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16. Glossary
Énergie d'exploitation; operational energy
Some objects, like a refrigerator or a car, consume energy when they are used: electricity for a refrigerator, gasoline or diesel for a car with an internal combustion engine. For the user, this is the energy needed to use the object throughout its lifetime. This is also referred to as the object's direct or usage energy.
Grey energy
The manufacture of an object, its maintenance and the management of its end-of-life also require a quantity of energy that is rarely taken into account, as it is the responsibility of external economic agents such as the manufacturer, transporters, repairers or waste managers. This is known as hidden energy.
Life cycle analysis (LCA); Analyse du cycle de vie (ACV)
Applied to energy systems, the...
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Bibliography
- (1) - POUROUCHOTTAMIN (C.L.E.M.P.) - Nouvelles représentations des consommations d'énergie. - Les cahiers du CLIP, n° 22 (2013).
- (2) - - http://labo-energetic.eu/fr/a_telecharger/Concept_energie_grise.pdf...
Websites
French Environment and Energy Management Agency http://www.ademe.fr
International Energy Agency http://www.iea.org
Areva http://www.areva.com
BP statistical review...
Further information
In the BE "Génie énergétique" bases of Techniques de l'ingénieur.
Events
European Conference on Sustainable Renovation of Buildings http://www.eurima.org
Software tools
Gabi software developed in Germany http://www.gabi-software.com
Simapro software http://www.evea-conseil.com
initially developed in the Netherlands by Pré Consultant http://www.pre.nl
...Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Principles and framework - NF EN ISO 14040 - 10-06
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