Cradle-to-gate Analysis Services
As well as taking important steps in understanding our own carbon emissions and exploring targets for their reduction, we have also undertaken a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the environmental impact of our fuel cell stacks; a 1kW and a 5kW stack.
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As the stacks go on to be used in numerous different applications, this study covered the cradle-to-gate stage of the stacks’ life cycle, quantifying the potential carbon impacts associated with raw material extraction and processing, transport of materials to the Ceres manufacturing site, manufacturing of the unit by Ceres, and packaging of the unit, ready for distribution. The results of this study quantify the potential climate impact of producing our cells in terms of Global Warming Potential (GWP), a standard comparison of all product cycle gases to the equivalent carbon dioxide global warming impact and measured here in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent (kg CO2e), for each stack as follows:
We recognise the importance of looking beyond carbon impact to consider the circular economy for raw materials. As a next step we will undertake a full evaluation of the end-of-life recyclability or reuse of our technology, cradle-to- grave, and will seek to lead the industry for our technology, embedding sustainability considerations into the very heart of our development and the transfer of IP under licence to our partners.
As the design authority, Ceres will evaluate the environmental footprint of our technology and embed life-cycle considerations into our designs and the technology transfer to our partners, promoting responsible practices and influencing behaviours in the manufacturing, scale up and longer-term disposal of our technology. We will set out the principles that the Company aspires to, the procedures that Ceres will implement to meet our ESG goals and standards, and we will ensure that we can demonstrate and promote ESG considerations across our activities whilst providing robust and transparent reporting.
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