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View article: Quantifying Climate Change Effects of Bioenergy and <scp>BECCS</scp>: Critical Considerations and Guidance on Methodology
Quantifying Climate Change Effects of Bioenergy and <span>BECCS</span>: Critical Considerations and Guidance on Methodology Open
Bioenergy is a critical element in many national and international climate change mitigation efforts, including as a carbon dioxide removal strategy combined with the capture and durable geological storage of flue gas emissions (BECCS). Ho…
View article: Towards Prospective LCA Using Life-Cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-Source Numerical Models (LiAISON) Framework for Analyzing Emerging Low-Carbon Technologies
Towards Prospective LCA Using Life-Cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-Source Numerical Models (LiAISON) Framework for Analyzing Emerging Low-Carbon Technologies Open
Decarbonizing the industrial sector is a significant challenge in achieving a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy by 2050 and the Paris Agreement, i.e., a global climate change mitigation target of achieving a maximum average t…
View article: Life-Cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-Source Numerical Models (LiAISON) for Analyzing Emerging Low-Carbon Technologies
Life-Cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-Source Numerical Models (LiAISON) for Analyzing Emerging Low-Carbon Technologies Open
Decarbonizing the industrial sector is a significant challenge in achieving a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy by 2050 and the Paris Agreement, i.e., a global climate change mitigation target of achieving a maximum average t…
View article: Life-Cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-Source Numerical Models (LiAISON) for Prospective Impact Analysis of Novel Technologies
Life-Cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-Source Numerical Models (LiAISON) for Prospective Impact Analysis of Novel Technologies Open
Decarbonizing the industrial sector is a significant challenge in achieving a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy by 2050 and the Paris Agreement, i.e., a global climate change mitigation target of achieving a maximum average t…
View article: Biochar as a carbon dioxide removal strategy in integrated long-run mitigation scenarios
Biochar as a carbon dioxide removal strategy in integrated long-run mitigation scenarios Open
Limiting global warming to under 2 °C would require stringent mitigation and likely additional carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to compensate for otherwise unabated emissions. Because of its technology readiness, relatively low cost, and poten…
View article: Building a Prospective LCA Framework to Analyze Emerging Technologies in a Dynamic System Context
Building a Prospective LCA Framework to Analyze Emerging Technologies in a Dynamic System Context Open
NREL's Lifecycle Analysis Integration into Opensource Numerical models (LiAISON) framework computes temporally explicit life cycle impacts and resource uses for specific technologies (foreground) in a dynamic system context (background). L…
View article: Global Impacts of Enhancing Domestic Ecosystem Carbon Sinks (WBS#1.1.1.7/1.1.1.8)
Global Impacts of Enhancing Domestic Ecosystem Carbon Sinks (WBS#1.1.1.7/1.1.1.8) Open
This project's objective is to quantify the potential impacts of domestic terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink expansions on global agriculture production, land use, and emissions. It addresses the EERE decarbonization of agriculture pillar b…
View article: LiAISON (Life-cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-source Numerical models) [SWR-24-01]
LiAISON (Life-cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-source Numerical models) [SWR-24-01] Open
We introduce an open source prospective LCA framework, the Life-cycle Assessment Integration into Scalable Open-source Numerical models (LiAISON), to analyze the non-linear relationships between technology foreground and the future energy …
View article: HIPSTER (Harmonized Impacts across Products, Scenarios, and Technologies for Environmental and Resource metrics) [SWR-24-17]
HIPSTER (Harmonized Impacts across Products, Scenarios, and Technologies for Environmental and Resource metrics) [SWR-24-17] Open
Development of a prototype, code-based life cycle assessment framework, the Harmonized Impacts across Products, Scenarios, and Technologies for Environmental and Resource metrics (HIPSTER), to coherently assess outputs of prospective NREL …
View article: Specialty grand challenge: renaming our section to “Carbon Dioxide Removal”
Specialty grand challenge: renaming our section to “Carbon Dioxide Removal” Open
While the concept of removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to help prevent climate change has been around for decades, it is only relatively recently that its importance within climate policy has moved into mainstream discussio…
View article: Linking Life Cycle and Integrated Assessment Modeling to Evaluate Technologies in an Evolving System Context: A Power-to-Hydrogen Case Study for the United States
Linking Life Cycle and Integrated Assessment Modeling to Evaluate Technologies in an Evolving System Context: A Power-to-Hydrogen Case Study for the United States Open
Carbon-neutral hydrogen (H2) can reduce emissions from hard-to-electrify sectors and contribute to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050. Power-to-hydrogen (PtH2) technologies based on clean electricity can provide such H2, yet their c…
View article: EMF Biomass Data Interpreter [SWR-23-06]
EMF Biomass Data Interpreter [SWR-23-06] Open
EMF Biomass Data Interpreter was developed for the transportation team of the Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) 37: Deep Decarbonization and High Electrification Scenarios for North America project. It parses results from different modeling grou…
View article: Projections of Environmental Impacts of Biofuels Across Scenarios Using Prospective LCA
Projections of Environmental Impacts of Biofuels Across Scenarios Using Prospective LCA Open
This work showcases a collaboration between leading institutions focusing on integrated assessment modeling (IAM) and life cycle assessment (LCA), sponsored - among others - by the International Energy Agency's Technology Collaboration Pro…
View article: Biochar as a carbon dioxide removal strategy in integrated long-run climate scenarios
Biochar as a carbon dioxide removal strategy in integrated long-run climate scenarios Open
Limiting global warming to under 2°C would require stringent mitigation and likely additional carbon dioxide removals (CDR) to compensate for hard-to-avoid emissions. The relatively low cost and potential co-benefits of biochar as a soil a…
View article: 4.2.1.31 Integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis
4.2.1.31 Integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis Open
This project provides the Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) with strategic decision-support for the evaluation of its R&D portfolio by developing, validating, and applying a coherent methodology and consistent mod…
View article: Life cycle assessment of enzymatic poly(ethylene terephthalate) recycling
Life cycle assessment of enzymatic poly(ethylene terephthalate) recycling Open
Life cycle assessment of enzymatic poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) recycling highlights key challenges and opportunities for improving environmental impacts.
View article: Circular Bioeconomy Concepts—A Perspective
Circular Bioeconomy Concepts—A Perspective Open
Circular economy concepts—including a circular bioeconomy—aim to transition the current, essentially linear, economic system to a more sustainable one. However, organizations and researchers currently define the circular economy concept di…
View article: Editorial: Developing and Deploying Negative Emission Technologies: System-Level Assessment and Rationalization
Editorial: Developing and Deploying Negative Emission Technologies: System-Level Assessment and Rationalization Open
Climate change, induced by the excessive amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from anthropogenic activities, is one of the greatest global challenges of our times. To address this challenge, a range of important measures are being deve…