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Annelie Carlson

Head of Division, Principal Research Engineer

Evaluating cost-, energy-, and resource efficiency in a life cycle perspective.

My research focuses on evaluating cost-, energy- and resource efficiency, where the main methods used are Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC).

The projects I am, or recently have been, involved in cover a wide range of areas. I also have long experience with research in transport and infrastructure field, with topics such as LCA of roads, rolling resistance and fuel use, efficient use of engine heaters and the effect on the electricity use due to longer and heavier freight trains.

The research takes place in an interdisciplinary environment, where the issues are addressed and investigated from multiple perspectives, and with participants from different research areas.

Research

Present and recent projects

Catena - D

The project is included in IVA's list of the most promising research projects in Sweden 2024.

The project aims to transform the way the Swedish manufacturing industry manages resource flows by looking at information exchange across organisational boundaries. The goal is to create strategic guidance concerning the product/data life cycle and the value chain. A desired effect is to facilitate communication and collaboration between organisations to increase material efficiency and improve companies' competitiveness.

The project is on IVA's list of the most promising research projects in Sweden in 2024.

Green CVD

Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) is used to apply thin layers of various materials onto a wide variety of products, for example, electronics and cutting tools. It is, therefore, directly and indirectly, an important process for a large number of industries. CVD uses large amounts of energy and gases, and there is great potential for improvements from an environmental sustainability perspective. This project will unlock that potential by developing a concept for a reactor design that enables a more efficient use of added resources in the form of molecules and energy.

The project is on IVA's list of the most promising research projects in Sweden in 2024.

Scandere: Scaling up a circular economy business model by new design, keener manufacturing, and automated material recycling technologies

The project is about scaling up the product-as-a-service (PaaS) business model to achieve a circular economy with improved product design, more efficient remanufacturing, and automated technology for recycling materials. The research aims to create incentives for companies to reuse products and materials that contain raw materials classified as critical raw materials in the EU.

Remarkable: Remanufacturing – key enabler to future business

The project aims to support manufacturers to be more resilient, circular, and sustainable through remanufacturing and by contributing to a more efficient use of resources. The goal is to reduce uncertainties and risks in manufacturers' component and material supply with more circular production systems.

System inertia: An obstacle to electrified circular transport and construction business models

To accelerate electrification towards a fossil-free and more circular Sweden, it is important to understand the current value networks and ecosystems needed, and how they are expected to develop in the future. In many cases, there are legal and financial obstacles that negatively affect the ability to implement and scale up circular business models for electrified transport and construction vehicles. The project focuses on such aspects that can cause system inertia and prevent a smooth and rapid transition to circular business models for electrified transport and construction vehicles. The aim is to find solutions for how these can be mitigated.


Publications

2024

Marianna Lena Kambanou, Johannes Matschewsky, Annelie Carlson (2024) Business models and product designs that prolong the lifetime of construction workwear: Success, failure and environmental impacts Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 206, Article 107602 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Annelie Carlson, Felen II Arellano Divina (2024) Electric Material Handling: Assessment of the environmental impacts of two electric material handling machines

2023

Annelie Carlson, Sofia Dahlgren, Line Meldgaard, Erik Sundin (2023) Environmental evaluation of remanufactured automotive parts - A consistent assessment of a collection of products
Marianna Lena Kambanou, Christian Ahl, Karin Gagnerud, Johannes Matschewsky, Herbert Jacobson, Annelie Carlson, Jeanette Engzell, Mattias Lindahl (2023) Circular workwear in construction and industry: Environmental, economic, legal, and provider and customer perspectives

2022

Raul Carlsson, Tatiana Nevzorova, Derek Diener, Emanuela Vanacore, Robert Boyer, Marcus Linder, Mattias Lindahl, Annelie Carlson (2022) TRACE CERTAINTY - TRAnsitioning to a Circular Economy via CERTificAtion in INdusTrY: Testing metrics for measuring the circularity while metrics are being standardized: PROJECT FINAL REPORT Reference Number 2020-04410

Publications in collaboration with external partners 

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Coworkers at the Products Services and Innovation (PSI) unit 

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