ITAS has long experience in sustainability assessment and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as well as in risk assessment. The team involved in TwinVECTOR holds a high expertise in the field of Life Cycle Assessment and has already collaborated with national and international research groups in several projects.

KIT is highly active in sustainability life-cycle assessment (LCSA) and the technology assessment of emerging battery technologies. The WP4 “Boosting research capacity in sustainability assessments” aims at an ordinary understanding of carrying out ex-ante life cycle sustainability perspective-based assessments using methods as LCA or social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) used under an Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) framework. This knowledge exchange aims to improve skills and establish a strong network for future cooperation in the target institution (TBU). Also, insights related to the Collingridge dilemma (power control dilemma), a continuous challenge of early-stage technology sustainability assessments, will be highlighted and discussed. KIT will develop a concept for the teaching strategies and materials (e.g., workshop structure, presentations, examples). Methodological approaches starting from RRI, to data collection and Life Cycle inventory modelling and Life cycle impact Analysis and interpretation of results will be explained and discussed over the course of the project. Finally, a “sustainability theatre” in close cooperation with TBU will be organized. Here a transdisciplinary group of researchers is led through a moderated, IT and model supported discussion process to find a common approach to pave the way from lab to market and society with RRI as frame. Applying an LCA and Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis-use case on batteries with different interest groups will be carried out. Finally, a discussion about goals, challenges, and implementation of life cycle perspective methods will be held to enable capacity building.