Essays about: "Remanufacturing"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 65 essays containing the word Remanufacturing.

  1. 21. A Framework for Assessment of and Advancement Towards Sustainable Circular Economy : An application on automotive brake calipers

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Alva Helin; [2020]
    Keywords : Life Cycle Assessment; Material Flow Analysis; Remanufacturing; Circularity; Livscykelanalys; Materialfl ̈odesanalys; Renovering; Cirkularitet;

    Abstract : The current use of natural resources within the industry generally constitutes of linear systems of raw material extraction to waste formation. However, an increased awareness of sustainability issues has resulted in engagements to try to minimise the impacts on the environment that these linear systems impose. READ MORE

  3. 22. Component remanufacturing for improved lifecycle utilization

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Mina Al-Nuaimi; Lina Widegren; [2020]
    Keywords : reuse; remanufacturing; vehicle industry; auto industry; components; sustainability; injectors; economical profitability;

    Abstract : Remanufacturing is the process of collecting end-of-life products from customers and then being dissembled, reprocessed and reassembled to create new products to meet the customers’ needs. The economic viability of the implementation of a remanufacturing strategy has being shown among many companies in the automobile industry. READ MORE

  4. 23. Circular Business Models for Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries: An analysis of current practices of vehicle manufacturers in the EU and the potential for innovation at Volvo Group

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Levke Albertsen; [2020]
    Keywords : circular economy; circular business models; business model innovation; lithium-ion batteries; electric mobility; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With the transition towards an electrified vehicle fleet, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have come into focus for different stakeholders due to their high costs, resource, and energy demands for production as well as connected environmental concerns and supply risks. Circular economy (CE) strategies to slow and close resource loops and circular business models (CBMs) are discussed as solutions to these issues. READ MORE

  5. 24. REMANUFACTURING IN WIND POWER: A MULTI CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS APPROACH

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Graeme Robertson; [2020]
    Keywords : Wind power; Remanufacturing; Multi-Criteria;

    Abstract : Due to the rapid growth of the wind energy market over the last decade, the future of the industry will consequently see the dismantling of many wind turbines, both due to wind turbines reaching the end of their service life and to make way for surpassing technology, leaving behind a large amount of material that must be dealt with. Furthermore, due to the advancing technology of wind turbines, there has been a decline in the number of medium sized wind turbines being manufactured. READ MORE

  6. 25. Circular economy among Swedish solar PV firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Hanna Karolina Teresia Lundqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Service-based business model; solar photovoltaics; circular economy; renewable energy; servitization; PPA; community solar.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : While the development of solar power is an important step in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy, the fast increase in PV system deployment is projected to create large amounts of electronic waste in the next decades. Circular economy has been suggested as a key concept for changing society towards more resource efficient systems where products and materials retain their value along their whole life cycle. READ MORE