A Collection of Tools for Factory Eco-efficiency

Davé, Aanand; Litos, Lampros; Roberts, Simon; Ball, Peter; Evans, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2016.01.130

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“…It is achieved by increasing material and energy efficiency and reducing ecological impacts [23]. Industries are becoming more aware of the need and challenge to produce in a sustainable way using the eco-efficiency concept [24] and some tools have been developed to support its implementation in factories [23,24,25]. Firstly, we make use of an existing toolbox to promote eco-efficiency improvements [24,25].…”

Section: Eco-efficiencymentioning

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“…Industries are becoming more aware of the need and challenge to produce in a sustainable way using the eco-efficiency concept [24] and some tools have been developed to support its implementation in factories [23,24,25]. Firstly, we make use of an existing toolbox to promote eco-efficiency improvements [24,25]. Secondly, the use of the appropriate KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) is needed for factories to improve their efficiency and make use of valuable data [23,24].…”

Section: Eco-efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Firstly, we make use of an existing toolbox to promote eco-efficiency improvements [24,25]. Secondly, the use of the appropriate KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) is needed for factories to improve their efficiency and make use of valuable data [23,24].…”

Section: Eco-efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Increasing Eco-Efficiency Awareness for Ship Loading Process Using Virtual Reality and Gamification

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The world is striving for a sustainable future as United Nations proposed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to reduce the environmental impact and increase societal wellbeing by 2030. In this endeavor, eco-efficiency is considered as one of the key concept to facilitate the successful transition to the sustainable development with the focus to reduce the ecological impact of industry through efficiency improvements. The shipping industry is largely involved in this challenge with a target set by International Maritime Organization to cut emissions from individual ships by 40% from 2008 levels by 2030. The ship loading process is believed to have great impact to the overall eco-efficiency as it is not only a time consuming process but also determines the fuel consumption of the transportation. In this study, we aim to incorporate virtual reality (VR) technology and gamification theories to raise the eco-efficiency awareness in the shipping loading process. A VR application for ship loading process was developed using a real world case in the Baltic sea region. Eco-efficiency concept is introduced in different levels based on the gamification theories. Maritime professionals tested the VR application and provided their feedback. The results are positive that combining VR and gamification can be useful to train operators with eco-efficiency in the ship loading operations. It also shows a huge potential to support the shipping industry in this transition towards a more sustainable future.

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Increasing Eco-Efficiency Awareness for Ship Loading Process Using Virtual Reality and Gamification

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“…Eco-efficiency is the concept of doing more with less, applied at factory level; in other words, it promotes creating goods and services while preserving natural resources and reducing waste and pollution during manufacturing [9,10].…”

Section: Description Of the Eco-efficiency Tools For Industrial Produmentioning

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Strategies for the Controlled Integration of Food SMEs’ Highly Polluted Effluents into Urban Sanitation Systems

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The artisan production of canned tuna is characterized by generating effluents with high organic and saline loads, which complicates their suitable treatment. The main objective of the LIFE VERTALIM project is to demonstrate the efficiency of a holistic solution (including technical, legislative, social, and environmental aspects) for the controlled integration of food industry wastewater from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the urban sanitation system with the compliance of all stakeholders. This work shows the viability of the implementation of low-cost innovative solutions, through the clean and eco-efficient production and wastewater pretreatment for fish canneries. This solution allows on average a reduction of 30% of the wastewater discharges to the environment and a reduction of food losses of up to 0.1%. Moreover, there is a reduction of between 40% and 90% related to high organic load. These results allow the canneries to dispose their pretreated effluents to the urban sanitation system, avoiding the high costs of an industrial wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to discharge to the river. A better physical-chemical quality in the river waters as a well as the marine water surrounding the urban WWTP have been achieved.

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“…The eco-efficiency is the concept of doing more with less, applied at factory level; in other words, creating goods and services while preserving natural resources and reducing waste and pollution during manufacturing [3].…”

Section: Description Of the Eco-efficiency Tools For Industrial Produmentioning

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LIFE VERTALIM: Methodologies for the Integrated Management of High Polluted Effluents from Food SMEs to Urban Sanitation Systems

Gutiérrez

Etxebarria

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The main objective of the LIFE VERTALIM project is to demonstrate the efficiency of a holistic solution (including technical, legislative, social and environmental aspects) for the controlled integration of food industry wastewater in urban sanitation system with the compliance of all stakeholders. The artisan production of canned tuna is characterized by generating effluents with high organic and saline loads, which complicates their suitable treatment. This work shows two approaches to solve this problem. To begin, low-cost innovative solutions, through clean and eco-efficient production and wastewater pretreatment for the fish canneries. Then, the implementation of a real time control system (RTC) as a remote management system in the sanitation network that will allow the remote management of the urban and industrial discharges, based on the modeling of the collector network and WWTP in different scenarios.

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A Collection of Tools for Factory Eco-efficiency

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Increasing Eco-Efficiency Awareness for Ship Loading Process Using Virtual Reality and Gamification

Increasing Eco-Efficiency Awareness for Ship Loading Process Using Virtual Reality and Gamification

Strategies for the Controlled Integration of Food SMEs’ Highly Polluted Effluents into Urban Sanitation Systems

LIFE VERTALIM: Methodologies for the Integrated Management of High Polluted Effluents from Food SMEs to Urban Sanitation Systems

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