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Life cycle assessment of emerging technologies: Evaluation techniques at different stages of market and technical maturity

Bergerson, Joule A. ; Brandt, Adam ; Cresko, Joe ; Carbajales‐Dale, Michael ; MacLean, Heather L. ; Matthews, H. Scott ; McCoy, Sean ; McManus, Marcelle ; Miller, Shelie A. ; Morrow, William R. ; Posen, I. Daniel ; Seager, Thomas ; Skone, Timothy ; Sleep, Sylvia

Journal of industrial ecology, 2020-02, Vol.24 (1), p.11-25 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Life cycle assessment of emerging technologies: Evaluation techniques at different stages of market and technical maturity
Autor: Bergerson, Joule A. ; Brandt, Adam ; Cresko, Joe ; Carbajales‐Dale, Michael ; MacLean, Heather L. ; Matthews, H. Scott ; McCoy, Sean ; McManus, Marcelle ; Miller, Shelie A. ; Morrow, William R. ; Posen, I. Daniel ; Seager, Thomas ; Skone, Timothy ; Sleep, Sylvia
Assuntos: Developmental stages ; early stage technology assessment ; environmental impacts ; industrial ecology ; Life cycle analysis ; Life cycle assessment ; life cycle assessment (LCA) ; Life cycles ; Maturity ; New technology ; Questions ; research and development (R&D) ; Researchers ; Technology ; Technology assessment ; Transportation ; Uncertainty ; unintended consequences
É parte de: Journal of industrial ecology, 2020-02, Vol.24 (1), p.11-25
Notas: We acknowledge the financial support from the University of Calgary for this effort. McManus was additionally funded by the UK EPSRC grant no: EP/P020836/1.
Editor Managing Review: Stefano Cucurachi
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Descrição: Life cycle assessment (LCA) analysts are increasingly being asked to conduct life cycle‐based systems level analysis at the earliest stages of technology development. While early assessments provide the greatest opportunity to influence design and ultimately environmental performance, it is the stage with the least available data, greatest uncertainty, and a paucity of analytic tools for addressing these challenges. While the fundamental approach to conducting an LCA of emerging technologies is akin to that of LCA of existing technologies, emerging technologies pose additional challenges. In this paper, we present a broad set of market and technology characteristics that typically influence an LCA of emerging technologies and identify questions that researchers must address to account for the most important aspects of the systems they are studying. The paper presents: (a) guidance to identify the specific technology characteristics and dynamic market context that are most relevant and unique to a particular study, (b) an overview of the challenges faced by early stage assessments that are unique because of these conditions, (c) questions that researchers should ask themselves for such a study to be conducted, and (d) illustrative examples from the transportation sector to demonstrate the factors to consider when conducting LCAs of emerging technologies. The paper is intended to be used as an organizing platform to synthesize existing methods, procedures and insights and guide researchers, analysts and technology developer to better recognize key study design elements and to manage expectations of study outcomes.
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Life cycle assessment of emerging technologies: Evaluation techniques at different stages of market and technical maturity

Bergerson, Joule A. ; Brandt, Adam ; Cresko, Joe ; Carbajales‐Dale, Michael ; MacLean, Heather L. ; Matthews, H. Scott ; McCoy, Sean ; McManus, Marcelle ; Miller, Shelie A. ; Morrow, William R. ; Posen, I. Daniel ; Seager, Thomas ; Skone, Timothy ; Sleep, Sylvia

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