Transitioning Towards Climate Neutrality: Multi-Dimensional Supply Chain Designs and Evaluations
WiSe 2023/24
Content and aim of the project module
The transition to a climate-neutral future forms the foundation of our sustainable future. As the European Union aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, all sectors such as energy, industry, and transport have to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions. Also, climate-negative solutions like carbon dioxide removal by biochar production have to be analyzed to accomplish this goal. For sustainable supply chains to become reality, it is imperative that we identify potential solutions, analyze challenges, and evaluate trajectories towards climate neutrality.
In the project module, students will work in groups to analyze the challenges of achieving climate neutrality in the aforementioned supply chains. Specific measures for the individual sectors and supply chains will be selected, analyzed and evaluated. Herein, the analysis and evaluations should consider techno-economic aspects, but also aspects of ecological (and, if applicable, social) sustainability. The analysis and evaluation should be done using methods like life cycle assessment (LCA), material flow analysis (MFA), multi-attribute decision making (MADM), techno-economic assessment (TEA) or mathematical multi-objective optimization (MODM). The selection of case studies and methods will be done together with supervisors
Group work titles could be:
1. Biobased plastics/ Plastics Recycling/ Chemical industry (network design, policy analysis, production technologies, Installation capacity of synthesis plants, etc.)
2. International Hydrogen/Ammonia Supply Chains (Potential of green Hydrogen/ Ammonia (cost, capacity, …), network design, policy analysis, Installation capacity of synthesis plants, etc.)
3. Sustainable Food Supply Chains (life cycle assessment, techno-economic assessment, policy analysis, etc.)
4. Sustainable biochar supply chains (life cycle assessment, policy analysis, MCDA, etc.)
5. Transformation strategies of the steel industry (Material flow analysis, process modeling, techno-economic assessment, technology alternatives, H2 supply, Iron ore supply, carbon leakage, etc.)
6. Technological dimensions of biochar production (techno-economic assessment, Biomass supply, Biochar utilization etc.)
Participants and Requirements
- Participants : Master BWL, Master WiWi, Master Wirt.-Ing.
- Max. Number of participants : 20
- Teaching language : English
- Is previous knowledge required? None
- [Specializations: ORM, Sustainability and Corporations]
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