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1. eco profiler USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler version 1 0 n e WWW Simpple com info simpple com Sit I l Oe Av Pa sos Catalans 15C 43207 Tarragona Spain efficient solutions Tel 34 977110520 Fax 34 977110529 Disclaimer Software developed under the LiMaS Project www limas eup eu and funded by EACI Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation Call CI P EI P Eco Innovation 2008 Copyright SI MPPLE 2010 All rights reserved S MPPLE do not accept any liability for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of this software and its content This software tool contains information about the results of the study done by the authors and it is not to be perceived as the opinion of EACI The Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of it and the information contained therein EuPeco profiler version 1 0 FuP SIM ople www simpple com g _eco profiler efficient solutions Copyright amp SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Disclaimer SIMPPLE do not accept any liability for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of this software and its content This software tool contains information about the results of the study done by the authors and it is not to be perceived as the opinion of EACI Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation The Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of it and the i2. eLANDFILL For considering the total amount of product directly landfilled select FAMILY Disposal then select PROCESS Landfill and indicate in VALUE the 596 of total sum of masses kg of all the materials previously used in PRODUCTI ON Note the 596 value is a requirement of MEEuP and it cannot be modified by the user e END OF LI FE eRefrigerant emissions If your product contains a refrigerant gas for considering the potential emissions to the atmosphere in product s end of life select FAMILY Refrigerant emissions then select in MATERIAL your type of refrigerant gas and indicate in VALUE an estimation of the total amount kg of refrigerant gas emitted to the atmosphere without any treatment FAMI LY MATERIAL Refrigerant emissions eEND OF LI FE eDumped Hg If your product contains mercury for considering potential emissions to media in product s end of life select FAMILY Disposal then select PROCESS Dumped Hg and indicate in VALUE an estimation of the total amount kg of dumped mercury without any treatment If this amount is unknown and could not be estimated consider as dumped mercury the 2096 of total product s Hg content NOTE in following sections about RECOVERY only destinations should be assigned for Plastics amp Electronics used in the PRODUCTION phase and not for the other types of materials MEEuP datasets for these other types of materials metals etc already incorporates recov
3. product characteristics process description calculation hypothesis date of last revision etc Any change in Report will be saved with the option Accept The report can be exported to txt with Export The opened case study has changes to be saved when its name appears in the left upper part of the screen followed by an asterisk 4 2 CHARACTERI SATI ON MENU The Characterisation step is the most important and laborious one In this step the whole product or process life cycle must be reproduced All material and process flows participating along the product s life cycle should be defined and quantified considering its functional unit The Characterisation menu has the following functions see Figure 4 e EuPeco profiler CASE STUDY 1 Case study PaE m Indicators Results Graphics About Ri F Sub Flow Chr E af Cut Flows Aki E EE AE sults Graphics 5 Paste Flow ake Duplicate Flow Ctrl D ure of the product j 3 Delete Flow Alt Delete E i i Flow up CEri Arrow Lp iron dns PP Flow down Ckri Arrew Down electricity Insert case study as a Sub flaw re of the product A Export tricity H Expand H Collapse 23 Undo Ctrl 2 Figure 4 Functions of Characterisation menu This menu allows characterising products processes with material and process flows sub flows that the user should define and quantify with the hel
4. VHK for EC Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Air Europe mg Ni eq MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Particulate matter Air Europe gPM MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK for EC Heavy metals to water Water Europe mg Hg 20 eq MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Eutrophication Water Europe mg PO4 eq MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC E MEEuP AUXILIARY PARAMETRES Electricity requirement Energy Europe MJ primary MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK for EC C Net calorific value of feedstock Energy Europe MJ primary MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Figure 6 Available environmental impact indicators A selection of indicators will remain unchanged till a new selection is done sim 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 11 of 21 ethcicor solutions USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 Q EuP 4 4 RESULTS MENU Results of the environmental assessment are displayed in a table This table shows the total score for each indicator in bold and the contribution of all the characterisation flows Only indicators previously selected are calculated and displayed in the table see Figure 7 EuPeco profiler LAUNDRY DRYER Case study Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics About EIS CASE STUDIES l S L LAUNDRY DRYER Functional Unit 1 ELECTRIC LAUNDRY DRYER Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics a INDICATOR UNIT LAUNDRY DRYER PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION USE END OF LIFE E ee WE Gross energy requirement MJ primar
