This document discusses emergy evaluation, which is a tool for assessing sustainability in project development. Emergy determines the total amount of solar energy, directly and indirectly, required to generate resources, services, and products. It integrates economics, ecology, and thermodynamics, allowing for a comprehensive assessment of economic, social, and environmental impacts. The document outlines the basic principles and methodology of emergy accounting, including defining key terms like energy quality, transformity, and emergy. Case studies where emergy evaluation has informed sustainability decision making are also analyzed.
On the basis of the first law of thermodynamics, an analysis of the orientation of structural interactions was carried out. In the systems in which the interaction proceeds along the potential gradient (positive work), the resultant potential energy is found based on the principle of adding reciprocals of corresponding energies of subsystems - there is a corpuscular mechanism. In the systems in which the interactions proceed against the potential gradient (negative performance) the algebraic addition of their masses, as well as the corresponding energies of subsystems is performed - there is a wave mechanism. Act of quantum action expressed via Plank’s constant is narrowed to the energy equilibrium-exchange redistribution between the corpuscular and wave processes, that is demonstrated via the angular vector of such motion. Еnergy characteristics of functional states of bio-systems are defined basically by P-parameter values of atom first valence electron. The principles of stationary biosystem formation are similar to the conditions of wave processes in the phase. Under the condition of the minimum of such interactions, the pathological (but not stationary) biostructures containing the molecular hydrogen can be formed.
EMERGY ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY AND INDICATORS
In emergy analysis various forms of energy can be expressed as coal, oil or another given fuel, and these can be compared and assessed (Finn, 1980) . This is, somewhat impossible as regards the materials, services or labour necessary for the energy production process. Yet, each of the input quantities required in the energy production process has its own energy value, which has been typically consumed in the production or in ensuring economic resources created by the production process, and this value should be taken into account in assessing the energy production process. While availing emergy calculations, therefore mentioned input values can be calculated in comparable unit, and with their help it is possible to determine the total emergy necessary for the production process.The production process uses two environmental resources: • R – renewable natural resources, which in turn are divided into two categories: - Renewable R1, which include solar energy, wind energy and rain; - Renewable R2, which are related to local ecosystem-provided resources such as renewable energy resources (biomass), as well as water and air in process-cooling equipment. Air is also availed in combustion processes. • N – non-renewable natural resources, including coal, gas, oil products or groundwater if used faster than its regeneration rate. Input F contains economy-ensured services related with the development and typical operation of the production process, services, technical equipment, remuneration, etc. Total Y emergy is attributed to the process end product (output) and is labeled Y. The production byproduct (pollutant) flow is labeled with W, and it penetrates the environment. Availing the examined flows, the following indicators are defined for each production process (company).
Photovoltaic (PV) cell from solar energy is one of the most widely adopted renewable energy source and commercially available system that can be used in various applications. More appealing application of PV arrays used in thermoelectric (TE) device was it can convert solar thermal energy from temperature difference into electric energy to act as power generators. In this study, a theoretical model is developed by using conducting steady state energy analysis of a PVT-TE air collector. The matrix inversion method is used to obtain energy balance equation. The effect of various parameters also investigated. The mass flow rate of range 0.01 kg/s to 0.05 kg/s and solar intensity of 400 W/m2, 600 W/m2 and 800 W/m2 was used to obtain outlet temperature, To in the range about 28.9oC to 43.7oC and PV temperature, Tp about 35.3oC to 60oC.
Scope of Improving Energy Utilization in Coal Based Co-Generation on Thermal ...IJMER
International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER) is Peer reviewed, online Journal. It serves as an international archival forum of scholarly research related to engineering and science education.
Photovoltaic thermal (PVT), which is the popular technology for harvesting solar energy, receive solar energy and convert it into electrical and thermal energy simultaneously. In this review, design, heat transfer, energy modelling and performance analysis of PVT systems are presented. Four types of PVT systems base on heat transfer medium; air-based PVT system, water-based PVT system, the combination of water/air-based PVT system, and nanofluid-based PVT system are presented. In addition, major finding on energy and exergy analysis of PVT systems are summarized.
