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US Fluid Milk beyond Carbon LCA Study
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Context
As part of its commitment to sustainability and environmental leadership, Dairy Management Inc. has decided to commission and conduct a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the dairy fluid milk...
Full Life Cycle Costs of Organic versus Conventional Food
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A 2004 study by the Hartman Group found that around two-thirds of Americans at least occasionally consume organic products. In many cases, consumers have been willing to pay significant price premiums...
EFRI HyBi: The Science and Engineering of Microalgae Hydrothermal Processing
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Global climate change, finite petroleum reserves, and geopolitical instability all point to the wisdom of developing transportation fuels from renewable sources. Bio-ethanol from corn and biodiesel...
MASTER'S PROJECT: Dynamic Pricing Tariffs for DTE's Residential Electricity Customers
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Detroit Edison, a subsidiary of DTE Energy, considered introducing residential dynamic pricing rates, rather than the customary flat retail rate for residential customers, to incent customers to sh...
2009 CMS Energy Internship
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Summer internship project to calculate the energy and carbon footprint of CMS facilities in order to evaluate options for reducing costs associated with facility operations and prepare for a national ...
Measuring irradiance, temperature and angle of incidence effects on photovoltaic modules in Auburn Hills, Michigan
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United Solar Ovonic (USO) installed a photovoltaic (PV) module testing system in Auburn Hills, Michigan (Latitude 42.6978, Longitude -83.2419) in March of 2010 for the purpose of evaluating the impact...
Global Lithium Supply for an Electric Car Future
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Demand for lithium to use in batteries is expected to grow as wireless devices and electric vehicles proliferate, and there might not be enough lithium to meet the demand. This project answers the ...
Benchmarking Current States' Wet Weather Discharge Policies
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ObjectivesAt the request of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the objectives of this research effort are to benchmark the wet weather protocols and practices of the several sta...
Supply Chain Carbon Management Strategy for Ford Motor Company
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The processing of raw materials and the manufacturing of components for the automotive supply chain results in significant lifecycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, au...
Life Cycle Optimization for Residential Air Conditioning Replacement
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The electricity consumed by central air conditioners (CACs) currently accounts for 14% of residential electrical use in the United States (DOE, 2001). Population growth in the south (Census Bure...
EFRI-RESIN Final Project Summary: A Multi-Scale Design and Control Framework for Dynamically Coupled Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructures, with Application to Vehicle-to-Grid Integration
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The primary aim of this proposal is to develop a fundamental system science for the design and control of dynamically coupled infrastructures, with the objective of influencing their collective per...
DTE Energy MPSC PHEV Pilot Project
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By providing a cost-effective, practical solution that substantially improves automotive fuel economy and emissions without the limited range of a pure electric vehicle, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Veh...
Life Cycle Assessment Water Bottles
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Develop LCI data for water and wastewater treatment systems, including municipal systems in Oregon. This task includes researching the environmental burdens associated with municipal drinking water...
Household Travel Patterns Study
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Project overview
The Household Travel Patterns Study is a research project sponsored by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) and the Center for Sustainable Systems (CS...
Charting the Course for Sustainability at Aurora Organic Dairy Phase 1 Energy and Carbon Footprint Analysis and Phase 2 Life Cycle Based sustainability Indicators and Assessment
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The overall goal of this research is to provide the Aurora leadership team a framework and tools to measure and improve its sustainability performance. To provide the leadership team with a road...
Development of Steelcase Wood Products Manufacturing Division Environmental Performance
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The Steelcase Wood Products Division is now looking to establish a consistent methodology and set of metrics for quantification of division environmental performance. The measurement and char...
MASTER'S PROJECT: Evaluating Renewable Energy Options for BHP Billiton's Global Assets
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Objectives
BHP Billiton is seeking to leverage strategic and potential cost advantages associated with renewable energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction. The Erb Team will aid in de...
Integrating Resource Assessment, Economics, and Public Policy to Optimize Renewable Electricity Generation
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Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute - Energy, Science, Technology and Policy (ESTP) Award
Energy use and climate change are two of the most critical areas for sustainability research in ...
Sustainable Water Infrastructure in Developing Countries
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The Zambezi River Basin is home to 40 million people who rely on the river for drinking water, fisheries, irrigation, hydropower production, mining and industry, ecosystem maintenance, and other us...
Development of Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture
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The purpose of this study is to compare the sustainability and environmental impact of two aquaculture systems suitable for adoption in the U.S.: 1) a zero-exchange, recirculating indoor system, and 2...
Further Analysis of Energy Security from Clean Energy Technologies
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The over-all objective of this research is to determine the future potential of PV technology in generating electricity in the U.S, by integrating energy, environmental and economic facets of the tech...
Integration of LCA Elements into Early-Stage Product Development at Steelcase
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Steelcase is recognized as an industry leader in applying life cycle assessment in development, manufacturing, marketing, and product management. To maintain this leadership role, Steelcase i...
Product Environmental Profiles at Steelcase
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Steelcase recognizes the value of enhancing sustainability in design, manufacturing, marketing and product management. In response, Steelcase has developed a database to track both the recycled ...