Ressourceneffizienz in Unternehmensnetzwerken – Methoden zur betrieblichen und überbetrieblichen Planung für die Nutzung erneuerbarer Rohstoffe

Geldermann, Jutta; Kolbe, Lutz M.; Schöbel, Anita; Schümann, Matthias

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-12506-6_26

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“…More sophisticated methods are required and deserve further research for considering differing perspectives of raw material suppliers, processors and, particularly, customers (Geldermann et al, 2016). In particular, the occurrence of trade-offs between different sustainability indicators and of uncertainties inherent in renewable resources prevents a universal definition of resource efficiency (Giljum et al, 2011).…”

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Improved resource efficiency and cascading utilisation of renewable materials

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Kolbe

Krause

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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In light of various environmental problems and challenges concerning resource allocation, the utilisation of renewable resources is increasingly important for the efficient use of raw materials. Therefore, cascading utilisation (i.e., the multiple material utilisations of renewable resources prior to their conversion into energy) and approaches that aim to further increase resource efficiency (e.g., the utilisation of by-products) can be considered guiding principles. This paper therefore introduces the Special Volume "Improved Resource Efficiency and Cascading Utilisation of Renewable Materials". Because both research aspects, resource efficiency and cascading utilisation, belong to several disciplines, the Special Volume adopts an interdisciplinary perspective and presents 16 articles, which can be divided into four subjects: Innovative Materials based on Renewable Resources and their Impact on Sustainability and Resource Efficiency, Quantitative Models for the Integrated Optimisation of Production and Distribution in Networks for Renewable Resources, Information Technology-based Collabo-M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 2 ration in Value Generating Networks for Renewable Resources, and Consumer Behaviour towards Eco-friendly Products. The interdisciplinary perspective allows a comprehensive overview of current research on resource efficiency, which is supplemented with 15 book reviews showing the extent to which textbooks of selected disciplines already refer to resource efficiency. This introductory article highlights the relevance of the four subjects, presents summaries of all papers, and discusses future research directions. The overall contribution of the Special Volume is that it bridges the resource efficiency research of selected disciplines and that it presents several approaches for more environmentally sound production and consumption.

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Improved resource efficiency and cascading utilisation of renewable materials

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Kolbe

Krause

et al. 2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…As the available quantities of these fossil resources are finite, and their combustion causes significant CO2 emissions, their continued use is commonly considered unsustainable. The increasing relevance of sustainability, highlighted by the ongoing public discussions regarding climate change and the efficient use of resources, is therefore a major challenge for the design of production systems in businesses that have hitherto relied on fossil resources (Geldermann et al, 2016a).…”

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Decision Support for the Planning of Production Systems for Renewable Resources

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For the substitution of fossil fuels with renewables, the use of biomass in production processes is often considered ambivalent regarding economic viability and other sustainability criteria. To address the sustainability and efficiency concerns associated with biomass conversion, concepts for multi-input and multi-output biorefineries have been discussed and tested. However, lacking economic viability, none have been realized on an industrial scale until today. Instead, biogas plants, mostly used for combined heat and power generation, have become the most prevalent biomass conversion process in Germany. Incentivized by feed-in tariffs and other subsidies, almost 10,000 biogas plants operate in Germany in 2019. These and other biomass-fueled plants can produce power flexibly, but at higher cost than most other renewable and fossil power plants.

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