Dependence Of Energy Efficiency Indices On Individual Energy Technological Pr...IJRES Journal
An energy system combining various technical elements for a single purpose – manufacturing products –, requires methods taking into account the specifics of systematic combination of its values (efficiency index) for individual elements to specify the general systematic value of the energy efficiency. The main difference between of energetic consumption systems (ECS) and transmission systems is the energy technological processes (ETP). In addition to the definition of ECS given above as a process of influencing a specific technological environment with energy to give it new properties or qualities, it should be noted that this process either creates new energy carries or creates new conditions for interaction between this environment and the surroundings, and these possibilities can be combined with different results. It should also be noted that ETPs are usually irreversible processes (except for the increase in potential energy due to work), and the amount of energy received by the new carrier may depend on numerous factors. Nevertheless, the understanding of energy processes in different environments is quite well-developed, and this suggests that values of specific energy per unit of result R are available for common manufacturing processes. The specificity of the analysed energy processes in the elements of ECS lies not only in their mathematical models. It can be agreed that the model in a form of expression based on the assumption of linearity of the relative reduction of the second energy derivative can be applied both to the transmission elements and the ETP. In the physical sense, the difference lies in the fact that the energy in the elements of transmissions creates losses (they should be reduced in relation to the transmitted energy) whereas in the ETP, energy creates a result (the amount of absorbed energy should substantially exceed the amount of energy transmitted through the ETP). This difference can be called an inversion of efficiency, and it (the inversion produced in the ETP) must be regarded as a sign of consumer system which is distinctive from the systems of energy generation and transmission.
On the basis of the first law of thermodynamics, an analysis of the orientation of structural interactions was carried out. In the systems in which the interaction proceeds along the potential gradient (positive work), the resultant potential energy is found based on the principle of adding reciprocals of corresponding energies of subsystems - there is a corpuscular mechanism. In the systems in which the interactions proceed against the potential gradient (negative performance) the algebraic addition of their masses, as well as the corresponding energies of subsystems is performed - there is a wave mechanism. Act of quantum action expressed via Plank’s constant is narrowed to the energy equilibrium-exchange redistribution between the corpuscular and wave processes, that is demonstrated via the angular vector of such motion. Еnergy characteristics of functional states of bio-systems are defined basically by P-parameter values of atom first valence electron. The principles of stationary biosystem formation are similar to the conditions of wave processes in the phase. Under the condition of the minimum of such interactions, the pathological (but not stationary) biostructures containing the molecular hydrogen can be formed.
EMERGY ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY AND INDICATORS
In emergy analysis various forms of energy can be expressed as coal, oil or another given fuel, and these can be compared and assessed (Finn, 1980) . This is, somewhat impossible as regards the materials, services or labour necessary for the energy production process. Yet, each of the input quantities required in the energy production process has its own energy value, which has been typically consumed in the production or in ensuring economic resources created by the production process, and this value should be taken into account in assessing the energy production process. While availing emergy calculations, therefore mentioned input values can be calculated in comparable unit, and with their help it is possible to determine the total emergy necessary for the production process.The production process uses two environmental resources: • R – renewable natural resources, which in turn are divided into two categories: - Renewable R1, which include solar energy, wind energy and rain; - Renewable R2, which are related to local ecosystem-provided resources such as renewable energy resources (biomass), as well as water and air in process-cooling equipment. Air is also availed in combustion processes. • N – non-renewable natural resources, including coal, gas, oil products or groundwater if used faster than its regeneration rate. Input F contains economy-ensured services related with the development and typical operation of the production process, services, technical equipment, remuneration, etc. Total Y emergy is attributed to the process end product (output) and is labeled Y. The production byproduct (pollutant) flow is labeled with W, and it penetrates the environment. Availing the examined flows, the following indicators are defined for each production process (company).
