|
Title:
|
|
Energetisch ketenbeheer: indirecte energie-effecten als gevolg van productverbeteringen
|
|
|
|
Author(s):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Published by:
|
Publication date:
|
|
ECN
|
1-2-2000
|
|
|
|
ECN report number:
|
Document type:
|
|
ECN-I--00-004
|
Other
|
|
|
|
Number of pages:
|
Full text:
|
|
68
|
Download PDF
|
Abstract:
A method to quantify the so-called 'Indirect Energy Effects' isdescribed. These effects are defined as the change in energy usage due to a
modification that a producer makes to his product, but which occur outside
his company or production facility. Producers have the opportunity to modify
their products. Product modification may effect the energy consumption of
other producers or the users of this modified product. It could also have
impact on product disposal or recycling after use. Modifications of products
may also have effects on the quantity and quality of the required raw
materials resources and consequently on the energy needed to produce these
raw materials. ECN has developed this method for calculation of the indirect
energy effects because a universal and systematic procedure to calculate
these effects was not available. Due to the fact that more than one party is
involved in the case of indirect effects of energy reduction, problems may
arise on allocation of the total results to the involved parties. The method
has been applied to a exemplified problem in which the total energy use of a
system containing several product/process chains is calculated. The results
clearly show which effects occur
Back to List