Parikh, Manan Shah, Mitul Prajapati
Summary: With the advancement of technology and the implementation of international norms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, automakers have focused on new technologies related to electric and hybrid vehicles as well as electric fuel cell vehicles. This study compares different fuel cell electric car topologies to determine which fuel alternative is more sustainable in the future. The analysis includes comparing the efficiencies, performance, advantages, and disadvantages of different fuel cells and batteries.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Florence Alexia Bohnes, Michael Zwicky Hauschild, Jorgen Schlundt, Max Nielsen, Alexis Laurent
Summary: The study proposes a framework to assess the national environmental impacts from aquaculture industries, highlighting the importance of feed production and usage on the environment, while also pointing out that governmental policies may not directly reduce greenhouse gases emissions. It calls for the expansion of the framework to cover the entire food system and recommends its interim application to support decision-making and move towards more environmentally sustainable aquaculture systems.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mikolaj Owsianiak, Lauran van Oers, Johannes Drielsma, Alexis Laurent, Michael Z. Hauschild
Summary: Environmental dissipation is a novel approach to account for impacts from mineral resources, focusing on emissions to the environment. It is important to differentiate truly dissipative emissions from anthropogenic releases that do not contribute to loss of accessibility of a given resource over time. This differentiation is crucial in metal resource impact assessment to highlight the need for considering dissipative emissions separately.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yoann Jovet, Frederic Lefevre, Alexis Laurent, Marc Clausse
Summary: The recovery of waste heat can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industrial sectors. A new methodology is developed in this study to determine the minimum conditions for waste heat recovery solutions to comply with the targets of the Paris Agreement. The study focuses on mechanical heat pump solutions (MHPs) in 24 EU countries and finds that all countries are compliant in 2050 for MHP integration with low temperature lift and 21 countries are compliant for high temperature lift. The main barriers to the development of MHP technology in 2030 are economic, while in 2050, countries that do not reach the reduction targets face a high carbon intensity of electricity generation.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. Beauson, A. Laurent, D. P. Rudolph, J. Pagh Jensen
Summary: This review discusses the challenges related to the end-of-life of wind turbine blades, including the estimation and prediction of waste volume, legislation and standards, technical processes for transforming blades, and the potential of circular economy and life cycle engineering. Social acceptance and technology perception mechanisms are also discussed.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Karen Saavedra-Rubio, Nils Thonemann, Eleonora Crenna, Bruno Lemoine, Priscillia Caliandro, Alexis Laurent
Summary: The article discusses the importance of life cycle inventory (LCI) data gathering in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies and presents a stepwise data collection guidance to address the issues of inefficiency, lack of transparency, and inconsistency caused by existing guidelines limitations.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pernille K. Ohms, Alexis Laurent, Michael Z. Hauschild, Morten W. Ryberg
Summary: With increasing urbanization, cities play a significant role in global greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, it is important to develop tools to help local governments measure and monitor the consumption-based climate change footprint of cities. This study introduces a parsimonious screening tool that uses easily accessible city data and multiple regression models. The findings show that only a few cities are on track to achieve the necessary levels for greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, highlighting the need for major actions in cities worldwide to mitigate climate change.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Vinay Yadav, M. A. Sherly, Pallav Ranjan, Vindhyawasini Prasad, Rafael O. Tinoco, Alexis Laurent
Summary: 45% of global environmental losses of plastics come from mismanaged landfills and open dumps in Asia, causing significant impacts on ecosystems, human health, and the economy. A novel framework was developed to assess the risk levels of urban centers in India, revealing that 11% of these cities have severe and very high risks, such as Mumbai and Delhi.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eleonore Pierrat, Alexis Laurent, Martin Dorber, Martin Rygaard, Francesca Verones, Michael Hauschild
