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Life cycle assessment of mobility options using wood based fuels : comparison of selected environmental effects and costs
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2013-08-22
Sprache
English
Author(s)
TORE-URI
Journal
Volume
150
Start Page
420
End Page
428
Citation
Bioresource Technology (150): 420-428 (2013)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
PubMed ID
24012134
Publisher
Elsevier Science
An environmental assessment and a cost analysis were conducted for mobility options using electricity, hydrogen, ethanol, Fischer-Tropsch diesel and methane derived from wood. Therefore, the overall life cycle with regard to greenhouse gas emissions, acidifying emissions and fossil energy demand as well as costs is analysed. The investigation is carried out for mobility options in 2010 and gives an outlook to the year 2030.Results show that methane utilization in the car is beneficial with regard to environmental impacts (e.g. 58.5g CO2-eq./km) and costs (23.1€-ct./km) in 2010, especially in comparison to hydrogen usage (132.4g CO2-eq./km and 63.9€-ct./km).The electric vehicle construction has high environmental impacts and costs compared to conventional vehicles today, but with technical improvements and further market penetration, battery electric vehicles can reach the level of concepts with combustion engines in future applications (e.g. cost decrease from 38.7 to 23.4. €-ct./km).
Subjects
Alternative mobility concepts
Costs
LCA
Wood based fuel
DDC Class
600: Technik
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften