Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Life-cycle-assessment (LCA) plays an important role in technology development and development support at Fraunhofer ISE. We combine our technological expertise in the field of heating and cooling technology with methodological competence in sustainability assessment.
The production, operation, and disposal of heat pumps and their components generate an “ecological footprint.” Our goal is to keep this as small as possible. Our R&D services therefore focus on evaluating emissions from operation, the ecological advantages of innovative product designs, and comparisons with other heating systems.
For our assessments, we use the life-cycle-assessment method in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, focusing on supporting technological developments to ensure their benefits in terms of ecology and resource efficiency.
We are happy to support your technological developments and production processes with life cycle assessments, analyses of resource criticality, and the development of concepts to increase the recyclability of your products. Thanks to our technological expertise in the field of heating and cooling technology, we not only offer a trained eye on your technologies, but can also draw on our own industry-specific data sets and models for accounting.