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T1 Analysing Barriers to Achieving SDG 7. Managing Green Product Development in the Wind Energy Sector
A1 García-Alonso, Rakel
A1 Landeta-Manzano, Beñat
A1 Arana-Landín, German
A1 Jiménez-Redal, Rubén
A2 Alfnes, Erlend
A2 Romsdal, Anita
A2 Strandhagen, Jan Ola
A2 von Cieminski, Gregor
A2 Romero, David
AB Wind energy is seen as a promising option for sustainable energy, but its implementation also has environmental impacts. The environmental impact of wind energy systems, particularly on-shore and off-shore wind turbines, has been extensively researched using methodologies such as Life Cycle Assessment. However, creating more sustainable wind turbines involves rethinking their creation, production, and consumption. To reduce environmental impact, companies must overcome barriers to implementing eco-design and develop innovative solutions. Understanding these barriers is crucial for designing effective solution strategies in the wind energy sector. A case study was carried out on one of the top five original equipment manufacturers in the wind energy sector. Eco-design has become one of the most effective ways of incorporating environmental considerations into design activities, but also has led to increased innovation in wind turbine design and development, as well as in associated processes such as manufacturing, transportation, installation, operation, and maintenance. However, despite experience in environmental management systems and eco-design in particular, obstacles, both external and internal to the company, still need to be overcome to succeed in product eco-design. Among other barriers, technicians and managers often lack specialised ecodesign skills, which can hinder the process, and the labour market does not adequately respond to the demand for professionals with specific knowledge in this field. Top management should also develop more effective methods or improve existing ones to meet the expectations of product design and development technicians.
PB Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
SN 9783031436871
SN 1868-4238
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2848
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2848
LA eng
NO García-Alonso , R , Landeta-Manzano , B , Arana-Landín , G & Jiménez-Redal , R 2023 , Analysing Barriers to Achieving SDG 7. Managing Green Product Development in the Wind Energy Sector . in E Alfnes , A Romsdal , J O Strandhagen , G von Cieminski & D Romero (eds) , Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management Systems for Responsible Manufacturing, Service, and Logistics Futures - IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2023, Proceedings . IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology , vol. 692 AICT , Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , pp. 666-682 , IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2023 , Trondheim , Norway , 17/09/23 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43688-8_46
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RD 26 jul 2024