Linked system assessment to support sustainable energy supplies “LiSA”
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2023.890Keywords:
environmental life cycle assessment (LCA), social life cycle assessment (SLCA), life cycle costs (LCC), life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA), sustainable energy supplyAbstract
The globally agreed climate targets require an expansion of renewable energies within the entire supply system. To support this a well-developed set of methods is needed to assess technical, environmental, social, and economic impacts. These methods must cover the entire life cycle and should enable an efficient and target-oriented assessment of energy technologies and systems. The Josef-Ressel (JR) centre LiSA (established 1st January 2022) will address this need. It will develop assessment methods focusing on thermal energy conversion systems embedded in a renewables-rich energy landscape.