Projects at the Life Cycle Assessment research group
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PEATLESS – Overcoming barriers for the adoption of alternative substrates with less peat content to support the Green Transition in…
The project’s goal is to significantly reduce the use of peat in professional horticultural production systems and in the casing layer of mushroom cultivation. This is a key objective in terms of climate and biodiversity protection.
current, 07/2025 - 04/2028
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Green Betty – Making sustainability visible on the plate
With the Green Betty project, Betty Bossi and ZHAW are highlighting the environmental impact of recipes and promoting ecologically sustainable cooking in everyday life. Automated life cycle assessments based on the menu sustainability index inspire users to make more conscious decisions when…
current, 05/2025 - 02/2026
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CYCLEWIND - Harmonised Life Cycle Assessment for Wind Power
Within the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP), a new Task is proposed under the heading CYCLEWIND: Harmonised Life Cycle Assessment for Wind Power. Currently, there is no Task within the IEA Wind TCP, that is focusing on the environmental sustainability…
current, 01/2025 - 12/2028
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NPower - balancing Nitrogen and Phosphorus flows by budgeting at Regional scale
NPower seeks to effectively recover nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) nutrients by implementing circular management strategies across key sectors such as agriculture, water management, transport and energy, industry and other primary sectors. This approach seeks to balance nutrient flows, reduce…
current, 01/2025 - 12/2028
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Fostering Biodiversity Footprint Management Along Value Chains (BioPrint)
BioPrint is an inter- and transdisciplinary research collaboration with the overarching purpose to improve the management of biodiversity footprints of product groups as well as individual products along value chains.
expired, 08/2024 - 03/2025
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Review of Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Inventory models for Food Side Stream Utilisation and Valorisation Pathways
current, 05/2024 - 12/2025
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Updated Life Cycle Inventories Data of Wind Power
current, 04/2024 - 12/2025
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Sustainable algal proteins produced on potato and other controlled agri-food streams (A'propos)
The supply of proteins for animal feed applications in Switzerland relies mainly on the import of soybean cake. Besides being an economical risk, this practice implies a shared responsibility for the associated environmental burdens. Protein-rich algae cultivated in non-arable soils with low water…
expired, 01/2023 - 02/2025
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Using brewery sidestreams to manufacture innovative products (CHEERS)
The industrial production of beer often generates large volumes of by-products that are not used optimally. The European project "CHEERS" aims to convert unused by-products and waste of beer production such as bagasse, wastewater, CO2 and CH4 into innovative bio-based products. Currently, bagasse…
current, 09/2022 - 08/2026
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Multifuel SOFC system with Maritime Energy Vectors (FuelSOME)
FuelSOME’s vision is to make a substantial contribution to the required drastic reduction of Greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from global shipping (climate change mitigation) with a reduction of air pollutants, such as NOx, SOX, and pollution prevention and control, at the same time. The future…
current, 09/2022 - 08/2026
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C-Atoms for Circular Chemistry (CO2NVERT)
In order to achieve the overarching goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, a paradigm shift toward a cir-cular economy for carbon has to be put in place. The systemic objective of the Flagship project is to provide the society with a viable case study of the CO2 circular economy applied to the…
current, 04/2022 - 03/2026
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Life Cycle Inventories of solid fossil fuels
Updates for electricity generation from hard coal, lignite and peat
expired, 03/2022 - 03/2023
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Local food for the future (LOFT)
The project aims to improve vertical farming production and operational efficiency by combining innovative production know-how and technologies with enhanced sustainability. The approach will establish the feasibility and profitability of sustainable, year-round production of high-quality crops.
expired, 02/2022 - 01/2025
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Remote Sensing Metrics for Life Cycle Assessment (RSM4LCA)
expired, 01/2022 - 12/2022
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Climate emissions calculation for the ZHAW Green Impact Book: solution concept for the carbon footprint and implementation since 2017
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) aims to achieve sustainability goals across various levels. To support ecologically sustainable operations, the Green Impact Book (GIB) is introduced, outlining targets in mobility, energy, and resources. ZHAW Sustainable coordinates the…
current, 01/2022 - 12/2025
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Environmental and Social Assessment at Mine Sites using Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics
expired, 05/2021 - 12/2021
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Innovation Booster Applied Circular Sustainability
From 2021 to 2024, the Innovation Booster (IB) Applied Circular Sustainability supports the pre-development of radical solution ideas for 100% recyclable products and systems - and this for all industries and economic sectors in Switzerland.
expired, 01/2021 - 12/2024
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ShopHero
Food Waste Quantification in Households
expired, 01/2021 - 12/2022
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CarboPHOS – Phosphorous recovery through hydrothermal carbonisation of sewage sludge
CarboPHOS develops a technological solution for the recovery of phosphorus from sewage sludge using the hydrothermal carbonization process. An overview of the availability of P-species in Swiss sludges is being compiled and the technology chain HTC - filtration - crystallization is demonstrated in…
expired, 01/2021 - 03/2024
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National network STEM education – "The dream of flying"
The continuation and expansion of the national network for the promotion of STEM education established in the previous funding period 2017-2020 is intended to further strengthen cooperation between people from universities of teacher education and technical and scientific universities in the…
expired, 01/2021 - 12/2024