Photovoltaic (PV) cell from solar energy is one of the most widely adopted renewable energy source and commercially available system that can be used in various applications. More appealing application of PV arrays used in thermoelectric (TE) device was it can convert solar thermal energy from temperature difference into electric energy to act as power generators. In this study, a theoretical model is developed by using conducting steady state energy analysis of a PVT-TE air collector. The matrix inversion method is used to obtain energy balance equation. The effect of various parameters also investigated. The mass flow rate of range 0.01 kg/s to 0.05 kg/s and solar intensity of 400 W/m2, 600 W/m2 and 800 W/m2 was used to obtain outlet temperature, To in the range about 28.9oC to 43.7oC and PV temperature, Tp about 35.3oC to 60oC.
Scope of Improving Energy Utilization in Coal Based Co-Generation on Thermal ...IJMER
International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER) is Peer reviewed, online Journal. It serves as an international archival forum of scholarly research related to engineering and science education.
Photovoltaic thermal (PVT), which is the popular technology for harvesting solar energy, receive solar energy and convert it into electrical and thermal energy simultaneously. In this review, design, heat transfer, energy modelling and performance analysis of PVT systems are presented. Four types of PVT systems base on heat transfer medium; air-based PVT system, water-based PVT system, the combination of water/air-based PVT system, and nanofluid-based PVT system are presented. In addition, major finding on energy and exergy analysis of PVT systems are summarized.
Dependence Of Energy Efficiency Indices On Individual Energy Technological Pr...IJRES Journal
An energy system combining various technical elements for a single purpose – manufacturing products –, requires methods taking into account the specifics of systematic combination of its values (efficiency index) for individual elements to specify the general systematic value of the energy efficiency. The main difference between of energetic consumption systems (ECS) and transmission systems is the energy technological processes (ETP). In addition to the definition of ECS given above as a process of influencing a specific technological environment with energy to give it new properties or qualities, it should be noted that this process either creates new energy carries or creates new conditions for interaction between this environment and the surroundings, and these possibilities can be combined with different results. It should also be noted that ETPs are usually irreversible processes (except for the increase in potential energy due to work), and the amount of energy received by the new carrier may depend on numerous factors. Nevertheless, the understanding of energy processes in different environments is quite well-developed, and this suggests that values of specific energy per unit of result R are available for common manufacturing processes. The specificity of the analysed energy processes in the elements of ECS lies not only in their mathematical models. It can be agreed that the model in a form of expression based on the assumption of linearity of the relative reduction of the second energy derivative can be applied both to the transmission elements and the ETP. In the physical sense, the difference lies in the fact that the energy in the elements of transmissions creates losses (they should be reduced in relation to the transmitted energy) whereas in the ETP, energy creates a result (the amount of absorbed energy should substantially exceed the amount of energy transmitted through the ETP). This difference can be called an inversion of efficiency, and it (the inversion produced in the ETP) must be regarded as a sign of consumer system which is distinctive from the systems of energy generation and transmission.
Iris Publishers- Journal of Engineering Sciences | Performance and Design Opt...IrisPublishers
The aim of this work is to optimize the design and performance of solar powered γ Stirling engine based on genetic algorithm (GA). A second-order mathematical model which includes thermal losses coupled with genetic algorithm GA has been developed and used to find the best values for different design variables. The physical geometry of the γ Stirling engine has been used as an objective variable in the genetic algorithm GA to determine the optimal parameters. The design geometry of the heat exchanger was considered to be the objective variable. The heater slots height, heater effective length, cooler slots height, cooler effective length, re-generator foil unrolled length and re-generator effective length are assumed to be the objective variables. Also, three different types of working fluids have been used in the model simulation to investigate the effect of the different working fluid on the engine performance. The comparison between the results obtained from the simulation by using the original parameters and the results from the optimized parameters when the engine was powered by solar energy; the higher temperature was 923 K applied to the working fluid when the air, helium, and hydrogen were used as working fluid. The engine power increases from 140.58 watts to 228.54 watts, and it is enhanced by approximately 50%, when the heating temperature is 923 K and the air is used as working fluid. The result showed that the working temperature is one of the most important parameters; because the output power increases by increasing of the hot side temperature.
