Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings
In this paper we evaluate the energy and economic consequences of appliance remanufacturing relative to purchasing new. The appliances presented in this report constitute major residential appliances: refrigerator, dishwasher, and clothes washer. The results show that, despite savings achieved in pr...
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| author | Boustani, Avid Sahni, Sahil Graves, Stephen C. Gutowski, Timothy G. |
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| description | In this paper we evaluate the energy and economic consequences of appliance remanufacturing relative to purchasing new. The appliances presented in this report constitute major residential appliances: refrigerator, dishwasher, and clothes washer. The results show that, despite savings achieved in production, appliance remanufacturing is a net energy-expending end-of-life alternative. Moreover, we find that economic incentives can be an influential driver for consumers to remanufacture and re-use old appliances. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/711462022-09-28T12:53:32Z Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings Boustani, Avid Sahni, Sahil Graves, Stephen C. Gutowski, Timothy G. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Sloan School of Management Graves, Stephen C. Boustani, Avid Sahni, Sahil Graves, Stephen C. Gutowski, Timothy G. In this paper we evaluate the energy and economic consequences of appliance remanufacturing relative to purchasing new. The appliances presented in this report constitute major residential appliances: refrigerator, dishwasher, and clothes washer. The results show that, despite savings achieved in production, appliance remanufacturing is a net energy-expending end-of-life alternative. Moreover, we find that economic incentives can be an influential driver for consumers to remanufacture and re-use old appliances. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Energy Initiative Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology 2012-06-14T15:57:44Z 2012-06-14T15:57:44Z 2010-05 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper 978-1-4244-7094-5 978-1-4244-4324-6 INSPEC Accession Number: 11416397 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71146 Boustani, A. et al. “Appliance Remanufacturing and Life Cycle Energy and Economic Savings.” in Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems & Technology, IEEE, 2010. 1–6. Web. © 2010 IEEE. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-6887 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-6032 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2010.5507713 Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems & Technology (ISSST) Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE |
| spellingShingle | Boustani, Avid Sahni, Sahil Graves, Stephen C. Gutowski, Timothy G. Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings |
| title | Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings |
| title_full | Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings |
| title_short | Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings |
| title_sort | appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings |
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