Projects

Project FreiRess: Conserving resources in the leisure sector

Runtime 06/2024 – 05/2027

Leisure time is a source of relaxation, pleasure and self-realisation. We meet friends, pursue our hobbies or go travelling. Leisure activities are of great ecological relevance, as we also use natura

Project REFINE Analysis of raw material demand and environmental impacts of the energy transition in a resource efficient and greenhouse gas neutral Germany

Project start 12/2019

Climate change is already visible. In order to identify still existing development pathways, very ambitious scenarios are researched. The project RESCUE identified six ambitious, possible pathways and

Project Electricity model (ELMO)

The present UMBERTO based “master network” for the modelling of grid power was de-veloped in 2001 by ifeu and has been maintained and updated on a regular basis. The network model comprises basic powe

Project Oil and gas production model

The model for the characterisation of upstream supply chains for crude oil and natural gas is primarily based on data available from the Ecoinvent 3 Database. These data are periodically updated both

Project Iron and steel production model

A detailed model of an integrated steel production plant (including sintering and cokery) was developed at ifeu in recent years. In addition to the actual steelworks, it include upstream chain process

Project Refinery and petrochemical industry modelling

The ifeu refinery model was developed in the late 1990s based on the requirement for consistent life cycle data for refinery products, which are essential for Life Cycle Assessment modelling of a wide