Interesting…

any of our groups doing this?

http://www.greenretaildecisions.com/news/2015/10/29/apple-commits-to-renewable-energy-in-china

UPDATED Solutions Papers Presentations

SURNAME	FORENAME	Area	Topic	Day	Week	Time	Room
DESMOND	MARY	Systems	Product Service Systems	Thursday	7	2pm	SR2-028
HOURIGAN	KEITH	Systems	Remanufacturing in Japan	Thursday	7	2.10	SR2-028
MORRISSEY	ROBERT	Systems	White Goods Refurbishment	Thursday	7	2.20	SR2-028
MURPHY	OWEN	Systems	Bo2W	Thursday	7	2.30	SR2-028
CONSIDINE	JOHN	Cloud	Cloud Computing & Sustainability	Thursday	7	2.40	SR2-028
LYNCH	JOHN	Cloud	Cloud Software	Friday	7	3pm	HSG025
MALONE	BRIAN	Cloud	How Clean is Your Cloud	Friday	7	3.10	HSG025
O’CALLAGHAN	DENIS	Cloud	Green Data Centre Roadmap	Friday	7	3.20	HSG025
ARENAS	CARLOS	Cloud	LiquidCool	Friday	7	3.30	HSG025
DWYER	BRYAN	Technologies	Shape Memory Alloys	Friday	7	3.40	ERB006
MC EVOY	PIERCE	Technologies	EU Ecolabel	Tuesday	8	2pm	ERB006
DEL BLANCO	DANIEL	Technologies	Programmable Logic	Tuesday	8	2.10	ERB006
MERNAGH	SEAN	Technologies	RFID IPR	Tuesday	8	2.20	ERB006
GALLAGHER	EOIN	Technologies	Demand Side Management	Tuesday	8	2.30	ERB006
MC GUIRE	RYAN	Technologies	Combating Adverse Selection	Tuesday	8	2.40	ERB006
MC NULTY	BRIAN	Industry Level Solutions	Conflict Minerals	Tuesday	8	2.50	B2041
BARRAN	REISS	Industry Level Solutions	REM Market Failures	Tuesday	8	3.00	B2041
DONNELLY	DALE	Industry Level Solutions	Smart2020	Tuesday	8	3.10	B2041
DOOLEY	MICHAEL	Industry Level Solutions	Substitute	Tuesday	8	3.20	B2041
PURCELL	ANTHONY	Examples	Remanufacturing Xerox	Tuesday	8	3.30	B2041
MULHALL	DAVID	Examples	iameco	Tuesday	8	3.40	B2041
MACKEY	RICHARD	Examples	Desktop v Thin Client	Tuesday	8	3.50	B2041

Interesting article and video on renewable energy and datacentres

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/earth-science/2015/10/07/data-centres-could-help-us-meet-clean-energy-targets-iwea

Updated Presentation Schedule

SURNAME	FORENAME	Area	Topic	Day	Week	Time	Room
DESMOND	MARY	resources	Critical Raw Materials	Thursday	4	2.00	SR2-028
MORRISSEY	ROBERT	resources	CRM in ICT	Thursday	4	2.15	SR2-028
MURPHY	OWEN	resources	REM Status & Outlook	Thursday	4	2.30	SR2-028
DWYER	BRYAN	resources	Metal Stocks & Recycling Rates	Thursday	4	2.45	SR2-028
MERNAGH	SEAN	resources	Metals recycling	Friday	4	3.00	HSG-025
GALLAGHER	EOIN	resources	A Tale of Three Metals	Friday	4	3.15	HSG-025
HOURIGAN	KEITH	resources	Scarcity a Showstopper	Friday	4	3.30	HSG-025
MC NULTY	BRIAN	resources	Conflict Minerals	Friday	4	3.45	HSG-025
MACKEY	RICHARD	energy & climate change	Fiscal Policy	Monday	5	4.00	ERB-006
MALONE	BRIAN	energy & climate change	World Energy Outlook	Monday	5	4.10	ERB-006
MC GUIRE	RYAN	energy & climate change	1.7 kg microchip	Monday	5	4.20	ERB-006
LYNCH	JOHN	energy & climate change	LCA of Desktop Computers	Monday	5	4.30	ERB-006
MC EVOY	PIERCE	energy & climate change	ErP Directive	Monday	5	4.40	ERB-006
DEL BLANCO	DANIEL	energy & climate change	Data centre electricity use	Tuesday	5	2.00	B2041
PURCELL	ANTHONY	energy & climate change	Network Energy	Tuesday	5	2.10	B2041
DONNELLY	DALE	e-waste	WEEE Management in Europe	Tuesday	5	2.20	B2041
O’CALLAGHAN	DENIS	e-waste	How are WEEE Doing	Tuesday	5	2.30	B2041
DOOLEY	MICHAEL	e-waste	Price of WEEE Directive	Tuesday	5	2.40	B2041
MULHALL	DAVID	e-waste	E-waste in developing countries	Tuesday	5	2.50	B2041
ARENAS	CARLOS	e-waste	Forecasting e-waste	Tuesday	5	3.00	B2041
BARRAN	REISS	e-waste	Where are we in Africa	Tuesday	5	3.10	B2041
CONSIDINE	JOHN	e-waste	Challenges in metal recycling	Tuesday	5	3.20	B2041

