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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2019 CanadaPublisher:Elsevier BV Authors:Xuewei Liu;
Xuewei Liu
Xuewei Liu in OpenAIREYou Zhang;
You Zhang; Songyan Jiang; +4 AuthorsYou Zhang
You Zhang in OpenAIREXuewei Liu;
Xuewei Liu
Xuewei Liu in OpenAIREYou Zhang;
You Zhang; Songyan Jiang;You Zhang
You Zhang in OpenAIREZengwei Yuan;
Hui Hua;Zengwei Yuan
Zengwei Yuan in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Cécile Bulle;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREAbstract As the largest producer of coal chemical products in the world, China faces tremendous pressure to reduce its carbon emission. An accurate quantification of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission of coal chemical industry in China is therefore necessary. However, due to the variety of coal chemical products and limitations of CO2 emission factors, the total CO2 emission of coal chemical industry has yet to be determined. In this study, local CO2 emission factors of coal chemical products in China are published based on first hand data from twenty-three coal chemical enterprises and the total CO2 emission of China's coal chemical industry is extrapolated. The provincial-level spatial distribution of the CO2 emission of coal chemical industry is presented to assist the government in identifying key emission reduction areas. Additionally, scenario analysis of CO2 emission for China’s modern coal chemical industry in 2020 is conducted to determine whether the development of the modern coal chemical industry will have a significant impact on future CO2 emission, as well as the effect of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies on the reduction in carbon emission. The estimate shows that the total CO2 emission of the coal chemical industry in 2015 was 607 million tonnes (Mt), accounting for approximately 5.71% of China’s total CO2 emission. The figure is higher than the total annual CO2 emission of a country such as Canada (555 Mt) or Brazil (486 Mt). Quantifying the emission of the coal chemical industry is therefore critical to understand the global carbon budget. The spatial distribution shows that Shandong, Inner Mongolia and Shanxi release one-third of the coal chemical industry’s total CO2 emission. Considering the development of the modern coal chemical industry, its CO2 emission is predicted to be as high as 416.52 million tonnes in 2020. However, the CO2 emission could be reduced by 317.98 million tonnes when carbon capture, utilization and storage are applied to process and energy systems simultaneously. This paper quantifies the CO2 emission of the coal chemical industry in China for the first time, identifies key chemical products and the provinces in which they are produced, explores the carbon reduction potential by scenario analysis, and provides specific data to support the assessment of effective CO2 reduction policy.
Applied Energy arrow_drop_down UQAM - Université du Québec à Montréal: archipelArticle . 2019Data sources: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)add ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2019 CanadaPublisher:Elsevier BV Authors:Xuewei Liu;
Xuewei Liu
Xuewei Liu in OpenAIREYou Zhang;
You Zhang; Songyan Jiang; +4 AuthorsYou Zhang
You Zhang in OpenAIREXuewei Liu;
Xuewei Liu
Xuewei Liu in OpenAIREYou Zhang;
You Zhang; Songyan Jiang;You Zhang
You Zhang in OpenAIREZengwei Yuan;
Hui Hua;Zengwei Yuan
Zengwei Yuan in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Cécile Bulle;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREAbstract As the largest producer of coal chemical products in the world, China faces tremendous pressure to reduce its carbon emission. An accurate quantification of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission of coal chemical industry in China is therefore necessary. However, due to the variety of coal chemical products and limitations of CO2 emission factors, the total CO2 emission of coal chemical industry has yet to be determined. In this study, local CO2 emission factors of coal chemical products in China are published based on first hand data from twenty-three coal chemical enterprises and the total CO2 emission of China's coal chemical industry is extrapolated. The provincial-level spatial distribution of the CO2 emission of coal chemical industry is presented to assist the government in identifying key emission reduction areas. Additionally, scenario analysis of CO2 emission for China’s modern coal chemical industry in 2020 is conducted to determine whether the development of the modern coal chemical industry will have a significant impact on future CO2 emission, as well as the effect of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies on the reduction in carbon emission. The estimate shows that the total CO2 emission of the coal chemical industry in 2015 was 607 million tonnes (Mt), accounting for approximately 5.71% of China’s total CO2 emission. The figure is higher than the total annual CO2 emission of a country such as Canada (555 Mt) or Brazil (486 Mt). Quantifying the emission of the coal chemical industry is therefore critical to understand the global carbon budget. The spatial distribution shows that Shandong, Inner Mongolia and Shanxi release one-third of the coal chemical industry’s total CO2 emission. Considering the development of the modern coal chemical industry, its CO2 emission is predicted to be as high as 416.52 million tonnes in 2020. However, the CO2 emission could be reduced by 317.98 million tonnes when carbon capture, utilization and storage are applied to process and energy systems simultaneously. This paper quantifies the CO2 emission of the coal chemical industry in China for the first time, identifies key chemical products and the provinces in which they are produced, explores the carbon reduction potential by scenario analysis, and provides specific data to support the assessment of effective CO2 reduction policy.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2003 Switzerland, Canada, Switzerland, SwitzerlandPublisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLC Authors: Jolliet, Olivier;Margni, Manuele;
Margni, Manuele
Margni, Manuele in OpenAIRECharles, Raphaël;
Humbert, Sébastien; +3 AuthorsCharles, Raphaël
Charles, Raphaël in OpenAIREJolliet, Olivier;Margni, Manuele;
Margni, Manuele
