Life Cycle Assessment of Flow-Redox Cells: A Case Study

Autor: Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Francesco Guarino, Roberta Rincione, Marco Ferraro, Giovanni Tumminia, Vincenzo Antonucci, Alessandra Di Blasi, Concetta Busacca
Přispěvatelé: Sonia Longo, Maurizio Cellura, Francesco Guarino, Roberta Rincione, Marco Ferraro, Giovanni Tumminia, Vincenzo Antonucci, Alessandra Di Blasi, Concetta Busacca
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: 2022 Workshop on Blockchain for Renewables Integration (BLORIN).
DOI: 10.1109/blorin54731.2022.10028344
Popis: European Union identified the battery value chain as strategic for achieving a sustainable and decarbonized economy. Focusing on the environmental sustainability of batteries, this paper presents an application of the Life Cycle Assessment methodology to three flow-redox cells characterized by electrodes made by different materials. The results are referred to one kWh of energy supplied by the cell during its useful life and are calculated following a “from cradle to grave” approach. Negligible differences (lower than 1.5%) are observed in the energy and environmental impacts of the three types of cells, mainly due to the type of electrode and the use phase. A dominance analysis shows that the cell manufacturing (including the raw materials supply) is responsible of more than 58% of most of the impact categories examined
Databáze: OpenAIRE