5. graphic shows the average product environmental impact considering an equivalent importance of all selected indicators Users decide the flows to be displayed with the option Select Clear all of the Results menu o by ticking M columns of Results table Figure 9 shows an example of graphic e EuPeco profiler LAUNDRY DRYER fe lx Case study Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics About S P CASE STUDIES I _ LAUNDRY DRYER Functional Unit 1 ELECTRIC LAUNDRY DRYER Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics D Acidification pot Volatile organic Persistent organi Heavy metals to a Polycyclic aromat Particulate matte Heavy metals to w Eutrophication m ENVIRONMENTAL PRO 6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE 105 100 95 9096 8596 8096 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 LAUNDRY DRYER PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION USE END OF LIFE ca D Figure 9 Example of graphic A selection of flows to be represented will remain unchanged till a new selection is done or a new case study Is opened Any change in previous screens will not affect the selection Flows can be displayed with the same order than in Characterisation Initial order default option Descending order or Ascending order by selecting the corresponding option in the Graphics menu Graphic
6. materials including electronics have been previously sent to landfill If the PWB is not easy to disassembly the procedure is analogous to this presented above but in this case the percentages are different 2596 in Recycling and also in Treatment and 7596 in Landfill FAMILY Materials to consider for Electronics recycling Disposal MATERIAL PROCESS PWB 1 2 lay 3 75 kg m Or PWB 6 lay 4 5 kg m Or PWB 6 lay 2 kg m Incineration env cost and Landfill sim 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved calculation of VALUE Big caps amp coils Slots ext ports ICs large ICs SMD SMD LED s avg PWB 1 2 lay 3 75 kg m PWB 6 lay 4 5 kg m PWB 6 lay 2 kg m Solder SnAg4Cu0 5 Big caps amp coils Slots ext ports ICs large ICs SMD SMD LED s avg PWB 1 2 lay 3 75 kg m PWB 6 lay 4 5 kg m PWB 6 lay 2 kg m Solder SnAg4Cu0 5 Page 21 of 21
7. them the appropriate FAMILY then select the specific type of MATERIAL and finally indicate their mass kg in the column VALUE FAMI LY MATERIAL Plastics PUR flex PUR rigid PVC SAN Aramid fibre Plastic additives E glass fibre reinf Talcum filler Steel sheet galvanized Steel tube profile Cast iron Ferrite Stainless 18 8 coil Al sheet extrusion Metals Al die cast Cu winding wire Cu wire Cu tube sheet CuZn38 cast ZnAI4 cast MgZn5 cast Au Pt Pd Cu Ni Cr plating Pre coating coil Powder coating LCD CRT Big caps amp coils Slots ext ports ICs large ICs SMD SMD LED s avg PWB 1 2 lay 3 75 kg m PWB 6 lay 4 5 kg m PWB 6 lay 2 kg m Solder SnAg Bitumen Cardboard Glass for lamps Concrete Coating plating Page 15 of 21 USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 ep CUP e PRODUCTI ON e Manufacturing e All plastic parts Foundries Fe Cu Zn Foundries Al Sheetmetal plant see next section PWB assembly For considering the different manufacturing processes create the needed flows select FAMILY Manufacturing then select the needed PROCESSES and finally indicate in VALUE the total sum of masses kg of the materials listed in the following table The figure of the column VALUE corresponds to the total sum of masses of the following materials in case that they have been used FAMI LY PROCESS All plastic parts PUR flex PUR rigid PVC SAN Aramid fibre E glass fi
8. transport 9 Add an extra 596 of energy consumption for considering fuel extraction and transport e USE e CONSUMABLES For considering the use of consumables along the whole product s life cycle select FAMILY Consumables then select in MATERIAL the needed consumable s and indicate in VALUE the consumed total amount of each one m for water and kg for the other consumables along product s whole life cycle FAMI LY MATERIAL Toner Detergent dishwasher Rinsing agent dishwasher Regen salt dishwasher Water Vacuum cleaner bags Consumables e USE MAI NTENANCE eTransport For considering the transport needed by maintenance service along the whole product s life cycle select FAMILY Maintenance Repairs then select PROCESS Transport mini van diesel and indicate in VALUE an estimation of the total driven kilometres km of the maintenance service allocable to the product under assessment sim 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 18 of 21 USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 Eue USE e MAI NTENANCE eRepairs For considering required repair parts during product s life cycle create the needed flows and select the required MATERIALS and PROCESSES if they are known or could be estimated within the available datasets If this data is unknown add 1 of all the flows MATERIALS and PROCESSES previously considered in PRODUCTION and DISTRIBUTION eEND OF LI FE
