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Bachelor's End Project

CarbonInsight

Product Carbon Footprint & Digital Product Passport Platform for Manufacturing SMEs

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Overview

CarbonInsight is a comprehensive web application that enables manufacturing SMEs to calculate Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) and generate standards-compliant Digital Product Passports (DPPs). Part of the EU-funded AI REDGIO 5.0 initiative, this platform helps manufacturers track carbon emissions across supply chains while complying with environmental regulations.

The Challenge

Small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises face increasing pressure to disclose environmental impact data, but lack the resources and expertise for complex carbon accounting.

  • Need to comply with emerging EU regulations on product environmental impact disclosure
  • Complex carbon accounting across multi-tier supply chains
  • Make carbon footprint calculation accessible to non-technical users
  • Generate market-ready Digital Product Passports for compliance

Solution

I developed a wizard-driven self-assessment platform that guides users through the carbon footprint calculation process, making complex environmental accounting accessible through an intuitive interface.

PCF Calculation Engine

Recursive emission calculations across complex supply chain hierarchies with multi-tier component tracking.

ISO 14067GHG Protocol

Digital Product Passport

Standards-compliant DPP generation with AAS (Asset Administration Shell) and SCSN formats.

AAS FormatQR Codes

AI Recommendations

AI-powered suggestions for carbon footprint reduction based on industry best practices.

Machine LearningInsights

Enterprise Security

Fine-grained access control, JWT authentication, and comprehensive audit logging.

Django AxesHTTPS

Technical Implementation

Architecture

Frontend (Next.js 15)     Backend (Django 5.2)
    │                          │
    ├─ TypeScript             ├─ REST APIs
    ├─ React Context          ├─ JWT Auth
    ├─ Tailwind CSS 4         ├─ PostgreSQL 16
    └─ Wizard UI              └─ Celery Tasks

Key Features Implemented

  • • Recursive carbon emission calculations with supply chain hierarchy traversal
  • • Multi-format DPP export (PDF, JSON, AAS) with QR code generation
  • • Real-time validation and progress tracking throughout assessment
  • • Automated CI/CD pipeline with security scanning and testing
  • • Comprehensive API documentation with OpenAPI/Swagger

Project Details

Role
Full-Stack Developer & Project Lead
Context
Bachelor's End Project
Timeline
Apr 2025 - Jul 2025
Client
EU AI REDGIO 5.0 / Brainport Industries

Tech Stack

Backend

Django 5.2PostgreSQL 16CeleryJWT Auth

Frontend

Next.js 15TypeScriptTailwind CSS 4React Context

Infrastructure

DockerGitLab CI/CDHTTPSDjango Axes

Impact

100%
Standards Compliance
SME-Ready
Non-technical UI
EU Initiative
AI REDGIO 5.0

Key Achievements

Complete
PCF calculation & DPP platform delivered
Recursive
Supply chain emission calculations
Compliant
AAS & SCSN standard formats