Sustainability Assessment of Renewables-Based Products: Methods and Case Studies

Description: Sustainability Assessment of Renewables-Based Products by Steven De Meester, Rodrigo A.F. Alvarenga, Jo Dewulf Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Over the past decade, renewables-based technology and sustainability assessment methods have grown tremendously. Publisher Description Over the past decade, renewables-based technology and sustainability assessment methods have grown tremendously. Renewable energy and products have a significant role in the market today, and the same time sustainability assessment methods have advanced, with a growing standardization of environmental sustainability metrics and consideration of social issues as part of the assessment. Sustainability Assessment of Renewables-Based Products: Methods and Case Studies is an extensive update and sequel to the 2006 title Renewables-Based Technology: Sustainability Assessment. It discusses the impressive evolution and role renewables have taken in our modern society, highlighting the importance of sustainability principles in the design phase of renewable-based technologies, and presenting a wide range of sustainability assessment methods suitable for renewables-based technologies, together with case studies to demonstrate their applications. This book is a valuable resource for academics, businesses and policy makers who are active in contributing to more sustainable production and consumption. For more information on the Wiley Series in Renewable Resources, Topics covered include: The growing role of renewables in our societySustainability in the design phase of products and processesPrinciples of sustainability assessmentLand use analysisWater use analysisMaterial and energy flow analysisExergy and cumulative exergy analysisCarbon and environmental footprint methodsLife Cycle Assessment (LCA), social Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing (LCC)Case studies: renewable energy, bio-based chemicals and bio-based materials. Author Biography Prof. Dr. Jo Dewulf, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, JRC, European Commision, Italy and Sustainable Organic Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Belgium Professor Dewulf performs research in the areas of environmental chemistry, environmental technology and clean technology at Ghent University. Since December 2013, he has been working as a senior researcher in the Institute for Environment and Sustainability at the Joint Research Institute of the European Commission. Key in his work is managing natural resources in a technically efficient way, performing thermodynamics based sustainability analysis at process, plant and cradle-to-gate level to support the development and assessment of new technologies. Supported by: Dr Steven De Meester, Sustainable Organic Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Belgium Dr De Meester works on the development of sustainability assessment methodologies for new technologies and applications of Life Cycle Assessment in industry. Dr Rodrigo Alvarenga, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil Details ISBN 111893394X ISBN-13 9781118933947 Title Sustainability Assessment of Renewables-Based Products Author Steven De Meester, Rodrigo A.F. Alvarenga, Jo Dewulf Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 400 Edition 1st Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc GE_Item_ID:151652411; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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