9. would be considered that the 2596 in weight of electronics will be recycled and the remaining 7596 will be landfilled If the PWB is easy to disassembly create a flow named for example Recycling for considering the environmental benefit that would imply electronics recycling then select FAMILY Electronics recycling then select in MATERIAL the specific type of PWB of the product and indicate in VALUE the 5096 of total sum of masses kg of components and materials listed in the following table taking into consideration that 5 of all product materials including electronics have been previously sent to landfill Note only should be considered the 47 5 of total mass of components and materials 50 x 0 95 47 5 Then create a new flow named for example Treatment for considering the environmental cost that would imply the treatment of electronics then select FAMILY Disposal select PROCESS Incineration env cost and indicate in VALUE the 5096 of total sum of masses kg of components and materials listed in the following table taking into consideration that 596 of all product materials including electronics have been previously sent to landfill Finally create a flow named for example Landfill then select FAMILY Disposal select PROCESS Landfill and indicate in VALUE the 5096 of total sum of masses kg of components and materials listed in the following table taking into consideration that 596 of all product
10. 1 62E4 2 35E2 1 03E5 5 73E4 E Collapse 1 85E3 1 8252 Acidification potential g 502 eq 1 06E4 1 10E3 volatile organic compounds g NMVOCs 3 53E1 5 22E0 Persistent organic compounds ng I TEQ 7 42E2 4 78E2 Figure 8 Functions of Results menu s Initial format of results table Absolute Relative percentage for having results in percentage If this option is selected the last two rows of the table will show the average environmental impact of each flow considering an equivalent importance of all selected indicators and the standard deviation of this calculation Show decimals for having percentage results with two decimals Significance assessment it allows performing a significance assessment of results by using three ranges of scores that are highlighted in different colours red orange and white Select Clear all for selecting the flows that will be graphically displayed in Graphics M ticks on the top of each column Initially only second level flows production distribution use and end of life are pre selected Export results to an Excel file Expand Collapse results table sim 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 12 of 21 elhcienn soluzions USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 ap Di 4 5 GRAPHICS MENU Graphics are displayed only and always in percentage Each selected indicator is represented in a separate graphic The environmental profile
11. ERIAL Packaging CE amp ICT Logistics or Packaging appliance eDI STRI BUTI ON eTRANSPORT eLARGE RETAIL Transport If your product is a CE amp ICT for considering its transport to LARGE RETAILER select FAMILY Logistics then select PROCESS Large retail CE amp ICT and finally indicate in VALUE the unitary volume m of your packed product If your product is an appliance the procedure is analogous to the above described but in this case the PROCESS to be selected is Large retail appliance e DISTRIBUTION eTRANSPORT eLARGE RETAIL eLarge retailer Independently of your type of product CES amp ICT or appliance for considering the facilities and activity of LARGE RETAILER select FAMILY Logistics then select PROCESS Large retailer activity and put 1 in the column VALUE Note this figure corresponds to the number of product units under assessment e DI STRI BUTI ON e TRANSPORT eRETAI L eTransport If your product is a CE amp I CT for considering its transport from LARGE RETAILER to RETAILER select FAMILY Logistics then select PROCESS Retail CE amp ICT and finally indicate in VALUE the unitary volume m of your packed product If your product is an appliance the procedure is analogous to the above described but in this case the PROCESS to be selected is Retail appliance CE amp ICT Consumer Electronics a
12. PCB 0 0700 kg Electronics PWB 1 2 lay 3 75 kg m Electronics PMMA 0 0373 kg Plastics PMMA Plastic Electronics 0 0330 kg Electronics SMD LED s avg Electronics PC 0 0307 kg Plastics PC Plastic IC 0 0070 kg Electronics ICs SMD Electronics LEDs 0 0050 kg Electronics SMD LED s avg Electronics Manufacturing Plastics 17 6491 kg Manufacturing All plastic parts Manufacturing processes Foundries Fe 0 0900 kg Manufacturing Foundries Fe Cu 2n Manufacturing processes Foundries Al 0 1100 kg Manufacturing Foundries Al Manufacturing processes Sheet plant 9 6601 kg Manufacturing Sheetmetal plant Manufacturing processes Sheet scrap 2 4150 kg Manufacturing Sheetmetal scrap 25 of scrap PCB assembly 0 1150 kg Manufacturing PWB assembly Manufacturing processes DISTRIBUTION PACKAGING 0 3800 m3 Logistics Packaging appliance Final packaging E TRANSPORT LARGE RETAIL Transport 0 3800 m3 Logistics Large retail appliance Distribution to a large retailer Large retailer 1 u Logistics Large retailer activity Large retailer Facilities RETAIL Transport 0 3800 m3 Logistics Retail appliance Distribution to a retailer Retailer 1 u Logistics Retailer activity Retailer Facilities E USE ELECTRICITY Active mode 3 409 MWh Energy Electricity Energy consumption 4 49 kwh cycle Standby mode 0 008 MWh Energy Electricity Energy consumption 0 0025 kwh h Off mode 0 005 MWh Energy Electricity Energy consumption 0 00005 kwh h iz MAINTENANCE Transport 160 km Maintenan
13. bre reinf Talcum filler Manufacturing Cat ron Foundries Fe Cu Zn CuZn38 cast ZnAl4 cast l Al die cast Steel sheet galvanized Ferrite Sheetmetal plant Stainless 18 8 coil Al sheet extrusion Cu tube sheet Big caps amp coils Slots ext ports ICs large ICs SMD PWB assembly SMD LED s avg PWB 1 2 lay 3 75 kg m PWB 6 lay 4 5 kg m PWB 6 lay 2 kg m Solder SnAg4CuO 5 simple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 16 of 21 USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 e EuP e PRODUCTI ON Manufacturing e Sheetmetal scrap For the specific case of PROCESS Sheetmetal scrap of the FAMILY Manufacturing indicate in VALUE the total sum of masses kg of scrap materials listed in the table in case that they have been used in the product If this figure is unknown and it cannot be estimated consider as scrap the 2596 of total weight of materials listed in the table The figure of the column VALUE corresponds to the total sum of masses of scrap of the following materials in case that they have been used FAMI LY PROCESS Steel sheet galvanized Ferrite Manufacturing Sheetmetal scrap Stainless 18 8 coil Al sheet extrusion Cu tube sheet 9 DI STRI BUTI ON ePACKAGI NG For considering product s packaging select FAMILY Logistics then select in MATERIAL your type of product CE amp ICT or appliance and indicate in VALUE the unitary volume m of your packed product FAMI LY MAT
