Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)5 ECTS
(englische Bezeichnung: Life Cycle Assessment)
(Prüfungsordnungsmodul: Life cycle assessment)

Lectures:

• • Life Cycle Assessment
    (Vorlesung mit Übung, 5 SWS, Martin Hartmann et al., Tue, 08:15 - 09:45, H16; Thu, 10:15 - 11:45, 04.019)

Empfohlene Voraussetzungen:

Prerequisites:
To succeed in this course, students will need to know the basic concepts of clean energy processes, energy resources, renewable energies as well as mass and energy balances.

Inhalt:

• Introduction to LCA
• Goal and Scope Definition
• Life Cycle Inventory Analysis
• Life Cycle Impact Assessment, Midpoint indictors
• Life Cycle Interpretation and Reporting
• LCSA, Life Cycle costing
• Product (process)-related Social Life Cycle Assessment

Lernziele und Kompetenzen:

Students will become familiar with the basic concepts of Life Cycle Assessment.

Students who successfully participate in this module can:
• Understand the concept and methodology of life cycle inventory and assessment
• Apply the methodology for evaluating life cycle impacts through inventory and assessment
• Identify opportunities for improvements through life cycle assessment evaluation
• Apply life cycle inventory and assessment methodology to assess clean energy processes

Literatur:

W. Klöpfer and B. Grahl, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (2014).

M. A. Curran (ed.), Life Cycle Assment Student Handbook. John Wiley (2015).

C. Jimenez-Gonzales, D.J.C. Constable, Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, John Wiley & Sons (2011).

Verwendbarkeit des Moduls / Einpassung in den Musterstudienplan:

1. Clean Energy Processes (Master of Science)
   (Po-Vers. 2021w | Gesamtkonto | Specialisation Energy technologies | Elective modules from other specialisation 1-2 | Life cycle assessment)
2. Clean Energy Processes (Master of Science)
   (Po-Vers. 2021w | Gesamtkonto | Specialisation Energy systems | Specialisation modules 1-4 | Life cycle assessment)

Studien-/Prüfungsleistungen:

Life cycle assessment (Prüfungsnummer: 29121)

Prüfungsleistung, Klausur, Dauer (in Minuten): 90, benotet, 5 ECTS

Anteil an der Berechnung der Modulnote: 100.0 %

Prüfungssprache: Englisch

Erstablegung: SS 2022, 1. Wdh.: WS 2022/2023

1. Prüfer:

Martin Hartmann,

2. Prüfer:

Alexandra Inayat