“Theory of Time” is a research and analysis report on integrated transformation system to find out reason for changes. I had found some systematic relational imbalance among the principles of AC Transformer, Ohm’s law, series parallel circuits and law of conservation of energy. I did systematic analysis and research on above said combination principles and System’s Relative components are determined and organized systematically for better understanding and reformed results are meeting with the natural principles of system.
I did systematic analysis on electro-magnetic circuits to understand the structure of the transformation system. Law of conservation of energy, Transformer’s principles, Newton’s laws and Ohm’s law are base for this theory. By doing relational analysis I could derive Equivalent mechanical transformation principles from Electricity Transformation principles and mechanical resistance to transformation equation has been successfully formulated. Finally Obtained / reformed results are compared with our practical science and found that the derived principles are meeting with the natural principles of system and its transformation process. Further, explaining about “how the time is running?”; “what are all the relative components of the time?”; Whether is it possible to stop the time running process?
Exergy Assessment of Photovoltaic Thermal with V-groove Collector Using Theor...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
The solution of the environmental problems because of fuel fossil is to use new and renewable
energy. There are many studies about energy analysis of solar collector with v-groove but exergy analysis
of photovoltaic thermal system with v-groove is still less especially by theoretical study. Photovoltaic
thermal with v-groove collector has been conducted the exergy analysis by theoretical assessment. The
matrix inversion methods were used to analyze the energy balance equation. The theoretical assessment
was conducted under the solar intensity of 385 W/m2, 575 W/m2, and 875 W/m2 and mass flow rate
between 0.01 and 0.05 kg/s. The maximum exergy efficiency and exergy of PVT system with v -groove
collector were 17.80% and 86.32 Watt at the solar intensity of 875 W/m2.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) aims to cover the latest outstanding developments in the field of all Engineering Technologies & science.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Iris Publishers- Journal of Engineering Sciences | Performance and Design Opt...IrisPublishers
The aim of this work is to optimize the design and performance of solar powered γ Stirling engine based on genetic algorithm (GA). A second-order mathematical model which includes thermal losses coupled with genetic algorithm GA has been developed and used to find the best values for different design variables. The physical geometry of the γ Stirling engine has been used as an objective variable in the genetic algorithm GA to determine the optimal parameters. The design geometry of the heat exchanger was considered to be the objective variable. The heater slots height, heater effective length, cooler slots height, cooler effective length, re-generator foil unrolled length and re-generator effective length are assumed to be the objective variables. Also, three different types of working fluids have been used in the model simulation to investigate the effect of the different working fluid on the engine performance. The comparison between the results obtained from the simulation by using the original parameters and the results from the optimized parameters when the engine was powered by solar energy; the higher temperature was 923 K applied to the working fluid when the air, helium, and hydrogen were used as working fluid. The engine power increases from 140.58 watts to 228.54 watts, and it is enhanced by approximately 50%, when the heating temperature is 923 K and the air is used as working fluid. The result showed that the working temperature is one of the most important parameters; because the output power increases by increasing of the hot side temperature.
“Theory of Time” is a research and analysis report on integrated transformation system to find out reason for changes. I had found some systematic relational imbalance among the principles of AC Transformer, Ohm’s law, series parallel circuits and law of conservation of energy. I did systematic analysis and research on above said combination principles and System’s Relative components are determined and organized systematically for better understanding and reformed results are meeting with the natural principles of system.
I did systematic analysis on electro-magnetic circuits to understand the structure of the transformation system. Law of conservation of energy, Transformer’s principles, Newton’s laws and Ohm’s law are base for this theory. By doing relational analysis I could derive Equivalent mechanical transformation principles from Electricity Transformation principles and mechanical resistance to transformation equation has been successfully formulated. Finally Obtained / reformed results are compared with our practical science and found that the derived principles are meeting with the natural principles of system and its transformation process. Further, explaining about “how the time is running?”; “what are all the relative components of the time?”; Whether is it possible to stop the time running process?