14. cant environmental aspects of an EuP considering all its life cycle phases 3 uP eco profiler ll NA E 1 x amp i i i F EK gd EuPeco profiler is organised in the following calculation steps 1 Characterisation data entry for the EuP to be assessed 2 Indicators selection of indicators to be calculated 3 Results automatic calculation of impact results 4 Graphics user definition of graphics to be displayed amp Each calculation step has a complete menu of functions to facilitate its use see section 4 The main characteristics of EuPeco profiler are the following user friendly tool for technicians not required to be an LCA expert easy modification and creation of new products processes to be assessed user decides the level of detail of data entry results easy interpretation of results through menus tables and graphics direct exportation of results to spreadsheets and image format it is possible to use other databases rather than MEEuP other users could share and access to the same information tool development based in MEEuP and LCA ISO standards 14040 44 2006 the tool could be customised by SIMPPLE to specifics needs ye d o3 d Sir 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 4 of 21 USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 e EuP 2 HOW TO INSTAL SIMPPLE S L grants you FREE OF CHARGE a non exclusive license of EuPeco profiler for personal and or internal use in y
15. ce Repairs Transport mini van diesel Maintenance service Repairs Materials Steel 0 2214 kg Metals Steel tube profile Ferrous metal 1 of production PP 0 1017 kg Plastics PP Plastic 1 of production Galv steel 0 0577 kg Metals Steel sheet galvanized Ferrous metal 1 of production v Figure 5 Characterisation of a product sim op le Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved efficient solusions Page 10 of 21 USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 e EuP 4 3 INDICATORS MENU Once the life cycle of the product has been characterised the impact Indicators to be calculated should be selected MEEuP methodology suggests the calculation of 14 indicators and 2 auxiliary parameters Electricity requirement and Net calorific value of feedstock These auxiliary parameters are not as such indicators of environmental impact Proposed indicators in MEEuP that can be calculated with EuPeco profiler MEEuP indicators Gross energy requirement MJ primary Process water consumption ltr water Cooling water consumption ltr water Hazardous waste production g waste Non hazardous waste production g waste Global warming potential kg CO eq Acidification potential g SO eq Emission of volatile organic compounds g NMVOCs Emission of persistent organic compounds ng I TEQ Heavy metals to air mg Ni eq Emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons mg Ni eq Emission of particula
16. each flow see ANNEX 1 for knowing available families and materials processes Once the FAMILY and the MATERIAL PROCESS have been fixed the tool will automatically display the units for each flow in the UNITS column These units must be used for expressing the required quantity of each flow in the cells of the VALUE column These quantities must be also consistent with the case study functional unit see Figure 5 EuPeco profiler LAUNDRY DRYER CC Case study Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics About S fie CASE STUDIES E Functional Unit 1 ELECTRIC LAUNDRY DRYER Template Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics o FLOW VALUE UNIT FAMILY MATERIAL PROCESS COMMENT LAUNDRY DRYER PRODUCTION Materials Steel 22 1352 kg Metals Steel tube profile Ferrous metal PP 10 1665 kg Plastics PP Plastic Galv steel 5 7744 kg Metals Steel sheet galvanized Ferrous metal Other plastics 3 2617 kg Plastics PP Plastic Stainless steel 3 0245 kg Metals Stainless 18 8 coil Ferrous metal ABS 2 7899 kg Plastics ABS Plastic Copper 0 9361 kg Metals Cu winding wire Non ferrous metal Aluminium 0 8612 kg Metals A sheet extrusion Non ferrous metal PS 0 4979 kg Plastics PS Plastic Rigid PUR 0 4528 kg Plastics PUR rigid Plastic P46 0 2604 kg Plastics P 6 Plastic PVC 0 1519 kg Plastics PVC Plastic A die cast 0 1100 kg Metals Al die cast Non ferrous metal Cast iron 0 0900 kg Metals Cast iron Ferrous metal
17. ed questions during the installation Once the tool has been installed you can realise that inside My documents folder a new folder called EuPeco profiler has been created This folder contains two folders DB and CASE STUDIES The first one contains the databases Inventory amp Impacts and the second one is for storing your case studies Initially the CASE STUDIES folder contains as examples the assessment project or case study of an Electric laundry dryer and a Template for case studies System requirements for EuPeco profiler EuPeco profiler 1 0 is a desktop application subjected to a freeware license It requires 11 6 MB of free space on the hard disk It requires Java 6 http www java com en Java 6 requires 100 MB approx of free space on the hard disk It supports Windows XP Vista and 7 Export format Excel Sir 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 5 of 21 USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 QR CUP 3 HOW TO START EuPeco profiler can be opened by double clicking on the shortcut of your desktop or through the Start menu of your computer Once the tool is opened this first screen of the tool shows on its left side the available case studies Came ven Chancensabon peoria amnis Graghca Apg Ce LAL cipem Tecla simpple See com Cages SYP PLE 2033 Ai gee ree ee Initial screen of EuPeco profiler The tool contains as examples the asses
