Electrical and electronic components in the automotive sector: Economic and environmental assessment

Autor: Julio Rodrigo, Julia Dose, Günter Fleischer, André Greif, Kate Geraghty, Juan Carlos Alonso, Wulf-Peter Schmidt
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 12:328-335
ISSN: 1614-7502
0948-3349
DOI: 10.1065/lca2006.08.263
Popis: Background, Aims and Scope Automotive electrical and electronic systems (EES) comprise an area that has grown steadily in importance in the past decade and will continue to gain relevance in the foreseeable future. For this reason, the SEES project (Sustainable Electrical & Electronic System for the Automotive Sector) aims to contribute to cost-effective and eco-efficient EES components. Scenarios for the recovery of automotive EES are defined by taking into consideration the required improvements in EES design and the development and implementation of new technologies. The research project SEES is funded by the European Commission (Contract no. TST3-CT-2003-506075) within the Sixth Framework Programme, priority 6.2 (see 〈www.sees-project.net〉 for more information). This paper presents the findings of an assessment of the environmental and economic improvements for automotive EES from a system perspective, taking into account all life cycle steps.
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