Margni, Manuele in OpenAIRECharles, Raphaël;
Humbert, Sébastien;Charles, Raphaël
Charles, Raphaël in OpenAIREPayet, Jérôme;
Rebitzer, Gerald;Payet, Jérôme
Payet, Jérôme in OpenAIRERosenbaum, Ralph;
Rosenbaum, Ralph
Rosenbaum, Ralph in OpenAIREdoi: 10.1007/bf02978505
The new IMPACT 2002+ life cycle impact assessment methodology proposes a feasible implementation of a combined midpoint/damage approach, linking all types of life cycle inventory results (elementary flows and other interventions) via 14 midpoint categories to four damage categories. For IMPACT 2002+, new concepts and methods have been developed, especially for the comparative assessment of human toxicity and ecotoxicity. Human Damage Factors are calculated for carcinogens and non-carcinogens, employing intake fractions, best estimates of dose-response slope factors, as well as severities. The transfer of contaminants into the human food is no more based on consumption surveys, but accounts for agricultural and livestock production levels. Indoor and outdoor air emissions can be compared and the intermittent character of rainfall is considered. Both human toxicity and ecotoxicity effect factors are based on mean responses rather than on conservative assumptions. Other midpoint categories are adapted from existing characterizing methods (Eco-indicator 99 and CML 2002). All midpoint scores are expressed in units of a reference substance and related to the four damage categories human health, ecosystem quality, climate change, and resources. Normalization can be performed either at midpoint or at damage level. The IMPACT 2002+ method presently provides characterization factors for almost 1500 different LCI-results, which can be downloaded at http://www.epfl.ch/impact
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2003 Switzerland, Canada, Switzerland, SwitzerlandPublisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLC Authors: Jolliet, Olivier;Margni, Manuele;
Margni, Manuele
Margni, Manuele in OpenAIRECharles, Raphaël;
Humbert, Sébastien; +3 AuthorsCharles, Raphaël
Charles, Raphaël in OpenAIREJolliet, Olivier;Margni, Manuele;
Margni, Manuele
Margni, Manuele in OpenAIRECharles, Raphaël;
Humbert, Sébastien;Charles, Raphaël
Charles, Raphaël in OpenAIREPayet, Jérôme;
Rebitzer, Gerald;Payet, Jérôme
Payet, Jérôme in OpenAIRERosenbaum, Ralph;
Rosenbaum, Ralph
Rosenbaum, Ralph in OpenAIREdoi: 10.1007/bf02978505
The new IMPACT 2002+ life cycle impact assessment methodology proposes a feasible implementation of a combined midpoint/damage approach, linking all types of life cycle inventory results (elementary flows and other interventions) via 14 midpoint categories to four damage categories. For IMPACT 2002+, new concepts and methods have been developed, especially for the comparative assessment of human toxicity and ecotoxicity. Human Damage Factors are calculated for carcinogens and non-carcinogens, employing intake fractions, best estimates of dose-response slope factors, as well as severities. The transfer of contaminants into the human food is no more based on consumption surveys, but accounts for agricultural and livestock production levels. Indoor and outdoor air emissions can be compared and the intermittent character of rainfall is considered. Both human toxicity and ecotoxicity effect factors are based on mean responses rather than on conservative assumptions. Other midpoint categories are adapted from existing characterizing methods (Eco-indicator 99 and CML 2002). All midpoint scores are expressed in units of a reference substance and related to the four damage categories human health, ecosystem quality, climate change, and resources. Normalization can be performed either at midpoint or at damage level. The IMPACT 2002+ method presently provides characterization factors for almost 1500 different LCI-results, which can be downloaded at http://www.epfl.ch/impact
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2005 Canada, SwitzerlandPublisher:American Chemical Society (ACS) Authors:Margni, M.;
Ammann, C.;Margni, M.
Margni, M. in OpenAIREJolliet, Olivier;
Pennington, D. W.;Jolliet, Olivier
Jolliet, Olivier in OpenAIREdoi: 10.1021/es034598x
pmid: 15773485
Multimedia fate and multipathway human exposure models are widely adopted in assessments of toxicological risks of chemical emissions at the regional scale. This paper addresses the question of how much spatial detail is necessary in such models when estimating the intake by the entire population in large, heterogeneous regions such as Europe. The paper presents a spatially resolved multimedia fate and multipathway exposure model for Western Europe, available as IMPACT 2002. This model accounts for relationships between the location of food production and drinking water extraction as well as where population cohorts live relative to where chemical emissions occur. The model facilitates estimation of environmental concentration distributions, related levels of contaminants in foods, and the fraction of a chemical release that will be taken in by the entire human population (the intake fraction) at the regional scale. To evaluate the necessary spatial resolution, the paper compares estimates of environmental concentrations and the intake fraction from the spatially resolved model with the results of a consistent clone without spatial resolution. An evaluation for disperse emissions of PeCDF (2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran, CAS# 5120731-4) suggests reasonable agreement with monitoring data for most impact pathways with both versions of the model, but that the generic vegetation models for estimating contaminant concentrations in agricultural produce require improvement. A broader comparison for a range of organic chemicals demonstrates that the nonspatial models are likely to be appropriate in general for assessing dispersed sources of emissions. However, it is necessary to include generic compartments in such nonspatial models to account separately for emissions that enter lakes with long residence times versus rivers that feed directly into seas. For assessing an emission source in a specific location, using models that are not spatially resolved can result in underestimation, or overestimation, of the population's intake by at least 3 orders of magnitude for some chemicals.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu176 citations 176 popularity Top 1% influence Top 1% impulse Top 1% Powered by BIP!
