Abstract
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the adoption of autonomous vehicles for marine and submarine missions. The advancement of emerging imaging, navigation, and communication technologies has greatly expanded the range of operational capabilities and opportunities available. The ENDURUNS project is a European research endeavor focused on identifying strategies for achieving minimal environmental impact. To measure these facts, this article evaluates the product impacts employing the Life Cycle Assessment methodology for the first time, following the ISO 14,040 standard. In this analysis, the quantitative values of Damage and Environmental Impact using the Eco-Indicator 99 methodology in SimaPro software are presented. The results report that the main contributors in environmental impact terms have been placed during the manufacturing phase. Thus, one of the challenges is accomplished, avoiding the use phase emissions that are the focus to reduce nowadays in the marine industry.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 100121 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Sustainable Futures |
| Volume | 6 |
| Early online date | 22 Aug 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Acknowledgements:The work reported here with has been supported by the European Project H2020 under the Research Grants H2020-MG-2018-2019-2020, ENDURUNS.
Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
Keywords
- Autonomous underwater vehicle
- ENDURUNS project
- Environment impact
- Life cycle
- Renewable energies
- Sustainable development
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Management of Technology and Innovation
