CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Technological solutions for giving a new life to power plants of alternative energy: social, economic, and environmental assessment of end of life scenarios
(Corresponding) Ambrosino C., Giaquinto D., Maselli G., Nesticò A., Zarra T., Belgiorno V., Naddeo V.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
The resources on the planet are not unlimited and special attention has been paid to alternative energies in recent years.
Alternative (or renewable) energy are all those energy sources that do not come from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas). To date, wind and solar energy are the main...Read more
Keywords:
renewable energy, natural resource conservation, solar energy, wind energy, life cycle economy
SUITABLE PRACTICES OF DESIGN AND REPAIRMENT FOR REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SMARTPHONES
(Corresponding) Perula A.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
Nowadays, smartphones are one of the most common devices in developed countries, as most citizens are owners of at least one. However, smartphone’s average lifetime is reported to be between 2 and 3 years by many studies, and the environmental impact of manufacturing, using and disposing of these...Read more
Keywords:
Smartphone, Life Cycle Assessment, environment, behavior, electronics
Life cycle assessment of microalgal membrane photobioreactors
Senatore V., (Corresponding) Zarra T., Lazzarini F., Oliva G., Buonerba A., Belgiorno V., Naddeo V.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
The exploration of new biomass sources for energy purposes is increasing. Cultivation of algal biomass for biofuels production through photobioreactor represents an attractive and useful way to obtain clean energy, also thanks to the contribution that the system makes on the reduction of climate...Read more
Keywords:
sustainability, biofuels, microalgae, climate change, life cycle assessment
Life cycle assessment of various combustion-based electricity generation technologies with carbon capture and storage: A review
Wang Y., Pan Z., Li R., (Corresponding) Zhang Z.
Topic:
Gas emissions control and utilization
With the continuous advancement of the industrialization process, climate change continues to intensify. Traditional electricity production consumes a lot of energy and fuel and is accompanied by huge amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Although the rapid development of renewable energy...Read more
Keywords:
Carbon capture and storage, Life cycle assessment, Environmental impacts, Large-scale deployment
Being a metropolis, Istanbul requires a well-functioning urban service system. Water supply is among the most important infrastructures in this city that has around 15-16 million habitants. There are many water treatment plants all around Istanbul to facilitate healthy water supply to people. On...Read more
Keywords:
Water treatment, Environmental impacts, Life cycle assessment, Operation
Environmental and economic assessment integrated into laboratory-based scenario development for the valorization of dredged sediment
(Corresponding) Soleimani T., Hayek M., Junqua G., Salgues M., Souche J.
Topic:
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BIOECONOMY
This study discusses the potential environmental and economic benefits of dredged sediment valorization in concrete in the framework of the circular economy. The goal is to find a sustainable way to use the sediment in concrete while maintaining its strength and not compromising the economy or...Read more
Keywords:
life cycle assessment, dredged sediment, valorization, concrete
Environmentally-Extended Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis of neodymium, cobalt and lithium used in electric vehicles
Martínez-Hernando M., Bolonio D., (Corresponding) García-Martínez M., Ortega M., Llamas J.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
In the transportation sector, the market share of world electric vehicle sales has changed from 0.0% in 2010 to 3.2% (2.1 million) by 2020, and according to forecasts, sales in 2030 may rise to close to 30%. This drastic change is encouraged by environmental goals set to reduce CO2 emissions, not...Read more
Keywords:
electric vehicles, critical raw materials, life cycle
Design requirements for the development of an LCA Engine
(Corresponding) Koidis C., Vlachokostas C., Achillas C., Michalidou A., Aidonis D., Bantsos A., Makris D., Mertzanakis C., Savva C.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
The work focuses on the development of a web-based tool to promote life cycle thinking and assessment of agricultural production. The computational tool is based on a sophisticated LCA Engine which provides personalized, real-time results, with the exploitation of real data from sensors. This comes...Read more
Keywords:
life cycle assessment; agrifood; IoT; sensors; environmental certification;
Environmental and Economic Life Cycle Assessment of a Spanish whisky
Cely-Parra P., (Corresponding) San Miguel G., Beltrán M.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
A considerable literature has been dedicated to evaluating the carbon footprint of fermented beverages such as wine and beer. However, far fewer studies have been committed to assess the environmental and economic sustainability of spirit distillates. The aim of this paper was to compile a complete...Read more
Keywords:
whisky, spirituous, LCA, life cycle assessment, carbon footprint
Comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries
Tournaviti M., Savva C., (Corresponding) Vlachokostas C.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
The transportation sector is the second largest source of carbon emissions worldwide. In the process of achieving zero emissions, the electrification of the sector and the replacement of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) with electric vehicles (EVs) is being promoted. Batteries as the...Read more
Keywords:
life cycle assessment; environmental impacts; electric vehicles; lithium-ion batteries