18. ee ieu DTE Hui Pel An L A KEN i Lesen eh che Un Pina prieg Rane T TAGE DETAN Cer SE n irapa amino ei si gq e i omm DII T i ingesta LLLI m e rr onim im dim TAB io rer Wald Lagere Pele elaine Sei ses Lopata aba eal licite EUCTRECTTY dcire vezie em Frot Erge Eins Erg ore Em o ELI Haney owe ke ge Fret Te ata See urs D DELIS e UT iind Feri Bre weg 5505 1 Cw Ld EIC DI wit iibi ERA E mari bip in J ger j E D a i i HETE Hee bop E His m iais tm ka Meri eis Leed For pro am Perros zi ad LS t prelia Fas Fe i ka TI Fish Ia of prada any gea D ka Biest gin Ted sheet afe rice t Perro metal Li cd predic e Example of case study The Menu bar of EuPeco profiler includes the following menus Case study Characterisation I ndicators Results and Graphics The following section describes these menus E EuPeco profiler LAUNDRY DRYER Case study Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics About El fa CASE STUDIES L LAUNDRY DRYER Functional Unit 1 ELECTRIC LAUNDRY DRYER Template Characterisation FLOW VALUE E LAUNDRY DRYER Menu bar of EuPeco profiler simple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 6 of 21 efficient solusions USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 Eue 4 MENU BAR 4 1 CASE STUDY MENU A case study can be d
19. efined as an environmental assessment project of a product or process Case studies are created and stored in the CASE STUDIES folder inside the EuPeco profiler folder which is located in My documents Initially the CASE STUDIES folder contains the assessment or case study of an Electric laundry dryer and a Template for case studies Both examples of case studies have been created following rules and criteria of MEEuP Methodology see ANNEX 1 We strongly recommend you to read and consult this annex for a proper use of the tool The Case study menu includes the following functions see Figure 1 e EuPeco profiler ieee Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics About New d Open case study Close case study Change name i Save case study EI Save case study as of Cut 2S Copy 3 Paste MM Delete Expand H Collapse Switch workspace Exil Alt F4 Figure 1 Functions of Case study menu This menu contains the following functions New folder sub folder or case study Open case study Close case study s Change name it allows changing the name of folders sub folders or case studies Save case study Save case study as Cut a folder sub folder or case study Copy a folder sub folder or case study Paste a folder sub folder or case study Delete a folder sub folder or case study Expand Collapse fold
20. ered for the different flows of a case study If during the selection process of the different MATERIALS and PROCESSES of the database for your product you may require additional information or details about them we recommend you to consult MEEuP and in particular pages 88 100 about MEEuP database which is exactly the used database in EuPeco profiler Structure of a case study with EuPeco profiler PRODUCT PRODUCTION Materials Plastics Plastic additives Metals Coating plating Electronics Miscellaneous Manufacturing All plastic parts Foundries Fe Cu Zn Foundries Al Sheetmetal plant Sheetmetal scrap PWB assembly DISTRIBUTION PACKAGING TRANSPORT LARGE RETAIL Transport Large retailer RETAIL Transport Retailer ENERGY CONSUMABLES MAINTENANCE Transport Repairs END OF LIFE LANDFILL Refrigerant emissions Dumped Hg RECOVERY Plastics Re use Plastics Treatment Recycling Plastics Treatment Energy Plastics Incineration Electronics Recycling Treatment Landfill 1 http ec europa eu energy efficiency studies doc ecodesign 2005 11 28 methodoly report pdf sim 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 14 of 21 ethcicor solutions USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 Q D e PRODUCTION eMaterials e Plastics Plastic additives Metals Coating plating Electronics Miscellaneous For considering the material product composition create the needed material flows select for
21. ers and case studies tree Switch workspace it allows having the folder EuPeco profiler with its DB and CASE STUDIES sub folders where the user prefers This folder can be also placed in a server and be shared by different users Users can have different workspaces and switch to the required one at any time New folder s EuPeco profiler can adopt any name but they must always contain DB and CASE STUDIES sub folders This function allows creating new workspaces or selecting existing ones see Figure 2 SI Y1 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 7 of 21 USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 ue EuPeco profiler b cl H des e j m Tmi h CH get bs mr GEN tuaw cnaracterisatiorn Indicators Results rapriics E La CASE STUDIES LAUNDRY DRYER Switch workspace Escritorio CO Mis documentos Y MiPC H Get Disco Local C 25 Unidad DYD RAM D El Ze simpple en hidrogen z LH Documentos compartidas NW Carpeta EuPeco profiler Figure 2 Switch workspace function For creating a new workspace select the destination folder for the new workspace A new folder called EuPeco profiler with empty BD and CASE STUDIES sub folders will be automatically created inside it Copy or move your case studies and databases to these sub folders For selecting an existing workspace select the requierd workspace folder This
