Brightcon 2025, hackathon & courses in Grenoble and online

Evaluating the sustainability of novel products and technologies, especially those at lower Technology Readiness Levels (TRL), presents unique challenges due to the inherent uncertainties and future developments. Environmental assessment like life cycle assessment (LCA) must do more than analyze today’s lab and pilot plants but also quantify the potential impacts of tomorrow’s full-scale production. This work demonstrates how the Brightway can be used to perform a dynamic prospective LCA that incorporates time-dependent changes in the future background systems. By integrating scenario-based future background inventories derived from Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs). Moreover, we aim to extend prospective LCA to incorporate spatial analysis to see how this changes the results of the LCA. Learnings and challenges encountered in carrying out this LCA will be shared and will discussed during the conference.