Publisher DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2021.01.171
Title: Life cycle sustainability assessment of potential battery systems for electric aircraft
Language: English
Authors: Barke, Alexander 
Thies, Christian  
Popien, Jan Linus 
Pinheiro Melo, Sofia 
Cerdas, Felipe 
Herrmann, Christoph 
Spengler, Thomas Stefan 
Keywords: Batteries; Electric Aircraft; Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
Issue Date: Mar-2021
Publisher: Elsevier
Source: Procedia CIRP 98: 660-665 (2021)
Abstract (english): 
The Flightpath 2050 strategy sets ambitious goals for aviation to reduce its environmental impacts. Therefore, new propulsion concepts that avoid in-flight emissions are being developed. Particular attention is given to (hybrid) electric propulsion systems based on batteries, fuel cells, and synthetic fuels that replace the conventional jet engines. This paper assesses the environmental, economic, and social impacts of eight potential battery systems for short-range aircraft from a life cycle perspective and conducts a pre-selection of suitable technologies. The results indicate that lithium-sulfur batteries are advantageous compared to lithium-ion batteries in terms of environmental as well as social and economic impacts.
Conference: 28th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2021 
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11420/14157
ISSN: 2212-8271
Journal: Procedia CIRP 
Document Type: Article
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