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André Sternberg
Germany
Fraunhofer ISE
Research Organisation
Prospective LCA; Critical Raw Materials; Mineral Resources Impact Assessment; Recycling; Processes Modeling; Technology Scale-up
Topic 2 – Targeting secondary sources to enhance access to raw materials
We at Fraunhofer ISE, are seeking to join a transnational RAMP consortium as a research partner and potential WP lead/co-lead for prospective environmental and mineral-resource assessment of emerging raw-material recovery technologies.
While our strongest contribution lies within Topics 2 and 3, our expertise can also support interdisciplinary projects in other RAMP topics where prospective LCA, mineral-resource assessment and future-oriented sustainability evaluation provide a meaningful complement to the core technological or value-chain objectives.
Our focus is on supporting technology developers in answering a critical question at an early stage of development. Assessing the energy cost of emerging recycling paths for critical raw materials.
We combine prospective Life Cycle Assessment (pLCA) with mineral-resource-specific impact assessment and future scenario modelling to evaluate emerging recovery and recycling technologies under consistent future technological and energy-system conditions.
Our contribution can include:
• prospective LCA of emerging extraction, separation, recovery and recycling processes;
• mineral-resource impact assessment beyond conventional climate-focused LCA;
• comparison of secondary recovery routes with relevant primary supply pathways under future energy system scenarios;
• development of scale-up scenarios with consideration of suitable future energy systems;
• identification of environmental and resource trade-offs to support process optimization and technology selection;
• technical and economic assessments of mineral and material supply chains;
• assessment of resource-flow attribution in complex and multi-output mineral processing and refining chains; and
• identification of environmental and resource hotspots that can feed directly back into process development and technology optimization.
We are particularly interested in collaboration with technology developers, research organizations and industrial partners that can provide representative process data, secondary raw-material streams, pilot-scale information or downstream validation.
Our approach is not restricted to one specific recovery technology or material stream and can be applied across strategically relevant critical and mineral raw materials.
We are interested in joining an existing or forming consortium where prospective environmental and mineral-resource assessment can constitute an integrated research work package rather than a stand-alone end-of-project LCA.
While our strongest contribution lies within Topics 2 and 3, our expertise can also support interdisciplinary projects in other RAMP topics where prospective LCA, mineral-resource assessment and future-oriented sustainability evaluation provide a meaningful complement to the core technological or value-chain objectives.
Our focus is on supporting technology developers in answering a critical question at an early stage of development. Assessing the energy cost of emerging recycling paths for critical raw materials.
We combine prospective Life Cycle Assessment (pLCA) with mineral-resource-specific impact assessment and future scenario modelling to evaluate emerging recovery and recycling technologies under consistent future technological and energy-system conditions.
Our contribution can include:
• prospective LCA of emerging extraction, separation, recovery and recycling processes;
• mineral-resource impact assessment beyond conventional climate-focused LCA;
• comparison of secondary recovery routes with relevant primary supply pathways under future energy system scenarios;
• development of scale-up scenarios with consideration of suitable future energy systems;
• identification of environmental and resource trade-offs to support process optimization and technology selection;
• technical and economic assessments of mineral and material supply chains;
• assessment of resource-flow attribution in complex and multi-output mineral processing and refining chains; and
• identification of environmental and resource hotspots that can feed directly back into process development and technology optimization.
We are particularly interested in collaboration with technology developers, research organizations and industrial partners that can provide representative process data, secondary raw-material streams, pilot-scale information or downstream validation.
Our approach is not restricted to one specific recovery technology or material stream and can be applied across strategically relevant critical and mineral raw materials.
We are interested in joining an existing or forming consortium where prospective environmental and mineral-resource assessment can constitute an integrated research work package rather than a stand-alone end-of-project LCA.
Fraunhofer ISE is one of the world's leading research institutes for renewable energy technologies and energy systems. We are specialized in new and emerging energy technologies. The business unit Hydrogen Technologies brings a 30 year experience in hydrogen production, conversion and utilization.
In our Hydrogen System Analysis group, we simulate, optimize, and evaluate systems for the sustainable production, conversion, and use of hydrogen and derivatives from technological, economic, and environmental perspectives . In our Life Cycle Assessment team, we combine conventional life cycle assessment approach with prospective modelling to analyze emerging technologies under future system conditions. A particular research focus is placed on critical and mineral raw materials and the environmental consequences of their supply, processing, and use.
Our methodological expertise includes prospective LCA, mineral-resource LCIA, future background scenarios and inventory modelling of complex mineral supply chains.This enables us to complement experimental and process-development partners by translating technology and material-flow data into forward-looking environmental and resource-performance information that can support technology choices during development and scale-up.
Fraunhofer ISE has coordinated and contributed to numerous collaborative research initiatives across Germany and Europe, working alongside industry to bridge the gap between laboratory results and industrial-scale application.
In our Hydrogen System Analysis group, we simulate, optimize, and evaluate systems for the sustainable production, conversion, and use of hydrogen and derivatives from technological, economic, and environmental perspectives . In our Life Cycle Assessment team, we combine conventional life cycle assessment approach with prospective modelling to analyze emerging technologies under future system conditions. A particular research focus is placed on critical and mineral raw materials and the environmental consequences of their supply, processing, and use.
Our methodological expertise includes prospective LCA, mineral-resource LCIA, future background scenarios and inventory modelling of complex mineral supply chains.This enables us to complement experimental and process-development partners by translating technology and material-flow data into forward-looking environmental and resource-performance information that can support technology choices during development and scale-up.
Fraunhofer ISE has coordinated and contributed to numerous collaborative research initiatives across Germany and Europe, working alongside industry to bridge the gap between laboratory results and industrial-scale application.