An Integrated Model to Conduct Multi-Criteria Technology Assessments: The Case of Electric Vehicle Batteries.

ABSTRACT: The large-scale adoption of low-carbon technologies can result in trade-offs between technical, socio-economic, and environmental aspects. To assess such trade-offs, discipline-specific models typically used in isolation need to be integrated to support decisions. Integrated modeling approaches, however, usually remain at the conceptual level, and operationalization efforts are lacking. Here, we propose an integrated model and framework to guide the assessment and engineering of technical, socio-economic, and environmental aspects of low-carbon technologies. The framework was tested with a case study of design strategies aimed to improve the material sustainability of electric vehicle batteries. The integrated model assesses the trade-offs between the costs, emissions, material criticality

SUBMITTER: Baars J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature