(1) The “intrinsic” requirements: An environmental requirement for an innovation
is “intrinsic” if it is linked to the function and elements that constitute the
innovation; e.g. heavy metal ban, chemical risk elimination, or end-of-life
treatment obligations are requirements that are directly related to the innovative
element and do not require information on the system that will welcome it.
(2) The “extrinsic” requirements: An environmental requirement for an innovation
is called “extrinsic” if it applies to the entire vehicle system; e.g. the ELV
Directive requires approval for the recyclability of the vehicle system as a
whole and not for the component parts of the vehicle taken separately.
The R&E checklist aims to evaluate both intrinsic and extrinsic requirements in a
“Go/No go” way. It has been co-developed by the eco-design leader and a sample
of 11 voluntary innovation leaders. Moreover, for an evolutionary integration of the
environmental requirements, the R&E checklist has been integrated in three steps:
first, only intrinsic requirements; second, addition of the recyclability effect evaluation; and third, addition of the environmental impact evaluation. The
co-development and the evolutionary integration have led to two major results:
(1) Beginning of a cross learning process: the “Eco-design” team has learned on
innovation process, and innovation leaders have learned on environmental
requirements.
(2) Systematic use of the R&E checklist in the innovation process: The R&E
checklist was submitted to the department in charge of the quality in innovation; it
has validated the inclusion in the milestone reviews of a paragraph relating to the
environmental requirements requiring an approval from the “Eco-design” team.
To obtain this approval and to validate the TRL 5, TRL 5 1/2 , and TRL 6 milestones, the paragraph prescribes the completion of the R&E checklist by the
innovation pilots.
5 Focus on the Environmental Impact Evaluation
Requirement
Both extrinsic requirements need an analytic evaluation tool to propagate the effects
of the innovation to the complete future vehicle. Here is presented TEEPI, a tool for
evaluating the environmental performance of innovations.
5.1 TEEPI Operation
TEEPI has been developed to evaluate the impact of innovations on vehicles’
environmental life cycle performance. This tool also requires a method for developing environmental models of vehicles. Indeed, in a previous paper [16] we
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is “intrinsic” if it is linked to the function and elements that constitute the
innovation; e.g. heavy metal ban, chemical risk elimination, or end-of-life
treatment obligations are requirements that are directly related to the innovative
element and do not require information on the system that will welcome it.
(2) The “extrinsic” requirements: An environmental requirement for an innovation
is called “extrinsic” if it applies to the entire vehicle system; e.g. the ELV
Directive requires approval for the recyclability of the vehicle system as a
whole and not for the component parts of the vehicle taken separately.
The R&E checklist aims to evaluate both intrinsic and extrinsic requirements in a
“Go/No go” way. It has been co-developed by the eco-design leader and a sample
of 11 voluntary innovation leaders. Moreover, for an evolutionary integration of the
environmental requirements, the R&E checklist has been integrated in three steps:
first, only intrinsic requirements; second, addition of the recyclability effect evaluation; and third, addition of the environmental impact evaluation. The
co-development and the evolutionary integration have led to two major results:
(1) Beginning of a cross learning process: the “Eco-design” team has learned on
innovation process, and innovation leaders have learned on environmental
requirements.
(2) Systematic use of the R&E checklist in the innovation process: The R&E
checklist was submitted to the department in charge of the quality in innovation; it
has validated the inclusion in the milestone reviews of a paragraph relating to the
environmental requirements requiring an approval from the “Eco-design” team.
To obtain this approval and to validate the TRL 5, TRL 5 1/2 , and TRL 6 milestones, the paragraph prescribes the completion of the R&E checklist by the
innovation pilots.
5 Focus on the Environmental Impact Evaluation
Requirement
Both extrinsic requirements need an analytic evaluation tool to propagate the effects
of the innovation to the complete future vehicle. Here is presented TEEPI, a tool for
evaluating the environmental performance of innovations.
5.1 TEEPI Operation
TEEPI has been developed to evaluate the impact of innovations on vehicles’
environmental life cycle performance. This tool also requires a method for developing environmental models of vehicles. Indeed, in a previous paper [16] we
Implementation of Environmental Considerations …
375