Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – Improving the environmental balance of the on-board network

LCA study and training

Why LCA is crucial for sustainable on-board networks

Climate change, increasing legal requirements and growing pressure for greater transparency in supply chains are challenging companies – but also opening up new opportunities. With a well-founded Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) according to ISO 14040/44 Environmental impacts can be precisely quantified and optimization potential identified.

In order to provide a sound basis for discussion, the Transformation Hub Leitungssatz commissioned an LCA study. It examines the environmental impacts of two exemplary sub-pipelines along different impact categories – and also analyses the sensitivity of the results with regard to data availability and raw material selection.

The study was carried out by the Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH (LBST), independently tested by TÜV SÜD. The client is Open Hybrid LabFactory e. V. (OHLF).

Key results:

Detailed analysis of environmental impacts along the entire process chain
Identification of hotspots in material selection and manufacturing
Initial recommendations for action to reduce ecological impacts

The study meets ISO 14040/44 standards and is publicly available.
In addition, it will form the basis for training courses in the wiring harness hub in the future – with the aim of bringing practical sustainability knowledge to the automotive industry.

To the publicly accessible study.

Our free training offers you:

To accompany the study, we offer a free training program, which imparts fundamental and practical knowledge.

Topics of the training:

Practical insights based on a current LCA study on automotive wiring harnesses
Communication of the most important impact categories: greenhouse gas potential, acidification, primary energy consumption and resource requirements
Consideration of the entire value chain – from raw material extraction to recycling (cradle-to-cradle)
Working with common LCA software (e.g. openLCA) and databases (e.g. ecoinvent)

Training dates 2025

The events will take place from 10: 00 15 to: 00 pm Food will be provided.

We are actively driving forward the sustainable transformation of the on-board network. Do you have any questions or would you like to get involved? Please contact us!