22. ery credits based on European statistical data of WEEE recovery Consequently only it is needed to assign RECOVERY destinations for Plastics amp Electronics sim 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 19 of 21 USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 G eEND OF LI FE RECOVERY ePlastics Re use Plastics Treatment For considering the environmental benefit that would imply re usage of plastics add one by one the plastic flows of the product then select FAMILY Plastics re use then select the specific type of plastic MATERIAL and indicate for each plastic in VALUE the amount kg for re using taking into consideration that 596 of all materials including plastics have been previously sent to landfill If potential amounts to be re used are unknown and they could not be estimated consider that 196 in weight of each type of plastic would be re used For considering the environmental cost that would imply treatment of plastics sent to re use add a new flow then select FAMILY Disposal then select PROCESS Plastics re use recycling env cost and indicate in VALUE the total sum of masses kg of plastics sent to re use FAMI LY MATERIAL Plastics re use and Plastics recycling and Plastics thermal recycling PUR flex PUR rigid PVC SAN Aramid fibre E glass fibre reinf Talcum filler eEND OF LI FE RECOVERY ePlastics e Recycling Plastics Treatment For considering
23. folder must contain BD and CASE STUDIES sub folders xit the software tool Gh D Figure 3 shows an example of structure for folders sub folders and case studies Users can organise their folders sub folders case studies according to their needs and preferences EuPeco profiler CASE_STUDY_1 amp fae CASE STUDIES Z FOLDER 1 Functional Unit Functional unit example kg of the product E E 7 E Z sub folder 1 CASE STUDY 1 Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics oj CASE_STUDY_2 FLOW VALUE UNIT FAMILY MATERIAL PROCESS COMMENT CASE STUDY 3 Lag sub folder_2 Report CASE STUDY 1 comment i La sub Folder_3 pw FOLDER 2 xample of report for case study 1 comment fag FOLDER 3 comment Referred to the study of product 1 with the Following calculation hypothesis comment comment comment Done by Verified by Last revision Figure 3 Example of structure for folders sub folders and case studies sim ople Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 8 of 21 eihicienr solusions USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 oh ELE Blank spaces cannot be directly typed in case studies folders names They can be used if names are directly changed in the CASE STUDIES folder placed in My documents Unit s of product process under assessment should be specified in Functional Unit field Notes comments about case studies can be stored in Report i e
24. mentioned Ve USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 Qa Daf Contents l INTRODUCTION emn RII HIR I mI met Iter tItttt ttt etteItt ttktttttxtttrxkk arn an 4 2 5 HOW TO INSTAL uiooesexesseluxcunRk EG VP Aere ANER Re eech ER Ee IG EN 5 3 HOW TO START orca cnn end capeaeee EE nade une eens d LU E LEE EE LEE 6 4 MENU BAR tee Ee dE ee 7 Abe CASE STUDY WIE LR EE 7 4 2 CHARACTERISATION MENU 9 4 3 INDICATORS CC LN BEE 11 AA RE ULTIO MENU EE EES 12 4 5 GRAPHICS MENU 13 ANNEX 1 RULES FOR ASSESSING EuPs ACCORDING TO MEEuP 14 simple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 3 of 21 efficient solutions Ht SMU USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 e EuP 1 INTRODUCTI ON EuPeco profiler is a Life Cycle Assessment ISO 14040 44 tool for Energy using Products EuPs It follows rules and criteria of MEEuP Methodology developed by VHK for the European Commission MEEuP Methodology Report Final 28 11 2005 VHK for EC This is a tool for supporting Eco Innovation in SMEs of EuP sector and it allows identifying quantifying and communicating the environmental profile of energy using products by using the same database and indicators utilised by the European Commission in preparatory studies of the EuP Directive Directive 2005 32 EC repealed by the new ErP Directive 2009 125 EC The following figure shows the applicability of EuPeco profiler identification and quantification of the most signifi
25. mp Information and Communication Technologies sim 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 17 of 21 jemi soluzione USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 oe Di e9 DI STRI BUTI ON eTRANSPORT eRETAI L eRetailer Independently of your type of product CE amp ICT or appliance for considering the facilities and activity of RETAILER select FAMILY Logistics then select PROCESS Retailer activity and put 1 in the column VALUE Note this figure corresponds to the number of product units under assessment e USE e ENERGY For considering the energy consumption of the product along its whole life cycle select FAMILY Energy then select in PROCESS the required type of energy source s and indicate in VALUE the total amount of consumed electricity MWh from the grid consumption between active standby and off mode can be distinguished or the total generated heat GJ for the other types of energy sources J FAMILY PROCESS Electricity Electric h 96 Electric GSHP h 288 UI Gas n 86 atmospheric Gas n 90 atmospheric Gas n 101 condensing Gas n 103 condensing 2 Oil n 85 atmospheric 2 Oil n 95 condensing 3 Wood pellets n 85 3 Wood pellets n 88 3 Wood logs n 67 3 Wood logs n 74 UI Add an extra 796 of energy consumption for considering fuel extraction and transport 2 Add an extra 1096 of energy consumption for considering fuel extraction and
