On April 10-11, Eleonora Cordioli and Yasaman Nosrat Tajoddin attended the second edition of the OpenLCA conference in Berlin.

“Two insightful days filled with presentations and discussions from experts in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) across academia and industry. Topics ranged from OpenLCA tools and integration to circularity, LCA for policy, and applications in sectors such as food and agriculture, renewable fuels and energy systems” reported Yasaman.

The two researchers of the Center for Sustainable Energy at FBK presented the work “Life Cycle Assessment of Green Ammonia in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Sustainable Heat and Power Generation” done in the context of AMON Project.

The work showed that electricity produced from SOFC powered by green ammonia has lower climate change impact and reduced fossil resources use compared to fossil fuel-based electricity generation. However, material resource use was higher, mainly due to green ammonia production and the manufacturing of system components. With ongoing research and future technological improvements, this material use can be reduced, making electricity generated by green ammonia-fed SOFC a promising solution for a greener future.

More information on the conference, at the link: https://www.openlca.org/