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Environmental consideration in product design

proactive commitment of companies, through:

• Eco-design practice

• Generalisation of ISO14001

• Control of end-of-life processing

Target : reduce impacts on environment

Sustainable Development :

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What’s the context ?

Obtain a reasonable balance between these various criteria

Operating and maintenance requirements Price

Environment Technical characteristics

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• Software to establish LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

a global approach

which necessitates tools:

• Green Guide with guidelines

• Prohibited materials’ list: Cadmium, CrVI, Lead,

PolyChloroBiphenyl,...

Eco-design

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Following guidelines take place in Green Guide:

• optimisation of raw material consumption

• choice of materials

• end-of-life recovery

• energy consumption

These are general guidelines

Green Guide

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Special work on :

• performances vs weight

• connections

• transport

• dismantlabilityMV switchgear PIX

from Alstom

Two products, two examples of Eco-design

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MV networks SEPAM

from Schneider Electric

Old version New version

• gain of over 50% on the volume

• gain of 70% on raw materials for electronic board

• better dismantlability

Two products, two examples of Eco-design

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• Two European directives are concerning Professional Electrical and Electronic Equipment:

- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

- Restriction Of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (ROHS)

Legislation

They have to be transposed in French law

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companies have responsibilities concerning:

• Legislation in force in France:

hazardous waste

raw waste

Legislation

Most of electrical and electronic equipment can be processed and recovered

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• a pilot operation

• an observation of renovation, maintenance and installation dismantling projects

Results good assessment

data usable for Eco-design practice

The ELEN experience

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The manufacturers’ offers

• gas recovery on site, if necessary

• transport

• supplying of a certificate as proof

• electrical equipment dismantling

End of life processing

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• The taking account of environmental issues is a reality for French manufacturers

• Environmental issues : a general concern

Conclusions

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