---
_id: '43464'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:p>Lightweight design is a common approach to reduce energy demand in
    the use stage of vehicles. The production of lightweight materials is usually
    associated with an increase in energy demand, so the environmental impacts of
    lightweight structures need to be assessed holistically using a life cycle assessment.
    To estimate the life cycle environmental impacts of a product in its developmental
    stage, for example, by life cycle engineering, future changes in relevant influencing
    factors must be considered. Prospective life cycle assessment provides methods
    for integrating future scenarios into life cycle assessment studies. However,
    approaches for integrating prospective life cycle assessment into product development
    are limited. The objective of this work is to provide the methodological foundation
    for integrating future scenarios of relevant influencing factors in the development
    of lightweight structures. The applicability of the novel methodology is demonstrated
    by a case study of a structural component in a steel, aluminium, and hybrid design.
    The results show that appropriate decarbonisation measures can reduce the life
    cycle greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95 percent until 2050. We also found that
    shifts in the environmentally optimal design are possible in future scenarios.
    Therefore, the methodology and data provided contribute to improved decision-making
    in product development.</jats:p>
article_number: '3371'
author:
- first_name: Moritz
  full_name: Ostermann, Moritz
  id: '44763'
  last_name: Ostermann
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-0443
- first_name: Julian
  full_name: Grenz, Julian
  last_name: Grenz
- first_name: Marcel
  full_name: Triebus, Marcel
  id: '66036'
  last_name: Triebus
- first_name: Felipe
  full_name: Cerdas, Felipe
  last_name: Cerdas
- first_name: Thorsten
  full_name: Marten, Thorsten
  id: '338'
  last_name: Marten
- first_name: Thomas
  full_name: Tröster, Thomas
  id: '553'
  last_name: Tröster
- first_name: Christoph
  full_name: Herrmann, Christoph
  last_name: Herrmann
citation:
  ama: 'Ostermann M, Grenz J, Triebus M, et al. Integrating Prospective Scenarios
    in Life Cycle Engineering: Case Study of Lightweight Structures. <i>Energies</i>.
    2023;16(8). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083371">10.3390/en16083371</a>'
  apa: 'Ostermann, M., Grenz, J., Triebus, M., Cerdas, F., Marten, T., Tröster, T.,
    &#38; Herrmann, C. (2023). Integrating Prospective Scenarios in Life Cycle Engineering:
    Case Study of Lightweight Structures. <i>Energies</i>, <i>16</i>(8), Article 3371.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083371">https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083371</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Ostermann_Grenz_Triebus_Cerdas_Marten_Tröster_Herrmann_2023, title={Integrating
    Prospective Scenarios in Life Cycle Engineering: Case Study of Lightweight Structures},
    volume={16}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083371">10.3390/en16083371</a>},
    number={83371}, journal={Energies}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Ostermann, Moritz
    and Grenz, Julian and Triebus, Marcel and Cerdas, Felipe and Marten, Thorsten
    and Tröster, Thomas and Herrmann, Christoph}, year={2023} }'
  chicago: 'Ostermann, Moritz, Julian Grenz, Marcel Triebus, Felipe Cerdas, Thorsten
    Marten, Thomas Tröster, and Christoph Herrmann. “Integrating Prospective Scenarios
    in Life Cycle Engineering: Case Study of Lightweight Structures.” <i>Energies</i>
    16, no. 8 (2023). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083371">https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083371</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. Ostermann <i>et al.</i>, “Integrating Prospective Scenarios in Life Cycle
    Engineering: Case Study of Lightweight Structures,” <i>Energies</i>, vol. 16,
    no. 8, Art. no. 3371, 2023, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083371">10.3390/en16083371</a>.'
  mla: 'Ostermann, Moritz, et al. “Integrating Prospective Scenarios in Life Cycle
    Engineering: Case Study of Lightweight Structures.” <i>Energies</i>, vol. 16,
    no. 8, 3371, MDPI AG, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083371">10.3390/en16083371</a>.'
  short: M. Ostermann, J. Grenz, M. Triebus, F. Cerdas, T. Marten, T. Tröster, C.
    Herrmann, Energies 16 (2023).
date_created: 2023-04-13T09:11:33Z
date_updated: 2023-04-13T09:19:56Z
department:
- _id: '9'
- _id: '321'
- _id: '149'
doi: 10.3390/en16083371
intvolume: '        16'
issue: '8'
keyword:
- Life Cycle Engineering
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Lightweight Design
- Prospective LCA
- Future-oriented LCA
- Energy System
- Material production
- Sustainable production
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/8/3371
oa: '1'
publication: Energies
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1996-1073
publication_status: published
publisher: MDPI AG
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Integrating Prospective Scenarios in Life Cycle Engineering: Case Study of
  Lightweight Structures'
type: journal_article
user_id: '44763'
volume: 16
year: '2023'
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