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Green batteries for clean skies: Sustainability assessment of lithium‐sulfur all‐solid‐state batteries for electric aircraft

Barke, Alexander ; Cistjakov, Walter; Steckermeier, Dominik; Thies, Christian; Popien, Jan-Linus; Michalowski, Peter; Pinheiro Melo, Sofia; Cerdas, Felipe; Herrmann, Christoph; Krewer, Ulrike ORCID iD icon 1; Kwade, Arno; Spengler, Thomas S.
1 Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Elektrochemische Technologien (IAM-ET1), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

The use of novel battery technologies in short-haul electric aircraft can support the aviation sector in achieving its goals for a sustainable development. However, the production of the batteries is often associated with adverse environmental and socio-economic impacts, potentially leading to burden shifting. Therefore, this paper investigates alternative technologies for lithium–sulfur all-solid-state batteries (LiS-ASSBs) in terms of their contribution to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). We propose a new approach that builds on life cycle sustainability assessment and links the relevant impact categories to the related SDGs. The approach is applied to analyze four LiS-ASSB configurations with different solid electrolytes, designed for maximum specific energy using an electrochemical model. They are compared to a lithium–sulfur battery with a liquid electrolyte as a benchmark. The results of our cradle-to-gate analysis reveal that the new LiS-ASSB technologies generally have a positive contribution to SDG achievement. However, the battery configuration with the best technical characteristics is not the most promising in terms of SDG achievement. ... mehr

Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Elektrochemische Technologien (IAM-ET1)
Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Keramische Werkstoffe und Technologien (IAM-KWT1)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 06.2023
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1088-1980, 1530-9290
KITopen-ID: 1000154671
Erschienen in Journal of Industrial Ecology
Verlag John Wiley and Sons
Band 27
Heft 3
Seiten 795-810
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 23.12.2022
Schlagwörter all-solid-state battery, electric aircraft, industrial ecology, life cycle sustainability assessment, prospective sustainability assessment, sustainable development goals
Nachgewiesen in Web of Science
Scopus
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Globale Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung Ziel 7 – Bezahlbare und saubere EnergieZiel 8 – Menschenwürdige Arbeit und WirtschaftswachstumZiel 9 – Industrie, Innovation und InfrastrukturZiel 12 – Nachhaltiger Konsum und Produktion

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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000154671
Veröffentlicht am 18.01.2023
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.13345
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Zitationen: 16
Web of Science
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