Title:
Ecodesign Toolbox for Electricity Using Products (EuPs) ? an Industry Based Pilot Study initiated from ECI
Authors:
Dr. Constantin Herrmann, PE Europe GmbH
Abstract:
Initiative description, incl. current status
Against the background of EuP directive, a project group formed under the initiative of the European Copper Institute gathering associations, industry and academia in order to conduct ecodesign of copper intensive products. The pilot project for EuP considers parameterised models of products such as transformers, motors, cables, ballasts etc., based on LCA modelling. Tools, easy to use LCA, and including automated report generations of the gained results are base of the study and help to disperse the life cycle related thinking in industry and to support them for the EuP directive.
Achieved goals / improvements
Achieved goals are the teaching of the complex thematic of ecodesign, to support industry with easy to use tools (based on LCA and parameter variation in LCA models plus automated report generation of calculations) and to provide manufacturers with models of their products to be able to manage ecodesign. Tools developed to conduct environmental assessment are basing on LCA (GaBi 4 software), but provide access to only the parameters of the models to allow LCA non-experts the tuning of the model and the interpretation of results (GaBi viewer and GaBi report generator).
Relevancy for EE SMEs
High relevancy for SMEs, because of the easy to use access to the scientific and challenging thematic of LCA, ecodesign, environmental interpretation and life cycle thinking. The provided tools are specifically adapted to demands and contents of single products and product groups. Therefore SME find their specifc thematics in the provided models and do not have to care of the environmental calculation, but can keep their parameter input on a technical level. Outcome of those technical inputs are easy to interpret environmental profiles and automated environmental reports.
Follow-up activities
The project started in April 2005 with a duration of the initial phase of 6 months. During this the models, tools and report frames are defined, created and delivered to the partners. It is envisaged and a vital part of the pilot study to follow up from the initial phase. Content of later project time is the inclusion of further products (more complex ones) and further improvement of the automated reports with direct relation to the requirements of EuP directive and its implementing measures.
Ecodesign Toolbox for Electricity Using Products (EuPs) ? an Industry Based Pilot Study initiated from ECI
Authors:
Dr. Constantin Herrmann, PE Europe GmbH
Abstract:
Initiative description, incl. current status
Against the background of EuP directive, a project group formed under the initiative of the European Copper Institute gathering associations, industry and academia in order to conduct ecodesign of copper intensive products. The pilot project for EuP considers parameterised models of products such as transformers, motors, cables, ballasts etc., based on LCA modelling. Tools, easy to use LCA, and including automated report generations of the gained results are base of the study and help to disperse the life cycle related thinking in industry and to support them for the EuP directive.
Achieved goals / improvements
Achieved goals are the teaching of the complex thematic of ecodesign, to support industry with easy to use tools (based on LCA and parameter variation in LCA models plus automated report generation of calculations) and to provide manufacturers with models of their products to be able to manage ecodesign. Tools developed to conduct environmental assessment are basing on LCA (GaBi 4 software), but provide access to only the parameters of the models to allow LCA non-experts the tuning of the model and the interpretation of results (GaBi viewer and GaBi report generator).
Relevancy for EE SMEs
High relevancy for SMEs, because of the easy to use access to the scientific and challenging thematic of LCA, ecodesign, environmental interpretation and life cycle thinking. The provided tools are specifically adapted to demands and contents of single products and product groups. Therefore SME find their specifc thematics in the provided models and do not have to care of the environmental calculation, but can keep their parameter input on a technical level. Outcome of those technical inputs are easy to interpret environmental profiles and automated environmental reports.
Follow-up activities
The project started in April 2005 with a duration of the initial phase of 6 months. During this the models, tools and report frames are defined, created and delivered to the partners. It is envisaged and a vital part of the pilot study to follow up from the initial phase. Content of later project time is the inclusion of further products (more complex ones) and further improvement of the automated reports with direct relation to the requirements of EuP directive and its implementing measures.
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