Deliverables applicable to all topics:
- A Jupyter notebook that demonstrates the use of the model.
- A documentation of the model.
- A test suite that ensures the model is working as expected.
Given groups of 4 to 5 persons, it is possible and recommended to develop each of the above-listed deliverables in parallel. The use of Activity Browser is permitted to see the databases and visualize the results of the model, or to support you in setting the project up.
Here are a few suggested topics. You may come up with your own topic and form a group around it.
Description: Build a dynamic inventory to represent the life-cycle of
a battery electric car. The inventory should include the production of the
car, its use phase, and its end-of-life phase. The inventory should be
implemented using the temporalis library and distribute the material and
energy flows over time. This model should be reproducible, tested and documented.
Description: Build a model to represent the mass and flow analysis of primary
and secondary steel production in Europe (tracking steel scrap volumes). Inform a
premise custom scenario with the results of the mass and flow analysis.
The custom scenario should then be used to create a prospective LCA database and
time-sensitive market datasets for steel (primary vs. secondary steel supply).
You can alternatively simply use wurst for the database manipulation part.
Description: Build a premise custom scenario to represent the Montreal Protocol implementation across world regions and time. Phase out ozone-depleting substances and replace them with alternatives. The model should include the production of alternatives, their use phase, and the end-of-life phase. Provide comparative assessment of the environmental impacts/benefits of the Montreal Protocol implementation.
Description: Build a model or a premise custom scenario to represent the implementation of different Circular Economy strategies in a region: reuse, recycle, recover. Waste treatment activities should be modified according to the Circular Economy strategies. The model should be able to compare the environmental impacts of the different strategies. Preferable, the strategies should target a product, a family of products or a material that is not currently managed in a circular way.
Description: Build a model to represent the sensitivity analysis of the environmental impacts of a product. The model should be able to modify the input parameters of the product and assess the impact on the environmental indicators. The model should be able to compare the environmental impacts of the different scenarios.