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2005 Canada, SwitzerlandPublisher:American Chemical Society (ACS) Authors:Margni, M.;
Ammann, C.;Margni, M.
Margni, M. in OpenAIREJolliet, Olivier;
Pennington, D. W.;Jolliet, Olivier
Jolliet, Olivier in OpenAIREdoi: 10.1021/es034598x
pmid: 15773485
Multimedia fate and multipathway human exposure models are widely adopted in assessments of toxicological risks of chemical emissions at the regional scale. This paper addresses the question of how much spatial detail is necessary in such models when estimating the intake by the entire population in large, heterogeneous regions such as Europe. The paper presents a spatially resolved multimedia fate and multipathway exposure model for Western Europe, available as IMPACT 2002. This model accounts for relationships between the location of food production and drinking water extraction as well as where population cohorts live relative to where chemical emissions occur. The model facilitates estimation of environmental concentration distributions, related levels of contaminants in foods, and the fraction of a chemical release that will be taken in by the entire human population (the intake fraction) at the regional scale. To evaluate the necessary spatial resolution, the paper compares estimates of environmental concentrations and the intake fraction from the spatially resolved model with the results of a consistent clone without spatial resolution. An evaluation for disperse emissions of PeCDF (2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran, CAS# 5120731-4) suggests reasonable agreement with monitoring data for most impact pathways with both versions of the model, but that the generic vegetation models for estimating contaminant concentrations in agricultural produce require improvement. A broader comparison for a range of organic chemicals demonstrates that the nonspatial models are likely to be appropriate in general for assessing dispersed sources of emissions. However, it is necessary to include generic compartments in such nonspatial models to account separately for emissions that enter lakes with long residence times versus rivers that feed directly into seas. For assessing an emission source in a specific location, using models that are not spatially resolved can result in underestimation, or overestimation, of the population's intake by at least 3 orders of magnitude for some chemicals.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2017Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2018 Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France, Canada, Austria, CanadaPublisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLC Publicly fundedAuthors:Stephan Pfister;
Stephan Pfister
Stephan Pfister in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIRELorenzo Benini;
Lorenzo Benini
Lorenzo Benini in OpenAIREAnne-Marie Boulay;
+13 AuthorsAnne-Marie Boulay
Anne-Marie Boulay in OpenAIREStephan Pfister;
Stephan Pfister
Stephan Pfister in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIRELorenzo Benini;
Lorenzo Benini
Lorenzo Benini in OpenAIREAnne-Marie Boulay;
Anne-Marie Boulay;Anne-Marie Boulay
Anne-Marie Boulay in OpenAIREMasaharu Motoshita;
Masaharu Motoshita
Masaharu Motoshita in OpenAIREBradley G. Ridoutt;
Bradley G. Ridoutt;Bradley G. Ridoutt
Bradley G. Ridoutt in OpenAIREMontserrat Núñez;
Markus Berger;Montserrat Núñez
Montserrat Núñez in OpenAIRETaikan Oki;
Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki in OpenAIREAlessandro Manzardo;
Alessandro Manzardo
Alessandro Manzardo in OpenAIREAmandine Pastor;
Amandine Pastor; Jane C. Bare;Amandine Pastor
Amandine Pastor in OpenAIREMichael J. Lathuillière;
Sebastien Worbe;Michael J. Lathuillière
Michael J. Lathuillière in OpenAIREPurpose Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been used to assess freshwater-related impacts according to a new water footprint framework formalized in the ISO 14046 standard. To date, no consensus-based approach exists for applying this standard and results are not always comparable when different scarcity or stress indicators are used for characterization of impacts. This paper presents the outcome of a 2-year consensus building process by the Water Use in Life Cycle Assessment (WULCA), a working group of the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative, on a water scarcity midpoint method for use in LCA and for water scarcity footprint assessments. Methods In the previous work, the question to be answered was identified and different expert workshops around the world led to three different proposals. After eliminating one proposal showing low relevance for the question to be answered, the remaining two were evaluated against four criteria: stakeholder acceptance, robustness with closed basins, main normative choice, and physical meaning. Results and discussion The recommended method, AWARE, is based on the quantification of the relative available water remaining per area once the demand of humans and aquatic ecosystems has been met, answering the question “What is the potential to deprive another user (human or ecosystem) when consuming water in this area?” The resulting characterization factor (CF) ranges between 0.1 and 100 and can be used to calculate water scarcity footprints as defined in the ISO standard. Conclusions After 8 years of development on water use impact assessment methods, and 2 years of consensus building, this method represents the state of the art of the current knowledge on how to assess potential impacts from water use in LCA, assessing both human and ecosystem users’ potential deprivation, at the midpoint level, and provides a consensus-based methodology for the calculation of a water scarcity footprint as per ISO 14046. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23 (2) ISSN:0948-3349 ISSN:1614-7502
