Session: 03-08 Life Cycle Assessment Basics and application to optimize the environmental sustainability of gas turbines during new product development

Paper Number: 83930

83930 - Life Cycle Assessment Basics and Application To Optimize the Environmental Sustainability of Gas Turbines During New Product Development 

AUDIENCE

Engineers concerned with environmental studies, Researchers aiming to address produce sustainability, carbon footprint reduction and energy transition challenges

Engineering students interested in deepening their knowledge in environmental life cycle assessment.

 

TUTORIAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The tutorial provides basic insight into what is an environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), what is the methodology to carry out an LCA and how to communicate the results. It also provides examples and case studies on the application of LCA to the design and use of an industrial gas turbine.

 

TUTORIAL DESCRIPTION, CONTENT AND OUTLINE

Gas Turbines market, especially for the applications in Oil & Gas and Power Generation, is demanding rising sustainability requirements. Manufacturers are therefore required to implement actions and policies to continue playing a strategic role for the global goals of sustainable development and reduction of global warming. The application of environmental life-cycle assessment from the early stages of product design is becoming a critical driver to develop a competitive product also from an environmental perspective. As a matter of fact, the earlier application of design-for-environment techniques can effectively influence the decisions towards a comprehensive sustainability.

The tutorial session will provide basic insight on:

- Challenges for gas turbine environmental sustainability;

- What is Life Cycle Assessment;

- LCA methodology with reference to available ISO standards (ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14067);

- Goal and scope, functional unit, system boundaries;

- Inventory phase, attributional vs consequential LCA;

- Impact assessment, impact categories, end point vs mid point;

- Interpretation, single score, product category rules;

- applications for the Oil & Gas sector, specifically on Gas Turbines;

- case study on the application of LCA during a new product development at Baker Hughes;

- potentiality to reduce the environmental impact during the design phase;

- conclusions

Presenting Author: Francesco Fantozzi Department of Engineering, University of Perugia

Presenting Author Biography: prof. Fantozzi holds a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Perugia and a Ph.D in Energy from the University of Pisa. <br/>He heads the Sustainable Energy System Laboratory at the Department of Engineering of the University of Perugia and is cofounder of a spinoff company for micro scale energy conversion from biomass and waste with original IPRP concept. <br/>He has over 20 years research and professional experience in alternative fuels production and use in energy system and gas turbines and in the environmental impact assessment and mitigation on the life cycle of energy systems.<br/>He is also the past chair of the IGTI Coal, Biomass and Alternative fuels.

Authors:

Angela Serra Baker Hughes - Nuovo Pignone
Francesco Fantozzi Department of Engineering, University of Perugia
Pietro Bartocci Department of Engineering, University of Perugia
Alessandro Musacchio Baker Hughes