Summary: Several water footprint indicators have been developed to address the issues of freshwater stress. Volumetric footprints focus on water allocation and productivity, while impact-oriented footprints aim to minimize the negative effects of water use on human health, ecosystems, and freshwater resources. However, challenges in combining these perspectives remain, such as pollution and ecosystem impact modeling. To bridge these gaps, a water footprint assessment framework is proposed, incorporating regionalized indicators for water biodiversity and water resource, and complemented with a sustainability assessment. The framework is tested on the water use sustainability in the European Union, revealing the need for concerted efforts in reducing the impacts of emissions and water consumption.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Martin Dorber, Inge de Graaf, Alexis Laurent, Michael Z. Hauschild, Martin Rygaard, Valerio Barbarossa, Eleonore Pierrat
Summary: Balancing the need for freshwater between human communities and ecosystems is a significant challenge in the 21st century due to population growth and improved living conditions. A global operational method to evaluate the consequences of freshwater consumption and its interdependence on different water compartments is currently missing. This study developed depletion factors to quantify the effects of water consumption on various hydrological variables globally, providing valuable insights into the ecological impacts of water consumption. These depletion factors can be integrated into sustainability assessment tools to guide sustainable water management strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hendrik Christiaan Oosterhoff, Laura Golsteijn, Alexis Laurent, Morten Walbech Ryberg
Summary: The planetary boundaries define a safe operating space for humanity. However, current methods for assessing environmental sustainability are more suitable for business-to-consumer industries, making it difficult to evaluate business-to-business industries. This study presents a systematic framework that can be applied to both B2C and B2B industries.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
C. H. Gebara, A. Laurent
Summary: This study proposes a comprehensive framework to assess national performances in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 using 29 indicators. Results show variations in performances across countries and trade-offs between social and environmental indicators. All countries demonstrate unsustainable performances in multiple indicators, with some environmental scores just above the threshold and others exceeding it by more than a factor of 1000. Hence, it is recommended that policy-makers widely adopt this framework to achieve sustainable development goals.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Lea Rupcic, Eleonore Pierrat, Karen Saavedra-Rubio, Nils Thonemann, Chizoba Ogugua, Alexis Laurent
Summary: The aviation sector contributes to environmental problems, and a systematic literature review of life cycle assessment studies is performed to map the environmental impacts in the sector and provide methodological recommendations. The sector is divided into cross-cutting systems, and the review confirms a focus on climate change impacts. Mitigation strategies involve reducing CO2 emissions during aircraft operations and improving fuel efficiency. Knowledge gaps, such as noise impacts and non-CO2 flight emissions, are identified and discussed, and recommendations are provided to LCA practitioners and aviation stakeholders.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Markus Meindl, Cor de Ruiter, Valerio Marciello, Mario Di Stasio, Florian Hilpert, Manuela Ruocco, Fabrizio Nicolosi, Nils Thonemann, Karen Saavedra-Rubio, Louis Locqueville, Alexis Laurent, Martin Maerz
Summary: The article discusses the challenges of sustainability and emission reductions faced by airports. It focuses on the GENESIS project and its aim to develop a technology roadmap for the transition to sustainable and competitive electric aircraft systems. The article proposes various options for ground power supply at a regional airport and estimates the future energy demand per day, month, and year.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Leclerc Alexandra, Berthet Etienne, Stadler Konstantin, Wood Richard, Laurent Alexis
Summary: This study proposes an integrative approach to evaluate the global toxicity footprint by combining multiple databases, inventorying methods gap-filling/extrapolation techniques, and environmentally extended multi-region input-output models. Our results emphasize the significant sensitivity of emission inventories and toxicity footprints to the choice of extrapolation procedures in regionalized chemical inventory development. This study offers crucial insights for national and regional policymakers, facilitating the creation of targeted regulations and incentives to mitigate toxic substances' environmental impact.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Lea Rupcic, Eleonore Pierrat, Kilian Fricke, Torsten Moll, Michael Z. Hauschild, Alexis Laurent
Summary: Aircraft engine manufacturing has significant environmental impacts, particularly in relation to integrated bladed rotors. This study evaluates the life cycle environmental impacts of manufacturing a Ti-6Al-4 V alloy rotor and explores potential reductions through recycling alloy chips. The analysis highlights the material stage as the main contributor, and recycling titanium chips into alloy can significantly reduce climate change impact.
CIRP ANNALS-MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
