SWIMS: A dynamic life cycle-based optimisation and decision support tool for solid waste management

Roberts, Keiron; Turner, David A.; Coello, Jonathan; Stringfellow, Anne; Bello, Ibrahim A.; Powrie, W.; Watson, Geoff

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.265

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“…Due to absence of commonly recognized mathematical method, the development of DLCA is still at its early stage [40]. Current DLCA application focuses on buildings [41][42][43][44][45][46] [47,48] and energy systems [49][50][51][52] because of their longevities.…”

Section: Critical Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life Cycle Assessment on Wave and Tidal Energy Systems: A Review of Current Methodological Practice

Zhang

Yujun

et al. 2020

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Recent decades have witnessed wave and tidal energy technology receiving considerable attention because of their low carbon emissions during electricity production. However, indirect emissions from their entire life cycle should not be ignored. Therefore, life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely applied as a useful approach to systematically evaluate the environmental performance of wave and tidal energy technologies. This study reviews recent LCA studies on wave and tidal energy systems for stakeholders to understand current status of methodological practice and associated inherent limitations and reveal future research needs for application of LCA on wave and tidal technologies. The conformance of the selected LCAs to ISO 14040 (2006) and 14044 (2006) are critically analyzed in strict accordance with the ISO stepwise methodologies, namely, goal and scope definition, life cycle inventory (LCI) analysis, as well as life cycle impact assessment (LCIA). Our systematically screening of these studies indicates that few of the selected studies are of strict conformance with ISO 14040 and 14044 standards, which makes the results unreliable and thus further reduces the confidence of interested stakeholders. Further, our review indicates that current LCA practice on wave and tidal energies is lacking consideration of temporal variations, which should be addressed in future research, as it causes inaccuracy and uncertainties.

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Section: Critical Discussionmentioning

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Life Cycle Assessment on Wave and Tidal Energy Systems: A Review of Current Methodological Practice

Zhang

Yujun

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…Based on their estimation global waste will grow to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025 and to 3.40 billion tonnes by 2050 [1,2]. These facts make solid waste management (SWM) is a challenging task for decision-makers, who are required to provide essential waste collection and disposal services, generally under increasingly stringent budgetary pressures and regulatory requirements [3].…”

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Comparative Study on Anaerobic Degradation Processes of Pressed Liquid Fraction of Organic Solid Waste

Rózsenberszki¹,

Koók²,

Bakonyi³

et al. 2021

Hung. J. Ind. Chem.

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“…A review of the academic literature shows that DSTs are being created to assist in making asset decisions. These tools can be broadly categorised into two groups: those which support decisions about strategy and new acquisitions [25][26][27][28], and those supporting decisions within an existing system, e.g., operation [29][30][31][32] and maintenance [33][34][35][36].…”

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Managing the Performance of Asset Acquisition and Operation with Decision Support Tools

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Decision support tools (DSTs) are increasingly being used to assist with asset acquisition and management decisions. Whether these tools are “fit for purpose” will have both economic and non-economic implications. Despite this, the on-going governance of DST performance receives only limited attention within both the academic and industry literature. This work addresses that research gap. Within this paper a conceptual process for managing the operational performance of decision support tools is presented. The novelty of the approach is that it aligns with the ISO 5500x:2014 Asset Management Standard, therefore introducing consistency in the governance of DSTs with physical engineered assets. A case study of the UK’s National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is used to inform the approach design. The evaluation demonstrates it to be both logical and useable within the context of NGET and they have expressed an intention to implement the approach within their business. A key finding of the research was that DSTs transcend functions and organisations. This is significant and can lead to a situation whereby performance and criticality are interpreted and measured differently. The introduction of a common approach for managing DST performance works towards improving consistency and creating a shared understanding.

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SWIMS: A dynamic life cycle-based optimisation and decision support tool for solid waste management

Cited by 25 publications

References 33 publications

Life Cycle Assessment on Wave and Tidal Energy Systems: A Review of Current Methodological Practice

Life Cycle Assessment on Wave and Tidal Energy Systems: A Review of Current Methodological Practice

Comparative Study on Anaerobic Degradation Processes of Pressed Liquid Fraction of Organic Solid Waste

Managing the Performance of Asset Acquisition and Operation with Decision Support Tools

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