WorldAutoSteel, the automotive sector programme of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced that the use of new grades of Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) in vehicles saves energy and reduces CO2 emissions significantly.
The latest findings on energy savings and CO2 emission reductions show that steel is the lowest generator of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in comparison to competing materials. This signifies the importance of material choice in vehicle design and the application of life cycle assessment (LCA).
For every 1 kg of AHSS used in a vehicle, there is a total life cycle saving of 8 kg CO2 equivalents. Further, if all vehicle bodies produced globally were fabricated with AHSS, the annual emissions savings is estimated to be 156 million tonnes of CO2.
LCA has been adopted by the steel industry as a means to comprehensively evaluate material choices and their effect on life cycle GHGs. LCA models developed by the University of California enables comparison of automotive materials and their associated GHGs across all phases of the vehicle life cycle.
WorldAutoSteel Director Ed Opbroek said: “LCA methodology is too often overlooked by legislators too focused on the use phase and exhaust/tail pipe emissions. As we move towards hybrids and plug-in vehicles with alternate body structures and new advanced powertrains life cycle thinking needs to be applied when it comes to material selection in vehicle design to minimise global GHG emission. The use of steel will play an important role in contributing to a low-carbon society”.
For every 1 kg of AHSS used in a vehicle, there is a total life cycle saving of 8 kg CO2 equivalents. Further, if all vehicle bodies produced globally were fabricated with AHSS, the annual emissions savings is estimated to be 156 million tonnes of CO2.
LCA has been adopted by the steel industry as a means to comprehensively evaluate material choices and their effect on life cycle GHGs. LCA models developed by the University of California enables comparison of automotive materials and their associated GHGs across all phases of the vehicle life cycle.
WorldAutoSteel Director Ed Opbroek said: “LCA methodology is too often overlooked by legislators too focused on the use phase and exhaust/tail pipe emissions. As we move towards hybrids and plug-in vehicles with alternate body structures and new advanced powertrains life cycle thinking needs to be applied when it comes to material selection in vehicle design to minimise global GHG emission. The use of steel will play an important role in contributing to a low-carbon society”.
Notes to Editors:
· The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world. worldsteel represents approximately 180 steel producers (including 18 of the world's 20 largest steel companies), national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. worldsteel members produce around 85% of the world's steel.
· WorldAutoSteel (worldautosteel.org), an opt-in automotive programme of worldsteel explores steel innovation that demonstrates and communicates the value of steel in automobiles to industry and society. Its member companies from around the world pool global resources within and beyond the steel industry to deliver vital research that is central to effective steel automobile applications.
· WorldAutoSteel (worldautosteel.org), an opt-in automotive programme of worldsteel explores steel innovation that demonstrates and communicates the value of steel in automobiles to industry and society. Its member companies from around the world pool global resources within and beyond the steel industry to deliver vital research that is central to effective steel automobile applications.
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