Towards a European-wide harmonised, transport specific LCA Approach

Climate, Energy & MobilityHORIZON-CSAID: 101056715
EC Contribution
€36,752
Consortium Size
49 orgs
Start Year
2023
Summary

TranSensus LCA aims to develop a baseline for a European-wide harmonised, commonly accepted and applied single life cycle assessment (LCA) approach for a zero-emission road transport system. Such a European single LCA approach is seen as a key element in achieving the Green Deal targets, making Europe the first digitally enabled circular, climate-neutral and sustainable economy. Bringing together relevant stakeholders from industry and research, an evidence- and real-life data-based LCA approach will be conceptualised and harmonised embracing environmental, economic and social aspects. By consensus, TranSensus LCA will enable industry, mobility providers and planners to provide sustainable products and to optimise mobility solutions as needed to combat climate change.

Consortium (49)

🇩🇪 FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EVDE
coordinator
🇫🇷 AMPERE SASFR
partner
🇧🇪 ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE DES FOURNISSEURS AUTOMOBILESBE
partner
🇦🇹 AVL LIST GMBHAT
partner
🇩🇪 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTDE
partner
🇫🇷 BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERESFR
partner
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
partner
🇫🇷 COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESFR
partner
🇨🇭 ECOINVENT ASSOCIATIONCH
partner
🇫🇷 ELECTRICITE DE FRANCEFR
partner
🇧🇪 European Conference of Transport Research InstitutesBE
partner
🇧🇪 EUROPEAN LITHIUM INSTITUTE AISBLBE
partner
🇧🇪 EUROPEAN RECYCLING INDUSTRIES' CONFEDERATIONBE
partner
🇧🇪 EUROPEAN ROAD TRANSPORT TELEMATICS IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION ORGANISATION - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS & SERVICES EUROPEBE
partner
🇬🇧 Everledger LtdGB
partner
🇩🇪 FORD-WERKE GMBHDE
partner
🇪🇸 FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATIONES
partner
🇫🇷 IFP Energies nouvellesFR
partner
🇮🇹 IVECO SPAIT
partner
🇸🇪 IVL SVENSKA MILJOEINSTITUTET ABSE
partner
🇸🇪 NORTHVOLT ABSE
partner
🇩🇪 OEKO-INSTITUT E.V. - INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE OEKOLOGIEDE
partner
🇧🇪 RECHARGEBE
partner
🇫🇷 RENAULT SASFR
partner
🇩🇪 RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHENDE
partner
🇬🇧 RICARDO CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITEDGB
partner
🇩🇪 RICARDO GMBHDE
partner
🇬🇧 RICARDO-AEA LTDGB
partner
🇸🇪 SCANIA CV ABSE
partner
🇩🇪 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTDE
partner
🇩🇪 SPHERA SOLUTIONS GMBHDE
partner
🇫🇷 STELLANTIS AUTO SASFR
partner
🇮🇹 STELLANTIS EUROPE SPAIT
partner
🇳🇱 STICHTING SMART FREIGHT CENTRENL
partner
🇫🇷 STMICROELECTRONICS CROLLES 2 SASFR
partner
🇫🇷 STMICROELECTRONICS FRANCEFR
partner
🇫🇷 STMICROELECTRONICS GRENOBLE 2 SASFR
partner
🇩🇪 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIGDE
partner
🇧🇪 TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE NVBE
partner
🇩🇪 UMICORE AG & CO KGDE
partner
🇧🇪 UMICORE SABE
partner
🇮🇹 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZEIT
partner
🇫🇷 UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUXFR
partner
🇧🇪 UNIVERSITEIT GENTBE
partner
🇳🇱 UNIVERSITEIT LEIDENNL
partner
🇮🇪 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLINIE
partner
🇫🇷 VALEO ELECTRIFICATION SASFR
partner
🇩🇪 VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTDE
partner
🇸🇪 VOLVO TECHNOLOGY ABSE
partner

Project Results (21)

Source: CORDIS, the EU research results database.

Publications (3)
Gaps and lack of harmonization in LCA of the electromobility sector: where do we stand and where could we go?
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment· 2025DOI
Antoine Beylot, Marco Raugei, Hazem Eltohamy, Nikolas Hill, Pascal Menegazzi, Stéphanie Muller, Kadam Lokesh, Joris Baars, Diana Bartaune, Julia Lindholm, Fredrik Tegstedt, Nilay Elginoz Kanat, Mara Neef, Lasse Schmidt, Fabien Perdu, Marie Pinochet, Astu Sam Pratiwi, Ketan Vaidya, Benedicte Robertz, Jair Santillan-Saldivar, Jana Husmann, Bernhard Steubing
Inconsistencies in handling of multifunctionality in the environmental footprint of electric vehicle batteries: a cross-industry analysis
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment· 2025DOI
Jana Husmann; Stephen Northey; Antoine Beylot; Steffen Blömeke; Christoph Herrmann
Review of current practices of life cycle assessment in electric mobility: A first step towards method harmonization
Sustainable Production and Consumption· 2024DOI
Eltohamy H.; Oers, L.F.C.M. van; Lindholm, J.; Raugei, M.; Lokesh, K.; Baars, J.; Husmann, J.; Hill, N.; Istrate, I.R.; Jose, D.; Tegstedt, F.; Beylot, A.; Menegazzi, P.; Guinee, J.B.; Steubing, B.R.P.
Deliverables (17)
Other Results (1)
Periodic Reporting for period 1 - TranSensus LCA (Towards a European-wide harmonised, transport specific LCA Approach)