inventory for Chinese power production from fossil fuels was developed and
combined with characterization factors for Chinese particulate matter emission
impacts.
Moreover, the geographical resolution of the data may indeed reveal big differences in environmental impacts of energy production, and this is precisely
presented in a contribution targeting the LCI data for electricity production at
smaller geographic regions of both China and India by Levova et al. [2]
The full coverage of impacts and the comprehensiveness of LCA for energy
systems were two topics dealt with in the work presented by Chatzsisideris et al. [3]
about quantifying the importance of comprehensive life cycle and impact coverage
for photovoltaic systems.
In the same field, the PV systems, Weyand et al. [4] show in their work for a
portable solar charger how consequential LCA modelling can extend the boundaries
to consider indirect impacts associated with the materials and energy use and the
function the product delivers, which has so far been neglected in assessment efforts
for an emerging technology such as organic photovoltaics.
The LCA study of a mobile phone charger incorporating 20% recycled plastic
made by Heo et al. from Samsung Electronics [5], covers each life cycle stage
including pre-manufacturing, manufacturing, use and disposal phase. The study
shows that the use phase is the most significant life cycle stage due to the impact on
global warming resulting from charging the phone.
For a sustainable production of plastics Himmelreich [6] illustrates the development of CO 2 based plastics and the implementation into consumer products as
well as discuss the influence of different CO 2 sources and their impact dependent on
the valuation method for CO 2 .
Van Nieuwenhuyse et al. [7] propose a work related to resource efficiency and
the development of extended producer responsibility schemes that are fostering the
development of updated and accurate Life Cycle Inventories (LCI) data on
end-of-life operations. A consortium of companies have joint efforts to develop a
LCI database of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
About the usage of energy consuming product, Heslouin et al. [8] propose to
improve the modelling of the use scenario to improve the environmental footprint.
The challenge here is the data availability to model specific scenarios for each use
case.
Improving energy efficiency is one of the main topics of the European 2020
strategy [9]. The building sector consumes 40% of the total energy whereby the major
part is being used for space heating where the energy is quickly lost to the environment. This loss could be significantly counterbalanced in the future by the development of multi-functional energy-efficient windows or façades, designed to produce
energy from sunlight and to store heating energy. New energy efficient window design
accompanying LCA (and cost considerations) are proposed to be integrated in the
overall development process right from the start by Schmidt et al. [10].
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combined with characterization factors for Chinese particulate matter emission
impacts.
Moreover, the geographical resolution of the data may indeed reveal big differences in environmental impacts of energy production, and this is precisely
presented in a contribution targeting the LCI data for electricity production at
smaller geographic regions of both China and India by Levova et al. [2]
The full coverage of impacts and the comprehensiveness of LCA for energy
systems were two topics dealt with in the work presented by Chatzsisideris et al. [3]
about quantifying the importance of comprehensive life cycle and impact coverage
for photovoltaic systems.
In the same field, the PV systems, Weyand et al. [4] show in their work for a
portable solar charger how consequential LCA modelling can extend the boundaries
to consider indirect impacts associated with the materials and energy use and the
function the product delivers, which has so far been neglected in assessment efforts
for an emerging technology such as organic photovoltaics.
The LCA study of a mobile phone charger incorporating 20% recycled plastic
made by Heo et al. from Samsung Electronics [5], covers each life cycle stage
including pre-manufacturing, manufacturing, use and disposal phase. The study
shows that the use phase is the most significant life cycle stage due to the impact on
global warming resulting from charging the phone.
For a sustainable production of plastics Himmelreich [6] illustrates the development of CO 2 based plastics and the implementation into consumer products as
well as discuss the influence of different CO 2 sources and their impact dependent on
the valuation method for CO 2 .
Van Nieuwenhuyse et al. [7] propose a work related to resource efficiency and
the development of extended producer responsibility schemes that are fostering the
development of updated and accurate Life Cycle Inventories (LCI) data on
end-of-life operations. A consortium of companies have joint efforts to develop a
LCI database of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
About the usage of energy consuming product, Heslouin et al. [8] propose to
improve the modelling of the use scenario to improve the environmental footprint.
The challenge here is the data availability to model specific scenarios for each use
case.
Improving energy efficiency is one of the main topics of the European 2020
strategy [9]. The building sector consumes 40% of the total energy whereby the major
part is being used for space heating where the energy is quickly lost to the environment. This loss could be significantly counterbalanced in the future by the development of multi-functional energy-efficient windows or façades, designed to produce
energy from sunlight and to store heating energy. New energy efficient window design
accompanying LCA (and cost considerations) are proposed to be integrated in the
overall development process right from the start by Schmidt et al. [10].
Environmental Assessment of Energy Related Products …
225