Resource efficiency potential of selected technologies, products and strategies

Rohn, Holger; Pastewski, Nico; Lettenmeier, Michael; Wiesen, Klaus; Bienge, Katrin

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.024

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“…Duflou et al agree that resource efficiency approaches should address multiple levels [16], ranging from technological improvements on the tool machine level [17] through to the restructuring of manufacturing sequences [18], factory layouts and entire value creation networks in the case of globally operating enterprises [16]. Rohn et al present a review of these resource efficiency technologies and strategies [19].…”

Section: Resource Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

More Sustainability in Industry through Industrial Internet of Things?

2018

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Industrial production plays an important role for achieving a green economy and the sustainable development goals. Therefore, the nascent transformation of industrial production due to digitalization into a so-called Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is of great interest from a sustainable development point of view. This paper discusses how the environmental dimension of a sustainable development can potentially benefit from the IIoT-focusing especially on three topics: resource efficiency, sustainable energy and transparency. It presents a state of the art literature analysis of IIoT-enabled approaches addressing the three environmental topics. This analysis is compared with the findings of a survey among Chinese industrial companies, investigating the sustainability-related expectations of participants coming along with the implementation of IIoT solutions. China has been chosen as a case study because it brings together a strong industrial sector, ambitious plans regarding industrial digitalization and a high relevance and need for more sustainability. The survey was conducted with the means of a questionnaire which was distributed via email and used for direct on-site interviews. It focused on large and medium sized companies mainly from Liaoning Province and had a sample size of 109 participants.

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Section: Resource Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

More Sustainability in Industry through Industrial Internet of Things?

2018

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“…The calculation and presentation of the results in Section 4 can be seen as a rough variation of the Resource Efficiency Potential Analysis (REPA) described by Rohn et al [34]. The REPA analyses the resource efficiency potential of specific or new technologies, products and strategies in comparison to previous or average ones.…”

Section: Materials Footprint and Resource Efficiency Potential Calculamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In terms of natural resource categories, it is equivalent to the term Total Material Requirement (TMR), including abiotic and biotic material resources (including their unused extraction) and erosion in agriculture and forestry, which is the cumulative primary material requirement for the products and services consumed. However, the calculation procedures used here are different from the application of TMR (Total Material Requirement) and TMC (Total, Material Consumption, see [34]) on a macro level. Macro level calculations are usually based on data such as physical input-output tables and consumption expenditure, whereas the TMR (i.e., material footprint), used here, is based on life-cycle material flow calculations of products and activities.…”

Section: Materials Footprint and Resource Efficiency Potential Calculamentioning

confidence: 99%

Eight Tons of Material Footprint—Suggestion for a Resource Cap for Household Consumption in Finland

2014

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Abstract:The paper suggests a sustainable material footprint of eight tons, per person, in a year as a resource cap target for household consumption in Finland. This means an 80% (factor 5) reduction from the present Finnish average. The material footprint is used as a synonym to the Total Material Requirement (TMR) calculated for products and activities. The paper suggests how to allocate the sustainable material footprint to different consumption components on the basis of earlier household studies, as well as other studies, on the material intensity of products, services, and infrastructures. It analyzes requirements, opportunities, and challenges for future developments in technology and lifestyle, also taking into account that future lifestyles are supposed to show a high degree of diversity. The targets and approaches are discussed for the consumption components of nutrition, housing, household goods, mobility, leisure activities, and other purposes. The paper states that a sustainable level of natural resource use by households is achievable and it can be roughly allocated to different consumption components in order to illustrate the need for a change in lifestyles. While the absolute material footprint of all the consumption components will have to decrease, the relative share of nutrition, the most basic human OPEN ACCESSResources 2014, 3 489 need, in the total material footprint is expected to rise, whereas much smaller shares than at present are proposed for housing and especially mobility. For reducing material resource use to the sustainable level suggested, both social innovations, and technological developments are required.

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“…Fuels and electricity efficiency should be improved and the use of low input energy sources (see e.g. Rohn et al, 2010) could be evaluated in order to reduce the impact. Improving sustainability in agriculture can be obtained through a decreasing of pesticide use in the case of wheat and improving the efficiency in water use in rice cultivation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%