Presentation Schedule

SURNAME	FORENAME	Area	Topic	Day	Week	Time	Room
DESMOND	MARY	resources	Critical Raw Materials	Tuesday	4	2.00	B2041
MORRISSEY	ROBERT	resources	CRM in ICT	Tuesday	4	2.10	B2041
MURPHY	OWEN	resources	REM Status & Outlook	Tuesday	4	2.20	B2041
DWYER	BRYAN	resources	Metal Stocks & Recycling Rates	Tuesday	4	2.30	B2041
MERNAGH	SEAN	resources	Metals recycling	Tuesday	4	2.40	B2041
GALLAGHER	EOIN	resources	A Tale of Three Metals	Tuesday	4	2.50	B2041
HOURIGAN	KEITH	resources	Scarcity a Showstopper	Tuesday	4	3.00	B2041
MC NULTY	BRIAN	resources	Conflict Minerals	Tuesday	4	3.10	B2041
MACKEY	RICHARD	energy & climate change	Fiscal Policy	Tuesday	4	3.20	B2041
MALONE	BRIAN	energy & climate change	World Energy Outlook	Thursday	4	2.00	SR2-028
MC GUIRE	RYAN	energy & climate change	1.7 kg microchip	Thursday	4	2.15	SR2-028
LYNCH	JOHN	energy & climate change	LCA of Desktop Computers	Thursday	4	2.30	SR2-028
MC EVOY	PIERCE	energy & climate change	ErP Directive	Thursday	4	2.45	SR2-028
DEL BLANCO	DANIEL	energy & climate change	Data centre electricity use	Friday	4	3.00	HSG-025
PURCELL	ANTHONY	energy & climate change	Network Energy	Friday	4	3.15	HSG-025
DONNELLY	DALE	e-waste	WEEE Management in Europe	Friday	4	3.30	HSG-025
O’CALLAGHAN	DENIS	e-waste	How are WEEE Doing	Friday	4	3.45	HSG-025
DOOLEY	MICHAEL	e-waste	Price of WEEE Directive	Monday	5	4.00	ERB-006
MULHALL	DAVID	e-waste	E-waste in developing countries	Monday	5	4.10	ERB-006
ARENAS	CARLOS	e-waste	Forecasting e-waste	Monday	5	4.20	ERB-006
BARRAN	REISS	e-waste	Where are we in Africa	Monday	5	4.30	ERB-006
CONSIDINE	JOHN	e-waste	Challenges in metal recycling	Monday	5	4.40	ERB-006

Useful Information for Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) brief

Streamlined LCA A Tool to Estimate Materials and Manufacturing Energy for a Product

embodied energy in electronics 1

embodied energy in electronics 2

recycled material data

Interesting…..

http://digest.bps.org.uk/2014/10/students-learn-better-when-they-think.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BpsResearchDigest+%28BPS+Research+Digest%29

Checklist for Sustainability Problems Assignment

• Is it written from an industry perspective?
• Has is created a compelling narrative?
• Does it draw on the full spectrum of evidence presented in class?
• Does it give attention to the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainability?
• Is it well referenced but contain enough detail to be read in isolation?
• Does it keep its focus on the problems and not get drawn into discussing solutions?
• Has it been proof read by somebody outside of the class? Could they follow it?

Introduction Lecture

Introduction Slides