image: When applied to transportation and mobility, life-cycle analysis aims to characterize the total greenhouse emissions produced during the entire life cycle of a vehicle, including its manufacture, service life and recycling or disposal.
Credit: Southwest Research Institute
SAN ANTONIO — October 18, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute will host the Life-Cycle Analysis for Transportation Symposium on Nov. 16-17 in San Antonio. This year’s symposium will be in person for the first time.
The two-day event will highlight academic, industry and institutional research efforts to characterize the total greenhouse gas emissions produced during the entire life cycle of a vehicle, including its manufacture, service life and recycling or disposal.
“We often talk about getting to ‘zero-emissions,’ but this definition often focuses only on tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions,” said Dr. Graham Conway, manager of SwRI’s Low Carbon Technology Group and symposium chair. “This definition does not fully capture the total scope of the emissions produced at other points in a vehicle’s lifespan, or total ‘cradle-to-grave’ emissions.”
The symposium aims to cover a wide variety of topics related to vehicle life-cycle analysis, including but not limited to policy and rulemaking, powertrain comparisons, alternative energy sources, manufacture, recycling, infrastructure and simulation methods.
“The symposium’s overarching focus is on how these topics affect policy, which we believe makes SwRI’s Life-Cycle Analysis for Transportation Symposium well-placed to help guide future rulemaking efforts,” Graham added.
Concurrent to the Life-Cycle Analysis for Transportation Symposium will be the inaugural SwRI Global Decarbonized Mobility Summit (Nov. 13-17). The multiday summit on SwRI’s main campus focuses on the technology challenges associated with sustainable decarbonized mobility solutions for on- and off-road applications.
Registration for the Life-Cycle Analysis for Transportation Symposium is $399 USD per registrant and includes two days of interactive presentations and discussions along with food and refreshments.
For more information, visit https://www.swri.org/event/life-cycle-analysis-transportation-symposium, contact Graham Conway, Ph.D., symposium chair, or call +1 210 522 5134.