Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jan Matustik, Vladimir Koci
Summary: Environmental footprints, including ecological, carbon, water, land, and material footprints, have long been used as indicators of humanity's impact on Earth systems, but lack a universally accepted definition and calculation method. This paper critically reviews various footprint methodologies and analyzes opposing views on what footprint indicators should entail, providing key insights into current footprint research literature and debates.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Martin Janos Mayer, Artur Szilagyi, Gyula Grof
Summary: This paper introduces a methodology to calculate the product environmental footprint and the levelized cost of electricity for ground-mounted, grid-connected PV power plants. The study shows that environmental impacts can be reduced by adjusting design parameters, although not all impacts can be reduced simultaneously. By accepting a small cost increase, a majority of potential impact reduction can be achieved.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Davide Polverini, Nieves Espinosa, Umberto Eynard, Enrica Leccisi, Fulvio Ardente, Fabrice Mathieux
Summary: Decarbonizing the EU energy system is crucial to meet climate objectives, and photovoltaics (PV) are expected to play a major role, according to the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU plan. This paper aims to develop a methodology for calculating the carbon footprint of newly installed PV modules in the EU, focusing on the manufacturing and shipping phases. The implications of these requirements under the Ecodesign Directive are also discussed.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Sean A. Woolen, Amy E. Becker, Alastair J. Martin, Roland Knoerl, Vincent Lam, Jerry Folsom, Christian Eusemann, Christopher P. Hess, Vibhas Deshpande
Summary: This study evaluated the energy-saving, cost-saving, and carbon-reducing effects of different scanner power management strategies. The results showed that powering down MRI units could significantly reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions, and economic costs, with important implications for overall sustainability.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gilang Hardadi, Alexander Buchholz, Stefan Pauliuk
Summary: The distribution of German household environmental footprints across income groups shows different consumption patterns, with the lowest-income group having a higher share of electricity and utilities consumption and the highest-income group having a higher share of transportation consumption. The distribution of household carbon footprints in Germany is less equal, and implementing a uniform carbon tax would be regressive, requiring a revenue recycling scheme to alleviate the burden on low-income households.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt, Carolina Villamil, Josefin Lovdah, Johanna Wallin Nylander
Summary: During the early stages of new product design, there is often a lack of sufficient information to guide and evaluate sustainability. This study aims to identify and review methods for anticipating sustainability performance in the early stages of innovation, and to develop a systematic approach in collaboration with a case company in the aeroengine manufacturing industry.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Siri Willskytt
Summary: Consumable products have received less attention in the circular economy, and existing general product-design guidelines have limited applicability to consumables. Transferable design considerations between product-specific design guidelines need to be explored to improve resource efficiency in consumables.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Emil Pedersen, Arne Remmen
Summary: The PEF method has encountered some methodological issues and ongoing discussions, with updates addressing some but not all of the significant challenges in fair product comparison, impact categories, and communication of study results. Addressing these issues is crucial for the PEF method to play a key role in promoting green products in the market.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Matheus Galva Gomes, Andre Ogliari, Rodrigo Bastos Fernandes, Karuliny Oliveira Marques
Summary: This paper proposes the use of physical models as stimuli to enhance designers' creativity and compares the outcomes with informative cards. The results show that physical models can improve designers' capacity to generate creative solutions.
Review
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Amos Wei Lun Lee, Si Ying Chung, Yee Shee Tan, Sabrina Mun Ho Koh, Wen Feng Lu, Jonathan Sze Choong Low
Summary: This paper reviews ecodesign tools developed to assist designers in product design and assesses 141 articles through a systematic literature review. A 10-module ecodesign system is proposed to help designers reduce the environmental impact of their designs.
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING DESIGN
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Liting Jing, Jian Yao, Fei Gao, Jiquan Li, Xiang Peng, Shaofei Jiang
Summary: This study proposes a conceptual scheme decision model considering diverse customer preference distribution to address the issue of diversity in customer preferences during conceptual design evaluation. The model is divided into three parts: constructing an initial decision matrix based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets, forming an IFS decision matrix with interval boundaries, mapping design attributes to customer preferences, judging demand preference strategy, calculating preference weights for each scheme, and determining the optimal scheme through IVIFS weighted aggregation operator.
ADVANCED ENGINEERING INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Cristina Rivero-Camacho, Juan Jesus Martin-del-Rio, Madelyn Marrero-Melendez
Summary: This article introduces a methodology for forecasting the environmental and economic impacts throughout the building life cycle. Residential buildings in Andalusia were studied from conception to demolition. Indicators such as carbon footprint, water footprint, ecological footprint, and embodied energy were adapted for evaluating each phase of the cycle: land use transformation, construction, maintenance, and demolition. The methodology allows for identifying the sources of greatest impact in each phase, facilitating the evaluation of future design effects.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Carlo Russo, Giulio Mario Cappelletti, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti
Summary: This study aims to compare the environmental performance of natural turf and artificial turf soccer fields using Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) approach and propose Data Quality Rating (DQR) as a tool for assessing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The study emphasizes the importance of improving recovery technologies for making artificial turf a sustainable alternative, while for natural turf, water- and energy-saving technologies and finding less demanding herbaceous species are the future challenges.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Di Feng, Jianping Zhou, Liting Jing, Shaofei Jiang, Tingting Wu, Xu Jiang
Summary: Smart PSS design evaluation is essential in early design stages, but current models neglect the causal relationships between criteria, leading to unstable evaluation processes. To address this, a DEMATEL and BN integrated evaluation model is proposed, enabling probabilistic reasoning and risk reduction through adaptiveness evaluation. The model identifies causal relationships among 17 criteria, constructs a BN-based reasoning model, and applies it to a case study to improve the adaptiveness of a Smart PSS.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hajar Abyar, Mohsen Nowrouzi
Summary: This study evaluates the eco-environmental impacts of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) by integrating carbon footprint (CFP), energy footprint (EFP), toxicity, and economic assessments. The findings reveal low total CFP, but significant variation in site-specific EFP. The use of crude oil and natural gas for electricity generation increases EFP, CFP, and carcinogenic human toxicity. The study recommends improving modeling reliability by modifying regional CO2 emission factors and focusing on emerging technologies for energy and biogas recovery.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)