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Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019

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Editors:
  1. Stefan Albrecht

    1. Life Cycle Engineering GaBi, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

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  2. Matthias Fischer

    1. Life Cycle Engineering GaBi, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

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  3. Philip Leistner

    1. Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

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  4. Liselotte Schebek

    1. Material Flow Management and Resource Economy, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

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  • Presents the application of life cycle assessment with regard to current issues of high relevance in a number of research fields
  • Highlights novel methodological developments in the field of LCA research
  • Includes papers that cover a wide range of topics from theory and practice, including methodological questions as well as case studies concerning energy and mobility, materials and engineering, sustainable construction and future technologies

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Cooperation of Young Researchers from Science and Industry — Life Cycle Assessment in Theory and Practice

    • Stefan Albrecht, Matthias Fischer
    Pages 1-4

  3. Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype

    • Juan Camilo Gomez Trillos, Dennis Wilken, Urte Brand, Thomas Vogt
    Pages 5-23Open Access

  4. Analysis of Fuel and Powertrain Combinations for Heavy-Duty Vehicles from a Well-to-Wheels Perspective: Model Development and Sample Application

    • Mara Kuttler, Simon Pichlmaier
    Pages 25-40

  5. Pathways and Environmental Assessment for the Introduction of Renewable Hydrogen into the Aviation Sector

    • Christina Penke, Christoph Falter, Valentin Batteiger
    Pages 41-52

  6. Life Cycle Assessment of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis

    • Elke Schropp, Gabriel Naumann, Matthias Gaderer
    Pages 53-66

  7. Remanufacturing of Energy Using Products Makes Sense Only When Technology Is Mature

    • Torsten Hummen, Elena Wege
    Pages 67-82

  8. Integrating Environmental Assessment of Emerging Materials into the Material Selection Process

    • Malte Schäfer, Felipe Cerdas, Christoph Herrmann
    Pages 83-98

  9. Analysis of Life Cycle Datasets for the Material Gold

    • Benjamin Fritz, Mario Schmidt
    Pages 99-112

  10. Suggestions for the Technical Integration of Life Cycle Assessment Data Sets of ÖKOBAUDAT into Building Information Modeling and Industry Foundation Classes

    • Sebastian Theißen, Jannick Höper, Reinhard Wimmer, Anica Meins-Becker, Michaela Lambertz
    Pages 113-128

  11. Storage LCA Tool: A Tool for the Investigation of the Environmental Potential of Innovative Storage Systems in Buildings

    • Roberta Di Bari, Rafael Horn
    Pages 129-143

  12. Economic and Environmental Optimization of Rotary Heat Exchangers: A Closer Look at the Conflict

    • Eloy Melian, Harald Klein, Nikolaus Thißen
    Pages 145-158

  13. Pros and Cons of Batteries in Green Energy Supply of Residential Districts — A Life Cycle Analysis

    • Steffen Lewerenz
    Pages 159-172

  14. Asking Instead of Telling — Recommendations for Developing Life Cycle Assessment Within Technical R&D Projects

    • Miriam Lettner, Franziska Hesser
    Pages 173-188

  15. Carbon Offsets: An LCA Perspective

    • Rosalie Arendt, Vanessa Bach, Matthias Finkbeiner
    Pages 189-212

  16. Comparability of LCAs — Review and Discussion of the Application Purpose

    • Maximilian Roßmann, Matthias Stratmann, Nadine Rötzer, Philipp Schäfer, Mario Schmidt
    Pages 213-225

  17. Biodiversity Impact Assessment of Grazing Sheep

    • Andreas Geß
    Pages 227-239

  18. Correction to: Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype

    • Juan Camilo Gomez Trillos, Dennis Wilken, Urte Brand, Thomas Vogt
    Pages C1-C2
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This book covers the latest developments in life cycle assessment LCA both in terms of methodology and its application in various research areas. It includes methodological questions as well as case studies concerning energy and mobility, materials and engineering, sustainable construction and future technologies. With numerous research articles from leading German and Austrian research institutes, the book is a valuable source for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, researchers interested in the current state of LCA research, and advanced university students in various scientific and technical fields.

Chapter “Life Cycle Assessment of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell RoPax Ferry Prototype” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Life Cycle Engineering GaBi, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

    Stefan Albrecht, Matthias Fischer

  • Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

    Philip Leistner

  • Material Flow Management and Resource Economy, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    Liselotte Schebek

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