IIASA DARE arrow_drop_down The International Journal of Life Cycle AssessmentArticle . 2017 . Peer-reviewedLicense: CC BYData sources: CrossrefThe International Journal of Life Cycle AssessmentArticle . 2018Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Wageningen Staff PublicationsArticle . 2018License: CC BYData sources: Wageningen Staff PublicationsInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique: ProdINRAArticle . 2018Data sources: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)add ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2017Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2018 Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France, Canada, Austria, CanadaPublisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLC Publicly fundedAuthors:Stephan Pfister;
Stephan Pfister
Stephan Pfister in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIRELorenzo Benini;
Lorenzo Benini
Lorenzo Benini in OpenAIREAnne-Marie Boulay;
+13 AuthorsAnne-Marie Boulay
Anne-Marie Boulay in OpenAIREStephan Pfister;
Stephan Pfister
Stephan Pfister in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIRELorenzo Benini;
Lorenzo Benini
Lorenzo Benini in OpenAIREAnne-Marie Boulay;
Anne-Marie Boulay;Anne-Marie Boulay
Anne-Marie Boulay in OpenAIREMasaharu Motoshita;
Masaharu Motoshita
Masaharu Motoshita in OpenAIREBradley G. Ridoutt;
Bradley G. Ridoutt;Bradley G. Ridoutt
Bradley G. Ridoutt in OpenAIREMontserrat Núñez;
Markus Berger;Montserrat Núñez
Montserrat Núñez in OpenAIRETaikan Oki;
Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki in OpenAIREAlessandro Manzardo;
Alessandro Manzardo
Alessandro Manzardo in OpenAIREAmandine Pastor;
Amandine Pastor; Jane C. Bare;Amandine Pastor
Amandine Pastor in OpenAIREMichael J. Lathuillière;
Sebastien Worbe;Michael J. Lathuillière
Michael J. Lathuillière in OpenAIREPurpose Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been used to assess freshwater-related impacts according to a new water footprint framework formalized in the ISO 14046 standard. To date, no consensus-based approach exists for applying this standard and results are not always comparable when different scarcity or stress indicators are used for characterization of impacts. This paper presents the outcome of a 2-year consensus building process by the Water Use in Life Cycle Assessment (WULCA), a working group of the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative, on a water scarcity midpoint method for use in LCA and for water scarcity footprint assessments. Methods In the previous work, the question to be answered was identified and different expert workshops around the world led to three different proposals. After eliminating one proposal showing low relevance for the question to be answered, the remaining two were evaluated against four criteria: stakeholder acceptance, robustness with closed basins, main normative choice, and physical meaning. Results and discussion The recommended method, AWARE, is based on the quantification of the relative available water remaining per area once the demand of humans and aquatic ecosystems has been met, answering the question “What is the potential to deprive another user (human or ecosystem) when consuming water in this area?” The resulting characterization factor (CF) ranges between 0.1 and 100 and can be used to calculate water scarcity footprints as defined in the ISO standard. Conclusions After 8 years of development on water use impact assessment methods, and 2 years of consensus building, this method represents the state of the art of the current knowledge on how to assess potential impacts from water use in LCA, assessing both human and ecosystem users’ potential deprivation, at the midpoint level, and provides a consensus-based methodology for the calculation of a water scarcity footprint as per ISO 14046. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23 (2) ISSN:0948-3349 ISSN:1614-7502
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2021 CanadaPublisher:Wiley Authors:Maxime Agez;
Elliot Muller;Maxime Agez
Maxime Agez in OpenAIRELaure Patouillard;
Carl‐Johan H. Södersten; +4 AuthorsLaure Patouillard
Laure Patouillard in OpenAIREMaxime Agez;
Elliot Muller;Maxime Agez
Maxime Agez in OpenAIRELaure Patouillard;
Carl‐Johan H. Södersten;Laure Patouillard
Laure Patouillard in OpenAIREAnders Arvesen;
Anders Arvesen
Anders Arvesen in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Réjean Samson; Guillaume Majeau‐Bettez;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREdoi: 10.1111/jiec.13132
Hybrid life cycle assessment (HLCA) strives to combine process‐based life cycle assessment (PLCA) and environmentally extended input–output (EEIO) analysis to bridge gaps of both methodologies. The recent development of HLCA databases constitutes a major step forward in achieving complete system coverage. Nevertheless, current applications of HLCA still suffer from issues related to incompleteness of the inventory and data gaps: (1) hybridization without endogenizing the capital inputs of the EEIO database leads to underestimations, (2) the unreliability of price data hinders the application of streamlined HLCA for processes in some sectors, and (3) the sparse coverage of pollutants in multiregional EEIO databases limits the application of HLCA to a handful of impact categories. This paper aims at offering a methodology for tackling these issues in a streamlined manner and visualizing their effects on impact scores across an entire PLCA database and multiple impact categories. Data reconciliation algorithms are demonstrated on the PLCA database ecoinvent3.5 and the multiregional EEIO database EXIOBASE3. Instead of performing hybridization solely with annual product requirements, this hybridization approach incorporates endogenized capital requirements, demonstrates a novel hybridization methodology to bypass issues of price unavailability, estimates new pollutants to EXIOBASE3 environmental extensions, and thus yields improved inventories characterized in terms of 13 impact categories from the IMPACT World+ methodology. The effect of hybridization on the impact score of each process of ecoinvent3.5 varied from a few percentages to three‐fold increases, depending on the impact category and the process studied, displaying in which cases hybridization should be prioritized. This article met the requirements for a Gold—Gold JIE data openness badge described at http://jie.click/badges.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2021 CanadaPublisher:Wiley Authors:Maxime Agez;
