SUN-PERFORM: Preliminary Life Cycle Assessment of biohybrid solar fuel production

Poster presented at the 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE 2025), 9–12 June 2025, Valencia, Spain, reporting a preliminary life cycle assessment (LCA) carried out within the SUN-PERFORM project. The assessment covers the environmental impact of the SUN-PERFORM biohybrid solar fuel production system, from microalgae cultivation (Nannochloropsis oceanica, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) under light optimised by nanocrystal foils, through harvesting, oil extraction, purification, and lipid valorisation. The system boundary is cradle-to-gate, with a functional unit of 1 MJ of lipids. Four impact categories are assessed — climate change, eutrophication, acidification, and water consumption — across two geographical scenarios (Netherlands and Morocco). Initial results project a substantial greenhouse gas reduction relative to fossil fuels (approximately 90 gCO₂eq/MJ), with comparable improvements expected across the other impact categories. The LCA will be integrated with a Techno-Economic Analysis and a Social Life Cycle Assessment as part of a wider sustainability assessment.

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