LCA analysis and supply chain optimisation. D5.1
report
The present report describes the activities performed within MC2.0 Task 5.1. The main goal of this study is to assess the environmental impact via life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis, to provide an environmental roadmap, and to optimize the supply chain for building integrated (BIPV) technologies developed within this project. The environmental LCA is performed according to ISO140401 and 140442 standards, and other available ad hoc guidelines available for PV or building elements. It includes the life cycle stages from raw material extraction to production of photovoltaic (PV) laminates, until the fabrication of five BIPV end-products, including energy consumption, material production, manufacturing, usage and end-of-life (EOL) treatments. Goal of the assessment is to optimise the BIPV products from a sustainability point of view, providing feedback to the manufacturers on the environmental hotspots identified, but also to demonstrate the resulting low environmental impact and high circularity potential of the BIPV products. This analysis was made by the European Research Academy (EURAC) thanks to the collaboration with MC2.0 project partners: Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO), innovative Windows (IWIN), Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI), Glass 2 Power (G2P), Schweizer (SCHW) and Polymer Competence Center Leoben (PCCL), who contributed sharing their inventory data to produce the different products and providing their knowledge and feedback.
Topics
TNO Identifier
1014043
Publisher
TNO
Collation
79 p.