Elliot Muller;Maxime Agez
Maxime Agez in OpenAIRELaure Patouillard;
Carl‐Johan H. Södersten; +4 AuthorsLaure Patouillard
Laure Patouillard in OpenAIREMaxime Agez;
Elliot Muller;Maxime Agez
Maxime Agez in OpenAIRELaure Patouillard;
Carl‐Johan H. Södersten;Laure Patouillard
Laure Patouillard in OpenAIREAnders Arvesen;
Anders Arvesen
Anders Arvesen in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Réjean Samson; Guillaume Majeau‐Bettez;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREdoi: 10.1111/jiec.13132
Hybrid life cycle assessment (HLCA) strives to combine process‐based life cycle assessment (PLCA) and environmentally extended input–output (EEIO) analysis to bridge gaps of both methodologies. The recent development of HLCA databases constitutes a major step forward in achieving complete system coverage. Nevertheless, current applications of HLCA still suffer from issues related to incompleteness of the inventory and data gaps: (1) hybridization without endogenizing the capital inputs of the EEIO database leads to underestimations, (2) the unreliability of price data hinders the application of streamlined HLCA for processes in some sectors, and (3) the sparse coverage of pollutants in multiregional EEIO databases limits the application of HLCA to a handful of impact categories. This paper aims at offering a methodology for tackling these issues in a streamlined manner and visualizing their effects on impact scores across an entire PLCA database and multiple impact categories. Data reconciliation algorithms are demonstrated on the PLCA database ecoinvent3.5 and the multiregional EEIO database EXIOBASE3. Instead of performing hybridization solely with annual product requirements, this hybridization approach incorporates endogenized capital requirements, demonstrates a novel hybridization methodology to bypass issues of price unavailability, estimates new pollutants to EXIOBASE3 environmental extensions, and thus yields improved inventories characterized in terms of 13 impact categories from the IMPACT World+ methodology. The effect of hybridization on the impact score of each process of ecoinvent3.5 varied from a few percentages to three‐fold increases, depending on the impact category and the process studied, displaying in which cases hybridization should be prioritized. This article met the requirements for a Gold—Gold JIE data openness badge described at http://jie.click/badges.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2023 SwitzerlandPublisher:Frontiers Media SA Authors:Jonas Schnidrig;
Jonas Schnidrig; Rachid Cherkaoui; Yasmine Calisesi; +2 AuthorsJonas Schnidrig
Jonas Schnidrig in OpenAIREJonas Schnidrig;
Jonas Schnidrig; Rachid Cherkaoui; Yasmine Calisesi;Jonas Schnidrig
Jonas Schnidrig in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
François Maréchal;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREThe transition towards renewable energy is leading to an important strain on the energy grids. The question of designing and deploying renewable energy technologies in symbiosis with existing grids and infrastructure is arising. While current energy system models mainly focus on the energy transformation system or only investigate the effect on one energy vector grid, we present a methodology to characterize different energy vector grids and storage, integrated into the multi-energy and multi-sector modeling framework EnergyScope. The characterization of energy grids is achieved through a traditional energy technology and grid modeling approach, integrating economic and technical parameters. The methodology has been applied to the case study of a country with a high existing transmission infrastructure density, e.g., Switzerland, switching from a fossil fuel-based system to a high share of renewable energy deployment. The results show that the economic optimum with high shares of renewable energy requires the electric distribution grid reinforcement with 2.439 GW (+61%) Low Voltage (LV) and 4.626 GW (+82%) Medium Voltage (MV), with no reinforcement required at transmission level [High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV)]. The reinforcement is due to high shares of LV-Photovoltaic (PV) (15.4 GW) and MV-wind (20 GW) deployment. Without reinforcement, additional biomass is required for methane production, which is stored in 4.8–5.95 TWh methane storage tanks to compensate for seasonal intermittency using the existing gas infrastructure. In contrast, hydro storage capacity is used at a maximum of 8.9 TWh. Furthermore, the choice of less efficient technologies to avoid reinforcement results in a 8.5%–9.3% cost penalty compared to the cost of the reinforced system. This study considers a geographically averaged and aggregated model, assuming all production and consumption are made in one single spot, not considering the role of future decentralization of the energy system, leading to a possible overestimation of grid reinforcement needs.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2023 SwitzerlandPublisher:Frontiers Media SA Authors:Jonas Schnidrig;
Jonas Schnidrig; Rachid Cherkaoui; Yasmine Calisesi; +2 AuthorsJonas Schnidrig
Jonas Schnidrig in OpenAIREJonas Schnidrig;
Jonas Schnidrig; Rachid Cherkaoui; Yasmine Calisesi;Jonas Schnidrig
Jonas Schnidrig in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
