Life Cycle Assessment and Comparison of Power, Light, and Content Options for the SunEdu Project
Itkonen, Christina (2013)
Itkonen, Christina
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201401131244
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201401131244
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In this thesis I inventory, assess, and compare the environmental impacts of light, power, and content devices for the SunEdu project. SunEdu seeks to provide solar chargers, lamps, and eReader devices to rural schoolchildren in Tanzania. The project also investigates the suitability and sustainability of modern technologies-- most prominently, electronics-- in rural areas with no access to grid electricity. The project will determine if the eReader is an appropriate way to distribute reading materials in the cultural and environmental paradigm of rural east Africa.
Environmental impact assessment is done using the IMPACT2002+ assessment method, openLCA software, and data from the EcoInvent database and product manufacturers. I offer sensitivity and uncertainty analyses of the included products and an interpretation of the final results. As much as is practical, the assessment is done in accordance with the ISO 14040 standard on life cycle assessment.
Environmental impact assessment is done using the IMPACT2002+ assessment method, openLCA software, and data from the EcoInvent database and product manufacturers. I offer sensitivity and uncertainty analyses of the included products and an interpretation of the final results. As much as is practical, the assessment is done in accordance with the ISO 14040 standard on life cycle assessment.