@article{43464,
  abstract     = {{<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>}},
  author       = {{Ostermann, Moritz and Grenz, Julian and Triebus, Marcel and Cerdas, Felipe and Marten, Thorsten and Tröster, Thomas and Herrmann, Christoph}},
  issn         = {{1996-1073}},
  journal      = {{Energies}},
  keywords     = {{Life Cycle Engineering, Life Cycle Assessment, Lightweight Design, Prospective LCA, Future-oriented LCA, Energy System, Material production, Sustainable production}},
  number       = {{8}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  title        = {{{Integrating Prospective Scenarios in Life Cycle Engineering: Case Study of Lightweight Structures}}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/en16083371}},
  volume       = {{16}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

@article{45782,
  abstract     = {{<jats:p>The development of automotive components with reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is needed to reduce overall vehicle emissions. Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) supports this by providing holistic information and improvement potentials regarding eco-efficient products. Key factors influencing LCAs of automotive components, such as material production, will change in the future. First approaches for integrating future scenarios for these key factors into LCE already exist, but they only consider a limited number of parameters and scenarios. This work aims to develop a method that can be practically applied in the industry for integrating prospective LCAs (pLCA) into the LCE of automotive components, considering relevant parameters and consistent scenarios. Therefore, pLCA methods are further developed to investigate the influence of future scenarios on the GHG emissions of automotive components. The practical application is demonstrated for a vehicle component with different design options. This paper shows that different development paths of the foreground and background system can shift the ecological optimum of design alternatives. Therefore, future pathways of relevant parameters must be considered comprehensively to reduce GHG emissions of future vehicles. This work contributes to the methodological and practical integration of pLCA into automotive development processes and provides quantitative results.</jats:p>}},
  author       = {{Grenz, Julian and Ostermann, Moritz and Käsewieter, Karoline and Cerdas, Felipe and Marten, Thorsten and Herrmann, Christoph and Tröster, Thomas}},
  issn         = {{2071-1050}},
  journal      = {{Sustainability}},
  keywords     = {{prospective LCA, life cycle engineering (LCE), lightweight design, automotive components, body parts, circular economy, steel, aluminum, hybrid materials, fiber metal laminates}},
  number       = {{13}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  title        = {{{Integrating Prospective LCA in the Development of Automotive Components}}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/su151310041}},
  volume       = {{15}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}