Reusing Personal Computer Devices – Good or Bad for the Environment?
The energy saving potential of reusing / reselling personal computer (PC) devices was evaluated relative to the choice of buying new. Contrary to the common belief of reuse leading to energy savings, with the advent of more efficient laptops and liquid crystal displays (LCD), reuse of an old pe...
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62242 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-6887 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-6032 |
| Summary: | The energy saving potential of reusing / reselling
personal computer (PC) devices was evaluated relative to the
choice of buying new. Contrary to the common belief of reuse
leading to energy savings, with the advent of more efficient
laptops and liquid crystal displays (LCD), reuse of an old
personal computer device can lead to relative energy
expenditure. We found that in certain scenarios this expenditure
could be as large as 300% of the lifecycle energy inventory for the
new device. As a result, it is essential to assess the reuse of
personal computer devices more critically, incorporating the
different factors that influence the analysis as discussed below. |
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