Sustainability assessments

The world is embarking on a transition towards climate neutrality where limiting emissions of greenhouse gasses and mitigating climate change is a global priority. However, numerous environmental and social challenges beyond climate change also require our attention. 

At Laboratory for Heat and Power, we are performing comprehensive sustainability assessments of products & systems. We are evaluating the environmental performance, economic viability, and social impacts of established and emerging technologies.

The methodologies we use are life cycle sustainability assessments (LCA, LCC & S-LCA), carbon footprint calculations, eco-design, criticality assessments, end-of-life strategies, circularity assessments, and beyond.

Our team specializes in:

• Fuel cells & hydrogen sustainability assessments

- Fuel cells, electrolyzers, hydrogen supply chains, hydrogen power systems, power to electricity systems... 

- LCA, LCC, and SLCA studies, Eco-design, End-of-life strategies, recycling, circularity, critical raw materials assessment... 

- participating in 6 ongoing EU-funded hydrogen research projects 

• General sustainability assessments

- Product LCA studies

- Comparative LCA studies

- Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)

- Eco-design

- Circular economy

• Carbon footprint calculations and decarbonization plans

- Carbon footprint calculations of complex organizations (Scopes 1, 2, and 3)

- Expertise in pharmaceutical, retail, manufacturing, and military sectors

- Decarbonization plans in line with SBTi

Selected publications:

1. Life-cycle assessment of hydrogen technologies with the focus on EU critical raw materials and end-of-life strategies 

Lotrič A., Sekavčnik M., Kuštrin I., Mori M.  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2021)

1. Critical materials in PEMFC systems and a LCA analysis for the potential reduction of environmental impacts with EoL strategies 

Stropnik R., Lotrič A., Bernad Montenegro A., Sekavčnik M., Mori M. Energy Science and Engineering (2019)

1. Criticality and Life-Cycle Assessment of Materials Used in Fuel-Cell and Hydrogen Technologies 

Mori M., Stropnik R., Sekavčnik M., Lotrič A. Sustainability (2021) 

1. The influence of degradation effects in proton exchange membrane fuel cells on life cycle assessment modelling and environmental impact indicators

Stropnik R., Mlakar N., Lotrič A., Sekavčnik M., Mori M. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2022) 

1. Micro-grid design and life-cycle assessment of a mountain hut's stand-alone energy system with hydrogen used for seasonal storage

Mori M., Gutiérrez M., Casero P. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2021)

assoc. prof. dr. Mitja Mori (mitja.mori@fs.uni-lj.si, personal page)