Life Cycle Assessment of Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicle Transport Based on Forest Biomass
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19467696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bhawna Singh (0000-0001-9709-6632, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Geoffrey Guest (0000-0001-7769-9153, Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Ryan M Bright (0000-0001-8553-5570, Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Anders Hammer Strømman (0000-0003-2987-5583, Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 176-186 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Industrial Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1088-1980 • E-ISSN: 1530-9290 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jiec.12098 |
| OpenAlex | W1772217178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
Use of biomass‐based electricity and hydrogen in alternative transport could provide environmentally sustainable transport options with possible improvements in greenhouse gas balance. We perform a life cycle assessment of electric vehicle (EV) and fuel cell vehicle (FCV) powered by bioelectricity and biohydrogen, respectively, derived from Norwegian boreal forest biomass, considering the nonclimate neutrality of biological carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions and alteration in surface albedo resulting from biomass harvesting—both with and without CO 2 capture and storage (CCS)—while benchmarking these options against EVs powered by the average European electricity mix. Results show that with due consideration of the countering effects from global warming potential (GWP) factors for biogenic CO 2 emissions and change in radiative forcing of the surface for the studied region, bioenergy‐based EVs and FCVs provide reductions of approximately 30%, as compared to the reference EV powered by the average European electricity mix. With CCS coupled to bioenergy production, the biomass‐based vehicle transport results in a net global warming impact reduction of approximately 110% to 120% (giving negative GWP and creating a climate‐cooling benefit from biomass use). Other environmental impacts vary from −60% to +60%, with freshwater eutrophication showing maximum reductions (40% for the EV case and 60% for the FCV case) and photochemical oxidation showing a maximum increase (60% in the FCV value chain)
Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage · Bioenergy · Biofuel · Carbon neutrality · Climate change · Climate change mitigation · Global warming · Greenhouse gas · Life-cycle assessment · Renewable energy · Waste management · Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Environmental Science · Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems · Ecology
Climate Change 2007
Offset of the potential carbon sink from boreal forestation by decreases in surface albedo
Environmental Impact and Added Value in Forestry Operations in Norway
Accounting for Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Bioenergy Systems
Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional and Electric Vehicles
Site-specific global warming potentials of biogenic CO 2 for bioenergy
Biofuels and the need for additional carbon
Goodbye to carbon neutral
Consistent quantification of climate impacts due to biogenic carbon storage across a range of bio-product systems
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |