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Life Cycle Assessment of a High-Protein Ramen
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The Center for Sustainable Systems at University of Michigan conducted for Borealis Foods a “cradle to grave” life cycle assessment of Chef Woo (CW) instant ramen noodle, a unique product that supp...
Reducing Barriers to Residential Energy Security through an Integrated Case-management, Data-driven, Community-based approach
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SCC-IRG Track 1
The goal of this Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) project is to explore the efficacy of new social-technological paradigms to reduce residential energy insecurity for low- ...
Guidance for Decarbonization and Sustainable Operation of Battery Systems in Electrified Delivery Fleets
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Problem Statement: Electrification can decarbonize (or reduce carbon emissions from) vehicles if charging uses electricity from low- or zero-carbon sources. Decisions about where, when, and how ele...
How Much Will Electrifying Motorcycle Taxi Fleets in Uganda Help Human Health and Reduce Emissions?
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GRAHAM CATALYST GRANTS
Catalyst Grants are offered in the fall and winter to support a range of short-term, small-scale collaborative activities. These grants are intended to help better define a...
MASTER'S PROJECT: GHG Inventory and Corporate Climate Strategy for Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
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Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. is in the early stages of developing a new climate change strategy and set of goals, and the student team will support designing the program, conducting a GHG inventory...
Sustainability Assessment of Automated Urban Delivery Systems
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A wide range of automated last mile and final 50 feet package and food delivery technologies and systems are under development and testing. The energy and GHG emissions for package and product d...
Greenhouse Gas Implications of Future US Diet Scenarios
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Research question:
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) is promoting a campaign with a target of 50% reduction in meat and dairy consumption. To support this campaign, CBD is interested in...
The Cumulative Burden of Air Pollution Health Impacts & Energy Inefficiency in Southeast Michigan
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Graham Catalyst Grants
This project received a $10,000 Catalyst Grant in 2019. Additional project support provided M-LEEaD.
Project Summary
Beginning in July, 2019, the Michigan Public ...
Morgan Stanley Plastics Waste Reduction Research and Fellowship
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The benefits of engineered and commodity plastics to society are clear and well established, including their specialized functional performance across a wide range of applications and sectors (e.g....
Amazon Long Haul Trucking Energy Systems Analysis
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This research evaluated the potential of renewable natural gas, hydrogen fuel cell electric, and battery electric vehicles to reduce the carbon footprint of heavy-duty diesel linehaul trucking. Resear...
Strategies to Limit Degradation and Maximize Battery Service Lifetime: Critical Review and Guidance for Stakeholders
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Problem Statement:
The relationship between how batteries are operated and their degradation and service life is complex and not well synthesized or communicated. There is a resulting lack of a...
MASTER'S PROJECT: Building Energy Democracy into City Commitments to 100% Renewable Energy
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There are a number of U.S. cities making and implementing ambitious commitments to transition to 100% renewable energy; however, many of them are unsure of how to meet their commitments. This resea...
MASTER'S PROJECT: Modeling Circular Urban Metabolism in Santiago, Chile
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Cities account for over 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and consume over two-thirds of the world’s energy. With the continued rise of urbanization, 68% by 2050 as projected by the UN, cities ...
MASTER'S PRACTICUM: Determining the Water Baseline for the Ann Arbor 2030 District
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There are currently no established national benchmark averages for water use consumption in buildings. This leaves local governments and districts to create their own methods for establishing a wat...
Solar Microgrids in a Newly Electrified India
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This study set out to examine the relationship between government grid energy use and social well-being status among rural villages in India with access to a microgrid developed by Boond. Our resea...
Expanding the Renewable Energy Policy Initiative (REPI)
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Graham Catalyst Grant
As national concern for climate change grows, federal policy and specific approaches, such as carbon taxes or renewable energy targets, have received the bulk of attention...