CIE participated in the Brightcon 2025 conference, held in Grenoble, France
The Center for Industrial Ecology (CIE) at the University of Coimbra, represented by Carlos Hernandez and Zulfiqar Ali, participated in the Brightcon 2025 conference, held in Grenoble, France, from 12 to 17 October 2025. Organized by CEA Grenoble and Départ de Sentier, the conference addressed the importance of open data and open-source software in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), highlighting advances in tools based on the Brightway software.
CIE presented two contributions: one oral presentation and one poster.
- Zulfiqar Ali, Carla Rodrigues, Fausto Freire: “Prospective, Dynamic, and Spatial LCA of Low TRL Biobased Products and Systems Using Brightway”
- Carlos Hernandez, Carla Rodrigues, Fausto Freire: “How Energy Transitions Reshape Ecodesign of Automotive Components in Battery Electric Vehicles? Retrospective vs. Prospective Life Cycle Assessment”