{"product_id":"sustainability-assessment-of-renewablesbased-products-9781118933947","title":"Sustainability Assessment of RenewablesBased","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past decade, renewables-based technology and sustainability assessment methods have grown tremendously. Renewable energy and products have a significant role in the market today, and the same time sustainability assessment methods have advanced, with a growing standardization of environmental sustainability metrics and consideration of social issues as part of the assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainability Assessment of Renewables-Based Products: Methods and Case Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is an extensive update and sequel to the 2006 title \u003ci\u003eRenewables-Based Technology: Sustainability Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e. It discusses the impressive evolution and role renewables have taken in our modern society, highlighting the importance of sustainability principles in the design phase of renewable-based technologies, and presenting a wide range of sustainability assessment methods suitable for renewables-based technologies, together with case studies to demonstrate their applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a valu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Growing Role of Biomass for Future Resource Supply—Prospects and Pitfalls 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelmut Haberl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Global Ecological and Socioeconomic Biomass Flows 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Global Biomass Potentials in 2050 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Critical Socio-Ecological Feedbacks and Sustainability Issues 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Conclusions 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Growing Role of Photovoltaic Solar, Wind and Geothermal Energy as Renewables for Electricity Generation 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eW.G.J.H.M. van Sark, J.G. Schepers, and J.D.A.M. van Wees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 General Introduction 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Photovoltaic Solar Energy 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Wind Energy 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Geothermal Energy 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Conclusion 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Assessment of Sustainability within Holistic Process Design 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexei Lapkin, Philipp]Maximilian Jacob, Polina Yaseneva, Charles Gordon, and Amy Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction: Holistic Process Design from Unit Operations to Systems Science Methods 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Use of Life Cycle Assessment in Holistic Process Design 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.3 A Decision-Tree Methodology for Complex Process Design 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Generation of New Synthesis Routes in Bio-Based Supply Chains 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Conclusions 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 A Mass Balance Approach to Link Sustainable Renewable Resources in Chemical Synthesis with Market Demand 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaudius Kormann and Andreas Kicherer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Renewable Feedstock: Market Drivers, Political Frame 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Traceability of Biomass as Feedstock in the Chemical Industry 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Standard of Mass Balance in Chemical Synthesis 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Sustainability Aspects of Renewable Resources 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Discussion 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Vision and Summary 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Early R\u0026amp;D Stage Sustainability Assessment: The 5 Pillar Method 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAkshay D. Patel, John A. Posada, Li Shen, and Martin K. Patel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Methodology 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Case Study 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Validation Case Study 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Critical Review and Outlook 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Conclusion 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Assessing the Sustainability of Land Use: A Systems Approach 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiguel Brandão\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Methodological Issue 1: Consequential Analysis of Land Use Decisions 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Methodological Issue 2: Land Use Impacts on Ecosystems 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Methodological Issue 3: Land Use Impacts on Climate 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Methodological Issue 4: Economic and Social Impact Assessment 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Methodological Issue 5: Integrating Environmental and Economic Assessments 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Discussion 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Conclusions 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Water Use Analysis 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancesca Verones, Stephan Pfister, and Markus Berger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Methods and Tools for Assessing the Sustainable Use of Water 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Case Study: Water Consumption Analysis of Biofuels and Fossil Fuels 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Discussion and Conclusion 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Material Intensity of Food Production and Consumption 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucia Mancini and Michael Lettenmeier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Material Flow Based Approaches for Assessing Sustainable Production and Consumption Systems 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 MIPS Concept and Methodology 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Material Intensity of Food Systems 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Results of MIPS for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Conclusions 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Material and Energy Flow Analysis 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoto Naohiro, Nova Ulhasanah, Hirotsugu Kamahara, Udin Hasanudin, Ryuichi Tachibana, and Koichi Fujie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Background 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Methodology 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Case Study 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Conclusion 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Exergy and Cumulative Exergy Use Analysis 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSofie Huysman, Thomas Schaubroeck, and Jo Dewulf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 What Is Exergy 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Calculation of Exergy 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Applications of Exergy 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Cumulative Exergy Use Analysis 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Conclusions 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Carbon and Environmental Footprint Methods for Renewables based Products and Transition Pathways to 2050 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoffrey P. Hammond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Carbon and Environmental (or Eco) Footprinting 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 The Relationship between Environmental Footprint Analysis (EFA) and Environmental Life]Cycle Assessment (LCA) 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Carbon and Environmental Footprints Associated with Global Biofuel Production 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Carbon and Environmental Footprints of Low Carbon Transition Pathways 