“Let’s stop re-inventing the wheel with everybody starting from the scratch when creating a material and energy flow model!”
Do you still rerecord, what you thought and expected when you started with your first model of a real world production system? I remember that there were so many questions on how to model best, on which degree of detail...
Carbon Footprints in der Energiebranche: Experteninterview
Dr. Aleksandra Drewko ist Beraterin der EHA Energie-Handels-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. EHA ist ein deutscher Energiedienstleister und eine Tochter der REWE Group. Die Kunden erhalten „aus einer Hand“ ein...
Für die CO2-Bilanz von der Kostenrechnung lernen
Die Ökobilanz (englisch LCA) ist vereinfacht ausgedrückt eine Aufgabe, die alle umweltrelevanten Auswirkungen eines Verfahrens oder eines Produkts aufzeigt. Eine schwierige und komplexe Aufgabe. Warum ist sie so komplex...
Thailand‘s pioneer in reducing GHG emissions: Expert interview
I’d like to introduce you to Kularb Kimsri, Vice President at the Global Standard System Centre of Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF). CPF is the biggest company in Thailand’s agricultural industry and...
Twenty Years in the Making: a Review the 20th Umberto User Workshop
A 20th anniversary is often a marked event, so it was fitting that this year’s Umberto User Workshop was held in Heidelberg, the same venue as the first user meeting back in 1996; same room, same company, but with more...
Social Life Cycle Analysis: Why Does It Lurk In the Shadow of Environmental LCA?
The term “Life Cycle Analysis” (LCA) is largely assumed to be the technique used for the assessment of the total environmental impact associated with a product or process. This assumption does, however, neglect the...