EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY: TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT

Sinéad Mitchell; Juliana Steinbach; Tomas Flanagan; Pouyan Ghabezi; Noel Harrison; Simon O'Reilly; Stephen Killian; William Finnegan

EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY: TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT

Sinéad Mitchell
, Juliana Steinbach
, Tomas Flanagan
, Pouyan Ghabezi
, Noel Harrison
, Simon O'Reilly
, Stephen Killian
, William Finnegan

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University of Galway
ÉireComposites Teo
University College Dublin

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Abstract

Drone technology is widely available and is rapidly becoming a crucial instrument in the functions of businesses and government agencies worldwide. The demand for delivery services is accelerating particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. Both companies and customers want these services to be efficient, timely, safe, and sustainable, but these are major challenges. Last-mile delivery by lightweight short-range drones has the potential to address these challenges. However, there is a lack of consistency and transparency in assessing and reporting the sustainability of last-mile delivery services and drones. This paper presents a critical review of published assessments (specifically lifecycle assessment and circularity). The study reveals a lack of comprehensive studies, and a need to examine composite and battery manufacturing developments and provides key considerations for future study development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Life Cycle Assessment
Editors	Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Veronique Michaud
Publisher	Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Pages	355-362
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9782970161400
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022 - Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 26 Jun 2022 → 30 Jun 2022

Publication series

Name	ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability
Volume	6

Conference

Conference	20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Lausanne
Period	26/06/22 → 30/06/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

circularity
composite
Drone delivery
LCA
sustainability

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Mitchell, S., Steinbach, J., Flanagan, T., Ghabezi, P., Harrison, N., O'Reilly, S., Killian, S., & Finnegan, W. (2022). EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY: TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT. In A. P. Vassilopoulos, & V. Michaud (Eds.), Life Cycle Assessment (pp. 355-362). (ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability; Vol. 6). Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Mitchell, Sinéad ; Steinbach, Juliana ; Flanagan, Tomas et al. / EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY : TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT. Life Cycle Assessment. editor / Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos ; Veronique Michaud. Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 2022. pp. 355-362 (ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability).

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Mitchell, S, Steinbach, J, Flanagan, T, Ghabezi, P , Harrison, N, O'Reilly, S, Killian, S & Finnegan, W 2022, EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY: TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT. in AP Vassilopoulos & V Michaud (eds), Life Cycle Assessment. ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, vol. 6, Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), pp. 355-362, 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022, Lausanne, Switzerland, 26/06/22.

EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY: TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT. / Mitchell, Sinéad; Steinbach, Juliana; Flanagan, Tomas et al.
Life Cycle Assessment. ed. / Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos; Veronique Michaud. Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 2022. p. 355-362 (ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability; Vol. 6).

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Mitchell S, Steinbach J, Flanagan T, Ghabezi P , Harrison N, O'Reilly S et al. EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY: TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT. In Vassilopoulos AP, Michaud V, editors, Life Cycle Assessment. Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). 2022. p. 355-362. (ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability).

EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT DRONES FOR DELIVERY: TOWARDS A SUITABLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT

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