François Maréchal;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREThe transition towards renewable energy is leading to an important strain on the energy grids. The question of designing and deploying renewable energy technologies in symbiosis with existing grids and infrastructure is arising. While current energy system models mainly focus on the energy transformation system or only investigate the effect on one energy vector grid, we present a methodology to characterize different energy vector grids and storage, integrated into the multi-energy and multi-sector modeling framework EnergyScope. The characterization of energy grids is achieved through a traditional energy technology and grid modeling approach, integrating economic and technical parameters. The methodology has been applied to the case study of a country with a high existing transmission infrastructure density, e.g., Switzerland, switching from a fossil fuel-based system to a high share of renewable energy deployment. The results show that the economic optimum with high shares of renewable energy requires the electric distribution grid reinforcement with 2.439 GW (+61%) Low Voltage (LV) and 4.626 GW (+82%) Medium Voltage (MV), with no reinforcement required at transmission level [High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV)]. The reinforcement is due to high shares of LV-Photovoltaic (PV) (15.4 GW) and MV-wind (20 GW) deployment. Without reinforcement, additional biomass is required for methane production, which is stored in 4.8–5.95 TWh methane storage tanks to compensate for seasonal intermittency using the existing gas infrastructure. In contrast, hydro storage capacity is used at a maximum of 8.9 TWh. Furthermore, the choice of less efficient technologies to avoid reinforcement results in a 8.5%–9.3% cost penalty compared to the cost of the reinforced system. This study considers a geographically averaged and aggregated model, assuming all production and consumption are made in one single spot, not considering the role of future decentralization of the energy system, leading to a possible overestimation of grid reinforcement needs.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2024 Canada, SwitzerlandPublisher:MDPI AG Authors:Jonas Schnidrig;
Jonas Schnidrig
Jonas Schnidrig in OpenAIREArthur Chuat;
Arthur Chuat
Arthur Chuat in OpenAIRECédric Terrier;
Cédric Terrier
Cédric Terrier in OpenAIREFrançois Maréchal;
+1 AuthorsFrançois Maréchal
François Maréchal in OpenAIREJonas Schnidrig;
Jonas Schnidrig
Jonas Schnidrig in OpenAIREArthur Chuat;
Arthur Chuat
Arthur Chuat in OpenAIRECédric Terrier;
Cédric Terrier
Cédric Terrier in OpenAIREFrançois Maréchal;
François Maréchal
François Maréchal in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREIn the face of escalating climate concerns and the push for sustainable development, the global shift towards renewable and decentralized energy systems presents new challenges and opportunities. This study investigates integrating decentralized energy production, particularly photovoltaic (PV) systems, into national energy planning, aiming to optimize energy strategies that balance local production and consumption with national objectives. By analyzing the Swiss energy model, the research employs the EnergyScope and REHO models to assess the strategic implications of decentralized versus centralized energy systems. Results show that a decentralized approach can significantly reduce PV installation needs to 35 GW, about 23% of potential capacity, and decrease annual system costs by 10% to CHF 1230 per capita. This strategy emphasizes local consumption, minimizes grid reinforcement demands, and leverages economic advantages while addressing overproduction challenges through effective energy storage and grid management. Conclusions underline the strategic value of combining centralized and decentralized methods for resilient and sustainable energy planning. The study contributes to the discourse on energy policy and infrastructure planning, advocating for a hybrid model that accommodates both local conditions and broader energy objectives, urging further research into climate impacts and technology integration for a comprehensive energy future.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2024 Canada, SwitzerlandPublisher:MDPI AG Authors:Jonas Schnidrig;
Jonas Schnidrig
Jonas Schnidrig in OpenAIREArthur Chuat;
Arthur Chuat
Arthur Chuat in OpenAIRECédric Terrier;
Cédric Terrier
Cédric Terrier in OpenAIREFrançois Maréchal;
+1 AuthorsFrançois Maréchal
François Maréchal in OpenAIREJonas Schnidrig;
Jonas Schnidrig
Jonas Schnidrig in OpenAIREArthur Chuat;
Arthur Chuat
Arthur Chuat in OpenAIRECédric Terrier;
Cédric Terrier
Cédric Terrier in OpenAIREFrançois Maréchal;
François Maréchal
François Maréchal in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREIn the face of escalating climate concerns and the push for sustainable development, the global shift towards renewable and decentralized energy systems presents new challenges and opportunities. This study investigates integrating decentralized energy production, particularly photovoltaic (PV) systems, into national energy planning, aiming to optimize energy strategies that balance local production and consumption with national objectives. By analyzing the Swiss energy model, the research employs the EnergyScope and REHO models to assess the strategic implications of decentralized versus centralized energy systems. Results show that a decentralized approach can significantly reduce PV installation needs to 35 GW, about 23% of potential capacity, and decrease annual system costs by 10% to CHF 1230 per capita. This strategy emphasizes local consumption, minimizes grid reinforcement demands, and leverages economic advantages while addressing overproduction challenges through effective energy storage and grid management. Conclusions underline the strategic value of combining centralized and decentralized methods for resilient and sustainable energy planning. The study contributes to the discourse on energy policy and infrastructure planning, advocating for a hybrid model that accommodates both local conditions and broader energy objectives, urging further research into climate impacts and technology integration for a comprehensive energy future.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type , Journal 2018 CanadaPublisher:MDPI AG Authors: Adriana Paredes Valencia;Alain Doyen;
Scott Benoit;Alain Doyen
Alain Doyen in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
+1 AuthorsManuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREAdriana Paredes Valencia;Alain Doyen;
Scott Benoit;Alain Doyen
Alain Doyen in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREYves Pouliot;
Yves Pouliot
