The positives and negatives of stationary battery life cycle assessments: Recommendations for modelling the use phase in stationary battery LCA studies from a critical review of current approaches in LCA studies and an LCA of an emerging organic lignin based redox flow battery

In 2050, over 80% of the worldwide electricity demand is expected to be supplied by renewables. The mismatch between supply and demand resulting from these intermittent energy sources and the physical limits of existing electrical grids are challenges in this transition, for which batteries are part of the solution. Therefore, there is a renewed...

It Depends: The importance of transparent reporting in LCA conclusions: Exploring key considerations for reporting and communication of LCA conclusions to designers, in the context of allocation and modelling choices regarding recycling in a circular economy

The environmental impacts created by human activity have exceeded planetary boundaries, leading to the need for change towards a circular economy (CE) from a linear economy. The CE aims to reduce environmental impact by focusing on responsible production and consumption. It is achieved by avoiding the outflow of materials and reducing...

Azolla: a small fern with a high potential: Assessing the environmental impacts of Azolla-based feed in the transition to a circular agricultural system

The Azolla Filiculoidis is a subtype of aquatic fern species that thrives on fresh surface water bodies, and has a nutritive profile similar to soybean. In this thesis research, it was examined to what extent the large-scale implementation of Azolla-based livestock feed production will affect the future environmental sustainability performance...

A review of Absolute Life Cycle Assessment methods and applications: And their potential for benchmarking absolute product-level contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

As of 2016, governments globally adopted the task to achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability by committing to the targets from the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs incorporate a set of 17 goals and 169 targets accompanied with more than 200 indicators that can guide towards achieving sustainable development by...

Make Lima Green Again!: Environmental Evaluation of Current and Alternative Treatments of Municipal Plastic Waste in Lima-Peru, using a Cradle-To-Grave Scope

Applying streamlined LCA to assess the environmental impact of the hotel branch

The Master’s programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology.

Applying a life cycle perspective to research on metal recovery from electronic waste using bioleaching

The Master’s programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. Waste electronics and electrical equipment (WEEE) constitute a growing waste stream which is becoming more problematic in its management. Unsafe disposal contributes to environmental pollution and threatens human health as well...