A structured analysis of environmental impacts associated with a product or system across its full lifecycle: raw materials, manufacturing, use phase, and end-of-life.
LCA (lifecycle assessment) is a structured analysis of environmental impacts associated with a product or system across its full lifecycle. For floating covers, LCA balances embodied carbon (HDPE manufacturing), use-phase savings (avoided abstraction, avoided chemical treatment, avoided heating energy), and end-of-life recovery (HDPE recyclability). A 25-year hexagonal cover deployment typically delivers a strongly favourable LCA against the do-nothing baseline, especially in water-stressed regions.