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Concluding Remarks 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Tracking Supply and Demand of Biocapacity through Ecological Footprint Accounting 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Lin, Alessandro Galli, Michael Borucke, Elias Lazarus, Nicole Grunewald, Jon Martindill, David Zimmerman, Serena Mancini, Katsunori Iha, and Mathis Wackernagel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Summary and Rationale 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Methodology 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Usage Recommendations 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Future Developments 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability Supporting Decision Making by Business and Policy 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSala Serenella, Fabrice Mathieux, and Rana Pant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Life Cycle Assessment: A Systemic Approach to Evaluate Impacts 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 LCA: Supporting Sustainability Assessment 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Role of LCA in Supporting Decisions in Business and Policy Context 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Tools and Support to Put LCA into Practice 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Conclusion and the Way Forward 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Life Cycle Costing 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Ciroth, Jutta Hildenbrand, and Bengt Steen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Life Cycle Costing – Definition and Principles 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Environmental LCC 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Societal LCC 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 LCC and Renewables 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Example Case 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Social Life Cycle Assessment: Methodologies and Practice 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlessandra Zamagni, Pauline Feschet, Anna Irene De Luca, Nathalie Iofrida, and Patrizia Buttol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Social Life Cycle Assessment: Scientific Background 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Social Life Cycle Assessment in Practice 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 SLCA and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment: Methodological Challenges 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Conclusions and Outlook 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Technologies 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eF. Ardente, M. Cellura, S. Longo, and M. Mistretta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Solar Technologies 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Solar Technologies 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3.1 Solar Thermal Plants 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3.2 Photovoltaic Plants 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3.3 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Plants and Solar Heating\/Cooling Plants 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Assessment of Solar Technologies 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Conclusions 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Assessing the Sustainability of Geothermal Utilization 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Shortall, Gudni Axelsson, and Brynhildur Davidsdottir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Sustainable Geothermal Utilization 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Broader Sustainability Assessment of Energy Developments 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Sustainability Assessment Framework for Geothermal Power 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Conclusion 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Biofuels from Terrestrial Biomass: Sustainability Assessment of Sugarcane Biorefineries in Brazil 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOtavio Cavalett, Marcos D.B. Watanabe, Alexandre Souza, Mateus F. Chagas, Tassia L. Junqueira, and Antonio Bonomi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 The Virtual Sugarcane Biorefinery (VSB) 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Methods Used in the VSB 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Biorefinery Scenarios Case Study 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Final Remarks 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Algae as Promising Biofeedstock; Searching for Sustainable Production Processes and Market Applications 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSue Ellen Taelman, Steven De Meester, and Jo Dewulf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Algae Background 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Algal Cultivation and Processing Methods 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Algae: Production and Potential Applications 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Environmental Sustainability of Algae Production 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Conclusions 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Life Cycle Assessment of Biobased and Fossil Based Succinic Acid 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarieke Smidt, Jeroen den Hollander, Henk Bosch, Yang Xiang, Maarten van der Graaf, Anne Lambin, and Jean]Pierre Duda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Production of Succinic Acid 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Life Cycle Assessment: Biobased Succinic Acid and Fossil]Based Equivalent 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Sensitivity Analysis 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Conclusions 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Biobased Poly Vinylchloride (PVC) 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRodrigo A.F. Alvarenga, Zdenek Hruska, Alain Wathelet, and Jo Dewulf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Introduction 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Life Cycle Assessment of Biobased PVC 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 Carbon Footprint of Biobased Product 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 Environmental Sustainability of Bioethanol Use 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.5 Conclusions 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Evaluation of Wood Cascading 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarin Höglmeier, Gabriele Weber-Blaschke, and Klaus Richter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Introduction 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 Environmental Assessment of Wood Cascading by LCA 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 Discussion and Conclusion 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Time]Dependent Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-Based Packaging Materials 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaartje N. Sevenster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.1 Introduction 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2 Methodology 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.3 Results 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.4 Discussion 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.5 Conclusions 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Conclusions 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJo Dewulf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.1 The Importance of Renewables]Based Products and Services 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.2 The Need for Sustainability Assessment for Renewables: Even More Than in the Past 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.3 The Growing Sustainability Assessment Toolbox 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24.4 Outlook: Pending Challenges 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528841765207,"sku":"9781118933947","price":113.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118933947.jpg?v=1731873234","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sustainability-assessment-of-renewablesbased-products-9781118933947","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}