n Michael Robertson ABB and sustainable development © ABB Ltd - Page 1 Life cycle assessment techniques are the key to “greener” products ABB
How ABB supports sustainability Ecoefficient products n Life Cycle Assessment LCA n Environmental declarations n Innovative R&D programs Sharing technology n 45, 000 employees in developing countries Economic performance Sustainability © ABB Ltd - Page 2 ABB’s environmental performance n ISO 14001 in place (97% of sites) Environmental performance Social performance Contribution to common efforts n Environmental and social improvement projects ABB
Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) - what is it? Waste Environmental impact Scrapping & recycling of motor l osa Disp Emission Resource depletion Noise Manufacturing of motor Use of motor 20 -30 years Recycling Manufacturing of materials Emissions Power demand Fuel ABB © ABB Ltd - Page 3 Cradle Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 LCA is a tool to define the environmental impact during the product’s whole life cycle from cradle to grave Grave Utility ABB
Typical input data for an LCA study Materials Manufacturing Product use Disposal ABB Gate 1 Materials Energy types & amounts consumption & type © ABB Ltd - Page 4 Emissions & waste Transport distances & type Gate 3 Gate 2 Energy losses Emissions & waste Utility Disposal process Scrapping, waste handling, recycling, landfill ABB
Typical result of an LCA study Global warming potential down by 25% (CO 2, N 20, SF 6) Impact /MWh 18 Reference motor (efficiency 98. 0%) 12 “Motorformer” (efficiency 98. 5%) 6 © ABB Ltd - Page 5 0 Manufacture Use End of life ABB
LCA experience Enables design of ecoefficient products - identifies significant environmental aspects n Enables comparisons with other suppliers’ products - enhances our competitive edge n Helps increase environmental awareness - builds company reputation and performance n © ABB Ltd - Page 6 n Serves as basis for environmental product declarations - an ABB group-wide objective ABB
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Good for business - good for the environment Provides information on a product’s environmental performance n Takes account of materials, energy, emissions & waste over a product’s life cycle n Used for R&D and marketing user benefits, recycling, disposal n © ABB Ltd - Page 7 n Over 30 EPDs produced, covering all product segments ABB
Motorformer- environmental benefits Builds on ABB’s powerformer technology platform Low losses, high efficiency n More compact system, less space n No transformer - no oil risks (fire, spillage) n Less maintenance n No materials of environmental concern - no epoxy-resin n © ABB Ltd - Page 8 n High recyclability ABB
ABB’s development of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Web tools Expertise LCA integrated in business area strategies Database ABB’s LCA tool-Ecolab LCA introduced in ABB’s environmental management program LCA studies - switchgear, motors, etc. © ABB Ltd - Page 9 Joint projects - university collaboration, ISO standardization 1991 1995 2000 ABB
Future development - Web technology A pioneering development by ABB © ABB Ltd - Page 10 An ABB environmental design handbook n information, instructions, search facilities § Design for Environment (DFE), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Eco. Lab LCA tool, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), Standards (ISO), Self-training courses n For global access by ABB designers on our internal website § to share experience § to design new products ABB
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