Yves Pouliot in OpenAIREUltrafiltration (UF) can be used to concentrate yogurt to produce Greek-style yogurt (GSY) (UF-YOG), but this generates acid whey permeate, which is an environmental issue. However, when UF is applied before fermentation (UF-MILK), a nonacidified whey permeate is generated. For this study, two model GSYs (UF-YOG and UF-MILK) were produced to compare the composition, UF performance, and energy consumption of the two processes. For UF-MILK, skim milk was ultrafiltered with a 30 kDa spiral-wound UF membrane to achieve a 3× volume reduction factor (VRF). The retentate was fermented to a pH of 4.5. The UF-YOG process was the same except that regular yogurt was ultrafiltered. Both GSYs had similar protein (~10%) and solid content (~17%). As expected, lactic acid/lactate was not detected in UF-MILK permeate, while 7.3 g/kg was recovered from the UF-YOG permeate. Permeation flux values (11.6 to 13.3 L m−2 h−1) and total flux decline (47% to 50%) were constant during UF-MILK, whereas drastic decreases in these two membrane performance indicators (average flux: 38.5 to 10.9 L m−2 h−1; total flux decline: 2% to 38%) were calculated for UF-YOG. Moreover, for UF-YOG, UF membrane performance never recovered, even when drastic and repeated cleaning steps were applied. Energy consumption was 1.6 kWh/kg GSY and remained constant for UF-MILK, whereas it increased from 0.6 to 1.5 kWh/kg GSY for UF-YOG. Our results show that, although the composition of GSYs was similar for both processes, the UF step of yogurt concentration affected process efficiency due to drastic and permanent membrane fouling.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type , Journal 2018 CanadaPublisher:MDPI AG Authors: Adriana Paredes Valencia;Alain Doyen;
Scott Benoit;Alain Doyen
Alain Doyen in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
+1 AuthorsManuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREAdriana Paredes Valencia;Alain Doyen;
Scott Benoit;Alain Doyen
Alain Doyen in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREYves Pouliot;
Yves Pouliot
Yves Pouliot in OpenAIREUltrafiltration (UF) can be used to concentrate yogurt to produce Greek-style yogurt (GSY) (UF-YOG), but this generates acid whey permeate, which is an environmental issue. However, when UF is applied before fermentation (UF-MILK), a nonacidified whey permeate is generated. For this study, two model GSYs (UF-YOG and UF-MILK) were produced to compare the composition, UF performance, and energy consumption of the two processes. For UF-MILK, skim milk was ultrafiltered with a 30 kDa spiral-wound UF membrane to achieve a 3× volume reduction factor (VRF). The retentate was fermented to a pH of 4.5. The UF-YOG process was the same except that regular yogurt was ultrafiltered. Both GSYs had similar protein (~10%) and solid content (~17%). As expected, lactic acid/lactate was not detected in UF-MILK permeate, while 7.3 g/kg was recovered from the UF-YOG permeate. Permeation flux values (11.6 to 13.3 L m−2 h−1) and total flux decline (47% to 50%) were constant during UF-MILK, whereas drastic decreases in these two membrane performance indicators (average flux: 38.5 to 10.9 L m−2 h−1; total flux decline: 2% to 38%) were calculated for UF-YOG. Moreover, for UF-YOG, UF membrane performance never recovered, even when drastic and repeated cleaning steps were applied. Energy consumption was 1.6 kWh/kg GSY and remained constant for UF-MILK, whereas it increased from 0.6 to 1.5 kWh/kg GSY for UF-YOG. Our results show that, although the composition of GSYs was similar for both processes, the UF step of yogurt concentration affected process efficiency due to drastic and permanent membrane fouling.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2016 CanadaPublisher:Wiley Authors: Kirsten Vice; Jake Verschuyl; Brian D. Titus;Manuele Margni;
+2 AuthorsManuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREKirsten Vice; Jake Verschuyl; Brian D. Titus;Manuele Margni;
Caroline Gaudreault; T. Bently Wigley;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREdoi: 10.1002/wene.211
Forests are an increasingly important source of feedstock for bioenergy as global efforts to mitigate atmospheric CO2 concentrations increase. In keeping with the principles of sustainable forest management, it is important that feedstock procurement not have negative impacts on the environment, including biodiversity. Impacts of land use, including forest management, can be evaluated along all stages in the production of these goods and services, using life cycle assessment (LCA), which is a potentially powerful tool for organizing and evaluating the impacts of production. There is growing recognition of the need to integrate land‐use impacts into LCA for forest products such as bioenergy, especially on biodiversity. Integrating quantitative indicators of biodiversity into LCAs of biomass production systems is particularly challenging because biodiversity is a multidimensional concept that can never be fully represented by a single number, and yet many proposed approaches rely on this. Reliance on a single metric oversimplifies ‘biodiversity’ and might lead to inappropriate conclusions on local land management practices. LCA is not suited to providing reliable site‐specific assessment of forest product systems in regard to the complexities of biodiversity. Nevertheless, the global and comprehensive nature of LCA makes it a useful tool for preventing a shift in environmental problems or burdens across the value chain because of local land management decisions. In this context, complementary site‐specific and/or regional studies or analyses may help mitigate against inaccurate conclusions being drawn from LCA. WIREs Energy Environ 2016, 5:670–683. doi: 10.1002/wene.211This article is categorized under: Bioenergy > Climate and Environment Energy and Development > Climate and Environment
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu14 citations 14 popularity Top 10% influence Average impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2016 CanadaPublisher:Wiley Authors: Kirsten Vice; Jake Verschuyl; Brian D. Titus;Manuele Margni;
