Ecodesign framework for developing wind turbines
Ecodesign framework for developing wind turbines
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.093
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发表时间：
2016-07
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
A. Bonou;K. Skelton;S. Olsen
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作者：
A. Bonou;K. Skelton;S. Olsen
尽管风力涡轮机具有明显的环境效益，但在产品开发过程中仍然可以进行许多改进，以提高其在整个生命周期中的环境性能。这一点尤其重要，因为风力发电行业在数量和规模上都在不断增长，以应对不断增长的全球市场需求。本文的重点是在生命周期管理的背景下，规划、实施、监测、记录和传达与风力涡轮机产品相关的环境活动。描述了西门子风力发电公司组织环境中特定的生态设计框架的开发和应用。该框架是使用迭代，行动研究设计方法，依赖于跨职能员工的参与。在四年的时间框架内进行了五次迭代，并采用了讲习班、试点、访谈和生命周期评估等方法。生态设计框架与公司正式的产品生命周期管理流程保持一致。当与生命周期评估相结合时，该框架可以确定潜在的环境改善，并有助于制定连贯和透明的环境目标。这方面的例子在公司的技术、组织和社会层面得到了证明。在设计迭代过程中获得的经验教训要求通过项目和职能层面的关键绩效指标分配责任;基于持续改进的生态设计适应性学习方法;以及员工在生命周期思维方面的额外能力建设。文章提出，基于生命周期的生态设计框架可以在组件，产品系统，技术和商业模式的可持续创新的驱动力。
Despite a wind turbines perceived environmental benefits, there are still many improvements that can be made in the product development process to improve its environmental performance across life cycles. This is especially important as the wind power industry continues to grow, both in volume and size, in response to increasing global market demands. Planning, implementing, monitoring, documenting and communicating product related environmental activities of wind turbines in a life cycle management context is the focal point of this article. The development and application of an ecodesign framework specific to the organizational context of Siemens Wind Power is described. The framework was developed using an iterative, action research design approach which relied on the participation of cross-functional employees. Five iterations occurred over a four year time frame and methods such as workshops, pilots, interviews and life cycle assessment were applied. The ecodesign framework was aligned with the company's formal product lifecycle management process. When combined with life cycle assessment, the framework can identify potential environmental improvements and contribute to coherent and transparent environmental target setting. Examples of this are demonstrated at the technological, organizational and societal levels of the company. Lessons learned obtained during the design iterations call for assigned responsibility through key performance indicators at project and functional levels; adaptive learning approaches to ecodesign based on continuous improvements; and additional capacity building amongst employees in life cycle thinking. The article proposes that a life cycle based ecodesign framework can be a driver for sustainable innovations in components, product systems, technologies and business models.