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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY INDICATORS TO DESIGN SUSTAINABLE ELECTRIC OUTBOARDS: RESULTS FROM WORKSHOPS WITH INDUSTRIAL EXPERTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2023

Michael Saidani ,
John Bayless ,
Dylan Huey ,
Harrison Kim  and
Kevin Anderson
Michael Saidani
Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
John Bayless
Affiliation:
Brunswick Corporation
Dylan Huey
Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Harrison Kim*
Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Kevin Anderson
Affiliation:
Brunswick Corporation
*
Kim, Harrison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States of America, hmkim@illinois.edu

Abstract

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To help industries in their sustainable and circular transition from internal combustion engine production to electric motor production, the deployment of (i) a sound environmental impact assessment methodology, such as life cycle analysis, coupled with (ii) Design for Re-X tools, such as circularity indicators, is instrumental. To demonstrate the industrial relevance and complementary of both approaches, two consecutive workshops are conducted with a major original equipment manufacturer of recreational boats and their associated engines. On this basis, two circularity indicator-based tools were used to quantify and enhance (i) the circularity potential of the electric outboard as a whole, and (ii) the circularity performance of the two most impactful components, based on the LCA results: the electric motor unit and the lithium-ion battery pack. In all, the practice sessions supported the generation of strategic and operational ideas to improve the circularity of the electric outboard. As the industrial participants found both frameworks easy to use and efficient, all the details and resources used to conduct, replicate, or adapt such workshops in other industrial contexts are shared.

Keywords

SustainabilityCircular economyDesign for X (DfX)
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Article
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 3: ICED23 , July 2023 , pp. 2445 - 2454
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