TY - GEN
T1 - Reduced usage phase impact using demand side management
AU - Finn, P.
AU - O'Connell, M.
AU - Fitzpatrick, C.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Determining whether an appliance should be reused or recycled is an important environmental issue. Reducing the life cycle impact of appliance is paramount. The argument for recycling focuses on the usage phase of appliances accounting for more than 80% of the life cycle impact. In order to deduce what the actual environmental effects of the usage phase, cumulative energy demand (CED) life cycle assessment (LCA) incorporating electricity generation is employed. Future possible reductions in the life cycle impact of the usage phase are examined through the introduction of demand side management (DSM). This paper demonstrates that DSM can be used to increase the contribution of renewable energy to an appliances demand, reducing the usage phase impact of the LCA.
AB - Determining whether an appliance should be reused or recycled is an important environmental issue. Reducing the life cycle impact of appliance is paramount. The argument for recycling focuses on the usage phase of appliances accounting for more than 80% of the life cycle impact. In order to deduce what the actual environmental effects of the usage phase, cumulative energy demand (CED) life cycle assessment (LCA) incorporating electricity generation is employed. Future possible reductions in the life cycle impact of the usage phase are examined through the introduction of demand side management (DSM). This paper demonstrates that DSM can be used to increase the contribution of renewable energy to an appliances demand, reducing the usage phase impact of the LCA.
KW - Cumulative Energy Demand
KW - Demand Side Management
KW - Life Cycle Analysis
KW - Renewable Energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960745831&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936841
DO - 10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936841
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79960745831
SN - 9781612843926
T3 - Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
BT - Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
T2 - 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
Y2 - 16 May 2011 through 18 May 2011
ER -