Student Thesis- Carbon Footprint Evaluation of Design Solutions

Volvo Construction Equipment, a business area within the Volvo Group, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction equipment such as wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, road development equipment and compact equipment. Facilities are located in Europe, Asia, North America and Latin America. Center for development and manufacturing of Volvo Articulated and Autonomous Haulers is located in Braås, Sweden. We are committed to building a better tomorrow and are proud of our innovative spirit resulting in world leading products, autonomous haulers and the first vehicle built with fossil- free steel and much more, always with a great team spirit and collaboration.
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Description:
Student thesis: Carbon Footprint Evaluation of Design Solutions.
A reduction of carbon footprint of construction machines is needed to meet the goals in the Science Based Targets initiative.
The largest part of the carbon footprint for a construction equipment typically comes from the user phase. However, with the development of alternative fuels and electrification of such machine, it becomes more important to also look at the production phase, where material selection and energy consumption typically influence the results.
The target of the thesis is, based on a design module of a machine under development, to find methods to:
Understand how a design solution influence carbon footprint during production phase
Understand how concept alternatives can be evaluated against each other
Refine process to work with and document carbon footprint of design solutions

Suitable Background: Mechanical engineering
Thesis Level: Master or Bachelor
Language: Swedish/English
Starting Date: To be decided
Number of Students: 1-2


For further information, please contact:
Jan-Olof Andersson
Head of Exterior Engineering Articulated Haulers & Wheel Loader
Mobil/SMS: +46 70 0897829
Mail: jan-olof.joa.andersson@volvo.com


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