26. nformation contained therein EuPeco profiler has been developed under the LiMaS Project www limas eup eu Life Cycle Innovation amp Management for SMEs EuP amp EEE LiMaS Call Identifier CIP EI P Eco Innovation 2008 Eco innovation Eig Grant Agreement ECO 08 235804 S12 534249 LiMaS Duration 15 June 2009 15 December 2011 30 months Project funded by BH ci Es for competitiveness amp innovation European Commission Project partners Y s lj Ingurumenaren Kideak p SI ople i Ingenier a SC i Technische Universitat Berlin Advisory board members dE ihobe UNIVERSITAT GAIA ZZ Fraunhofer TA EUSKO JAURLARITZA ROVIRA VIRGILI Gainrekin bat eginda IZM GOBIERNO VASCO dihrtrat en Gain SS Bea ann LUA De PLENCGINTIA BERET ET ARPT TA BARA DEPARIITAMENTCO DE MEDI ATE LAT KACKGN TERIETCOHBAL Gi TUPA e PESCA Database of EuPeco profiler Source MEEuP Methodology Report Final 28 11 2005 VHK for European Commission and its EuP EcoReport v5 xls Legal notice of MEEuP Methodology This document does not necessarily reflect the view of the European Commission It was drafted to the best of ability within budget restrictions VHK and the European Commission do not assume any liability for any material or immaterial damage from using Copyright Van Holsteijn en Kemna BV 2005 Distribution rights European Commission 2005 Duplication allowed if source draft version and legal notice are
27. our company organisation institution including academic institutions It is explicitly excluded of this licence the use of EuPeco profiler_ for consultancy services to third parties without prior written authorisation of SIMPPLE S L Registration is always required for downloading the tool The terms and conditions of the freeware license agreement should be accepted before installing EuPeco profiler The following section describes the steps to be followed for installing EuPeco profiler 1 Go to the LiMaS Project website www limas eup eu LilTla Eco Innovation Home Summary Farners ProectDescipien Contact Dosniord Area inicrnal Area LiMaS Eco Innovation Project Eco innovntion Egi LiMas Life Cycle Innovation amp Management for SMEs EUF amp EEE Eco innovation Eig Project Funded by EACI Executive Agency far Campeatitteaness and Innovation Call Identifier CIPJEIP Eco Innovation 7008 LiMaS Project website www limas eup eu 2 Go to the EuPeco profiler section of the LiMaS website 3 Fill in and send the user s registration form 4 You will receive an email with a link for downloading the tool 5 With this link you will have access to the download area of EuPeco profiler Chose your preferred language and download the installer to your computer 6 Once you have downloaded the installer the installation process could start by double clicking on the installer Answer all the formulat
28. p of the following functions New flow or sub flow Cut flow or sub flow s Copy flow or sub flow Paste flow or sub flow s Duplicate flow or sub flow Delete flow or sub flow Flow up Flow down for moving up down flows or sub flows Sir op le Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 9 of 21 ierit soduxiona oh CUP USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 nsert case study as a Sub flow this function allows taking advantage of existing case studies or parts of them A case study can be inserted as a sub flow into the structure of a new existing case study by following these steps i select the case study that will be inserted in ii select the destination position or flow and iii apply this function indicating the number of units to be inserted in Export the content of the Characterisation screen to an Excel file s Expand Collapse flows or columns Undo last changes made in a case study O A similar menu will be displayed by using the right button of the mouse FLOW and COMMENTS columns allow entering the most useful info for users Cells of the FAMILY column have a pop up menu The most appropriate family for each defined flow should be selected i e plastics metals manufacturing etc Once the FAMILY has been fixed the same procedure should be followed in the MATERIAL PROCESS column for selecting the most appropriate material or process for
29. recycling of plastics the procedure is analogous to the above described for Plastics re use but in this case the FAMILY to be selected for each plastic flow is Plastics recycling If potential amounts of plastics to be recycled are unknown and cannot be estimated consider for this destination the 996 in weight of each plastic of the product e END OF LI FE RECOVERY e Plastics e Energy 9 Plastics I ncineration For considering energy recovery of plastics the procedure is similar to the above described for Plastics re use In this case the FAMILY to be selected for each plastic flow is Plastics thermal recycling and in the case of the FAMILY Disposal the PROCESS to be selected is Incineration env cost If potential amounts of plastics to be recovered energetically are unknown and cannot be estimated consider for this destination the 90 in weight of each plastic of the product sim 5ple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 20 of 21 oh Eu USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 9 END OF LI FE RECOVERY eElectronics Recycling 1 Treatment Landfill For considering electronics recycling the user should firstly decide if the electronic board of the product is easy to disassembly or not If it is easy to disassembly it would be considered that the 50 in weight of the PWB with its components will be recycled and the remaining 5096 will be landfilled If it is not easy to disassembly it
