Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis represent a production and consumption model involving sharing, lending, reusing, and recycling existing materials and products in the most efficient way to increase sustainability and reduce or eliminate waste. Beef production has a high impact on the envir...
Guardado en:
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | article |
| Lenguaje: | EN |
| Publicado: |
Sciendo
2021
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/2986f06dfe73415c9ab51d9a918db71d |
| Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
| id |
oai:doaj.org-article:2986f06dfe73415c9ab51d9a918db71d |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| spelling |
oai:doaj.org-article:2986f06dfe73415c9ab51d9a918db71d2021-12-05T14:11:10ZEffects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study2255-883710.2478/rtuect-2021-0025https://doaj.org/article/2986f06dfe73415c9ab51d9a918db71d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0025https://doaj.org/toc/2255-8837Circular economy and industrial symbiosis represent a production and consumption model involving sharing, lending, reusing, and recycling existing materials and products in the most efficient way to increase sustainability and reduce or eliminate waste. Beef production has a high impact on the environment in different impact categories, especially those activities related to livestock breeding and feeding. In this study, a life cycle assessment and a life cycle cost evaluation are carried out investigating potential energy efficiency measures to promote industrial symbiosis scenarios referring to a proposed baseline scenario. Three main potential measures are evaluated: energy recovery from waste via anaerobic digestion, integration of renewable sources at warehouses, including solar PV panels, and the replacement of auxiliary equipment at the retailer. It was found that energy reconversion of food waste through anaerobic digestion and cogeneration provides the most valuable benefits to the supply chain. From the economic perspective, using a conventional life cycle cost assessment, the energy production from the use of wastes for anaerobic digestion proved to be the best potential option.Diaz FabianVignati Jacopo AndreasMarchi BeatricePaoli RiccardoZanoni SimoneRomagnoli FrancescoSciendoarticlelcalcccold chainbeefcircular economyindustrial symbiosissustainabilityRenewable energy sourcesTJ807-830ENEnvironmental and Climate Technologies, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 343-355 (2021) |
| institution |
DOAJ |
| collection |
DOAJ |
| language |
EN |
| topic |
lca lcc cold chain beef circular economy industrial symbiosis sustainability Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 |
| spellingShingle |
lca lcc cold chain beef circular economy industrial symbiosis sustainability Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Diaz Fabian Vignati Jacopo Andreas Marchi Beatrice Paoli Riccardo Zanoni Simone Romagnoli Francesco Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study |
| description |
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis represent a production and consumption model involving sharing, lending, reusing, and recycling existing materials and products in the most efficient way to increase sustainability and reduce or eliminate waste. Beef production has a high impact on the environment in different impact categories, especially those activities related to livestock breeding and feeding. In this study, a life cycle assessment and a life cycle cost evaluation are carried out investigating potential energy efficiency measures to promote industrial symbiosis scenarios referring to a proposed baseline scenario. Three main potential measures are evaluated: energy recovery from waste via anaerobic digestion, integration of renewable sources at warehouses, including solar PV panels, and the replacement of auxiliary equipment at the retailer. It was found that energy reconversion of food waste through anaerobic digestion and cogeneration provides the most valuable benefits to the supply chain. From the economic perspective, using a conventional life cycle cost assessment, the energy production from the use of wastes for anaerobic digestion proved to be the best potential option. |
| format |
article |
| author |
Diaz Fabian Vignati Jacopo Andreas Marchi Beatrice Paoli Riccardo Zanoni Simone Romagnoli Francesco |
| author_facet |
Diaz Fabian Vignati Jacopo Andreas Marchi Beatrice Paoli Riccardo Zanoni Simone Romagnoli Francesco |
| author_sort |
Diaz Fabian |
| title |
Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study |
| title_short |
Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study |
| title_full |
Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study |
| title_fullStr |
Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Beef Cold Chain: A Life Cycle-based Study |
| title_sort |
effects of energy efficiency measures in the beef cold chain: a life cycle-based study |
| publisher |
Sciendo |
| publishDate |
2021 |
| url |
https://doaj.org/article/2986f06dfe73415c9ab51d9a918db71d |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT diazfabian effectsofenergyefficiencymeasuresinthebeefcoldchainalifecyclebasedstudy AT vignatijacopoandreas effectsofenergyefficiencymeasuresinthebeefcoldchainalifecyclebasedstudy AT marchibeatrice effectsofenergyefficiencymeasuresinthebeefcoldchainalifecyclebasedstudy AT paoliriccardo effectsofenergyefficiencymeasuresinthebeefcoldchainalifecyclebasedstudy AT zanonisimone effectsofenergyefficiencymeasuresinthebeefcoldchainalifecyclebasedstudy AT romagnolifrancesco effectsofenergyefficiencymeasuresinthebeefcoldchainalifecyclebasedstudy |
| _version_ |
1718371287963795456 |