+2 AuthorsManuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREKirsten Vice; Jake Verschuyl; Brian D. Titus;Manuele Margni;
Caroline Gaudreault; T. Bently Wigley;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREdoi: 10.1002/wene.211
Forests are an increasingly important source of feedstock for bioenergy as global efforts to mitigate atmospheric CO2 concentrations increase. In keeping with the principles of sustainable forest management, it is important that feedstock procurement not have negative impacts on the environment, including biodiversity. Impacts of land use, including forest management, can be evaluated along all stages in the production of these goods and services, using life cycle assessment (LCA), which is a potentially powerful tool for organizing and evaluating the impacts of production. There is growing recognition of the need to integrate land‐use impacts into LCA for forest products such as bioenergy, especially on biodiversity. Integrating quantitative indicators of biodiversity into LCAs of biomass production systems is particularly challenging because biodiversity is a multidimensional concept that can never be fully represented by a single number, and yet many proposed approaches rely on this. Reliance on a single metric oversimplifies ‘biodiversity’ and might lead to inappropriate conclusions on local land management practices. LCA is not suited to providing reliable site‐specific assessment of forest product systems in regard to the complexities of biodiversity. Nevertheless, the global and comprehensive nature of LCA makes it a useful tool for preventing a shift in environmental problems or burdens across the value chain because of local land management decisions. In this context, complementary site‐specific and/or regional studies or analyses may help mitigate against inaccurate conclusions being drawn from LCA. WIREs Energy Environ 2016, 5:670–683. doi: 10.1002/wene.211This article is categorized under: Bioenergy > Climate and Environment Energy and Development > Climate and Environment
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu14 citations 14 popularity Top 10% influence Average impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2021 CanadaPublisher:MDPI AG Funded by:NSERCNSERCAuthors: Sylvie Côté;Robert Beauregard;
Robert Beauregard
Robert Beauregard in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Louis Bélanger;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREdoi: 10.3390/su13168859
A novel approach is proposed to evaluate the impact of forestry on ecosystem quality in life cycle assessment (LCA) combining a naturalness assessment model with a species richness relationship. The approach is applied to a case study evaluating different forest management strategies involving concomitantly silvicultural scenarios (plantation only, careful logging only or the current mix of both) combined with an increasing share of protected area for wood production in a Québec black spruce forest. The naturalness index is useful to compare forest management scenarios and can help evaluate conservation needs considering the type of management foreseen for wood production. The results indicate that it is preferable to intensify forest management over a small proportion of the forest territory while ensuring strict protection over the remaining portion, compared to extensive forest management over most of the forested area. To explore naturalness introduction in LCA, a provisory curve relating the naturalness index (NI) with the potential disappeared fraction of species (PDF) was developed using species richness data from the literature. LCA impact scores in PDF for producing 1 m3 of wood might lead to consistent results with the naturalness index but the uncertainty is high while the window leading to consistent results is narrow.
Sustainability arrow_drop_down SustainabilityOther literature type . 2021License: CC BYFull-Text: http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/8859/pdfData sources: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Instituteadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2021 CanadaPublisher:MDPI AG Funded by:NSERCNSERCAuthors: Sylvie Côté;Robert Beauregard;
Robert Beauregard
Robert Beauregard in OpenAIREManuele Margni;
Louis Bélanger;Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni in OpenAIREdoi: 10.3390/su13168859
A novel approach is proposed to evaluate the impact of forestry on ecosystem quality in life cycle assessment (LCA) combining a naturalness assessment model with a species richness relationship. The approach is applied to a case study evaluating different forest management strategies involving concomitantly silvicultural scenarios (plantation only, careful logging only or the current mix of both) combined with an increasing share of protected area for wood production in a Québec black spruce forest. The naturalness index is useful to compare forest management scenarios and can help evaluate conservation needs considering the type of management foreseen for wood production. The results indicate that it is preferable to intensify forest management over a small proportion of the forest territory while ensuring strict protection over the remaining portion, compared to extensive forest management over most of the forested area. To explore naturalness introduction in LCA, a provisory curve relating the naturalness index (NI) with the potential disappeared fraction of species (PDF) was developed using species richness data from the literature. LCA impact scores in PDF for producing 1 m3 of wood might lead to consistent results with the naturalness index but the uncertainty is high while the window leading to consistent results is narrow.
Sustainability arrow_drop_down SustainabilityOther literature type . 2021License: CC BYFull-Text: http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/8859/pdfData sources: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Instituteadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess RoutesGreen gold 8 citations 8 popularity Top 10% influence Average impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!
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