30. s can be exported to jpg format see Figure 10 e EuPeco profiler LAUNDRY DRYER Case study Characterisation Indicators Results PaE Jie About E Ce CASE STLIDIES Initial order LAUNDRY DRYER Functional I Descending order Ascending order YER phics EK eZgExport Acidificatic rsistent organi Heavy metals to a Polycyclic aromat Particulate matte Heavy metals ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE 10596 10096 e 9596 9096 85 80 Figure 10 Functions of Graphics menu simple Copyright SIMPPLE 2010 All rights reserved Page 13 of 21 eihicienr solusions USER MANUAL EuPeco profiler 1 0 m EuP ANNEX 1 RULES FOR ASSESSI NG EuPs ACCORDI NG TO MEEuP This annex describes how to perform environmental assessments of EuPs with EuPeco profiler and according to rules and criteria of MEEuP developed by VHK for the European Commission MEEuP Methodology Report Final 28 11 2005 VHK for EC The following figure presents the structure that would acquire a product or case study in the CHARACTERISATION screen of EuPeco profiler It is very important that you follow this scheme of structure in yours assessments for avoiding possible mistakes EuPeco profiler includes as examples a case study of an Electric laundry dryer and a Template Both have been created following this structure and MEEuP rules The following pages describe rules and criteria to be consid
31. sment project or case study of an Electric laundry dryer and a Template for case studies both can be opened by double clicking on them uis HL LE rub tl LEE ENG Com vade hesan Inco Besfn Grate About s pa OA TRUEST e ie m i Pina Le 2 HLEG TRES tale pr ament Teram Chansctermabon wcators Bemus Gester PLE WW PE AM PULTE Le FR mE e L Cent PRODUICTICH Ka Drei Tope by LES gei Pil m pu co m Perin rei ni amp 1585 ka D re Mefa Dibe iadi WE g Pie ada EL Duis P rtnri Eu i thes plat ab bg Waati Ld Puer Sar gas 3 025 hg Pai gn Shane LS coll Faroe meti n A LT ka Pastas am Pipes pmo Dd by Pied sie von oj em Moe Aare m ma a Ad es pr Tr ka Pisa sie n ed Tec ars ins dennen oe e i hg igen Lr Ans xd D I Dsg ka fies ug reget od ad DE kg Push PA Tigre ree DELI ke ra Fac Pipin Bd dher w Li ka Pie n i be ci ka ees men rm ai Cast ips Dee ka LI Cast ros Fein iem a zu parmi g kiram 2 NICE EN Tr feces DO ka 1 p Mee Timer D GENE ka Electron Kg ec g Eiectroracs Pi HES ka wa P Hri K ms ha Electi oras es Eiecrionacs ta D Oe ka Los DAEs aed Eimine 5 Pimad mhar i Mem i OF derit be LT i del a Pime dor a hee Preh i Fe D gih bg Mira dicturi Pate Ps Fou Pre Fir itur Fg D Dome Porc dd n p hg Misafiri r ep d FLars aur oF DOR EHI Beet jiri KE ka Mirad chung Sheet a cian Plac acturi pe on m See Fan Avi ka send ligu Bheri mai ET ap IDE E fa om ia bee ka LOTES wi PAT amare fe Maie m Trt ej jra
32. te matter g PM Heavy metals to water mg Hg 20 eq Eutrophication mg PO eq MEEuP auxiliary parameters Electricity requirement MJ primary Net calorific value of feedstock MJ primary Figure 6 shows the Indicators screen The indicators to be calculated should be marked all or some of them Indicators menu only contains the function Empty selection Case study Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics About EuPeco profiler LAUNDRY DRYER ES Ei P CASE STUDIES LAUNDRY DRYER Functional Unit 1 ELECTRIC LAUNDRY DRYER Characterisation Indicators Results Graphics a CATEGORY SUB CATEGORY VECTOR LOCALISATION UNIT COMMENTS CR MEEuP INDICATORS DE mE ee ey Gross energy requirement Energy Europe MJ primary MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Process water Water Europe ltr water MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Cooling water Water Europe ltr water MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Hazardous waste Waste Europe g waste MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Non hazardous waste Waste Europe g waste MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Global warming potential Air Europe kg CO2 eq MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK for EC Acidification potential Air Europe g 502 eq MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK for EC Volatile organic compounds Air Europe g NMVOCs MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK For EC Persistent organic compounds hir Europe ng I TEQ MEEuP 28 11 2005 VHK for EC Heavy metals to air Air Europe mg Ni eq MEEuP 28 11 2005
33. y 4 08E4 3 50E3 5 93E2 3 64E4 3 49E2 Process water ltr water 2 84E3 4 16E2 3 12E1 2 40E3 9 94E0 Cooling water ltr water 9 74E4 1 58E3 5 05E1 9 58E4 3 64E1 Hazardous waste g waste 1 62E4 2 35E2 7 53E0 8 30E2 1 51E4 Non hazardous waste g waste 1 03E5 5 73E4 3 28E2 4 22E4 3 14E3 Global warming potential kg CO2 eq 1 85E3 1 82E2 3 48E1 1 60E3 3 05E1 Acidification potential o 502 eq 1 06E4 1 10E3 1 09E2 9 29E3 9 94E1 Volatile organic compounds g NMVOCs 3 53E1 5 22E0 8 20E0 1 99E1 2 01E0 Persistent organic compounds ng I TEQ 7 42E2 4 78E2 1 59E0 2 40E2 2 23E1 Heavy metals to air mg Ni eq 1 71E3 6 63E2 1 42E1 7 06E2 3 26E2 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons mg Ni eq 3 58E2 1 72E2 3 10E1 1 56E2 1 02E0 Particulate matter g PM 4 63E3 1 43E2 1 30E3 1 62E3 1 56E3 Heavy metals to water mg Ha 20 eq 7 2TE2 3 93E2 4 56E 1 2 36E2 9 71E1 Eutrophication mg PO4 eq 2 43E4 1 54E4 2 05E3 1 28E3 5 56E3 Figure 7 Example of results Flows or columns can be expanded or collapsed according to user s preferences Figure 8 shows the functions of Results menu EuPeco profiler LAUNDRY DRYER Case study Characterisation Indicators Wiz Graphics About B8 4 CASE STUDIES TT Initial Format LAUNDRY DRYER F Absolute percentage YER Relative percentage LAUNDRY DRYER PRODUCTION Significance assessment m Select all Clear all 4 08E4 3 50E3 2 84E3 4 16E2 pAjExport 9 74E4 1 58E3 Fn Expand
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