Exergy Assessment of Photovoltaic Thermal with V-groove Collector Using Theor...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
The solution of the environmental problems because of fuel fossil is to use new and renewable
energy. There are many studies about energy analysis of solar collector with v-groove but exergy analysis
of photovoltaic thermal system with v-groove is still less especially by theoretical study. Photovoltaic
thermal with v-groove collector has been conducted the exergy analysis by theoretical assessment. The
matrix inversion methods were used to analyze the energy balance equation. The theoretical assessment
was conducted under the solar intensity of 385 W/m2, 575 W/m2, and 875 W/m2 and mass flow rate
between 0.01 and 0.05 kg/s. The maximum exergy efficiency and exergy of PVT system with v -groove
collector were 17.80% and 86.32 Watt at the solar intensity of 875 W/m2.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) aims to cover the latest outstanding developments in the field of all Engineering Technologies & science.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
OPEN ACCESS
Emergy Evaluation: A Tool for the Assessment of Sustainability
in Project Development
Natalia Andrea Cano Londoño*, Dario Gallego Suárez**, Héctor Iván
Velásquez***
*Ms.C., Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Colombia
**Ms.C, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Colombia
***Ph.D., Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Colombia
ABSTRACT
This contributiondescribes the basic principles of the emergy accounting method as a technique for
quantitativeassessment of sustainability in developing projects. Emergy determines the amount of energy used
directly and indirectly for generating resources, services and products. In addition,this analytical method
integrates economics, ecology and thermodynamics.This allows a comprehensive assessment of the economic,
social and environmental impacts in a theoretical way. Currently, Emergy evaluation is considered as one of the
life cycle sustainability assessment methods in areas similar to ecological, economics, and environmental
engineering.
Furthermore, the entire methodological path for the application and development of the emergy accounting
method was well described. In addition, some case studies where emergy has been the key data needed for
sustainability decision making were analyzed and discussed. This work further provides the practical connection
between theoretical definitions of emergy, data needs, and mathematical definitions of indicators for emergy
sustainability assessment. With the accomplishment of this contribution, emergy assessment can be achieved and
proposed as a tool for the development of sustainable projects.
Keywords–Ecology, Economics, Emergy, Energy Sustainable development.
I.
METHOD OF EMERGY
ACCOUNTING
To talk about emergy, two concepts have to
be clarified: energy quality and transformity.
1.1. Energy quality and transformity.
H.T. Odum observed that all the autoorganization systems (e.g. ecosystems) are ruled by
the first and second laws of thermodynamics.The
amount of valuable energy decreases when passing
from an inferior to a superior level of the autoorganization. This is because there is no one hundred
percent efficiency in the process of transformation.
But, the energy that is necessary for the construction
of higher levels is greater as the system becomes
more complex [1]. In this way, energy concentrates
as it moves towards each of the auto-organization
levels as is shown in figure 1.
Figure 1. Energetic diagram of the hierarchy in
the energy transformation. Source
Taken from Rydberg & Haden, 2006
Emergy evaluations of Denmark and Danish
agriculture:
Assessing
the
influence
of
changingresourceavailability on the organization of
agriculture and society. (Complex system – Level
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System – a) Flow diagram – b) Solar emergy potency
= 6E9.
Therefore, this observation implies that 1
joule of solar energy, 1 joule of coal or 1 joule of
electricity, although they represent the same quantity
of calorific energy (1 joule), they do not share the
same quality in terms of the potential that these
different types of energetic sources have to act on the
system. That is, the need of receiving higher of lower
quantities of less concentrated energy for generating
each of them”. [2].
Figure 1 indicates that there is a decrease in
energy in each transformation of the process. At the
same time, more energy is required (transformity) to
produce elements that are on the right side of the
figure (higher level of the chain).Therefore, these
products (which are further from the chain) have a
better quality, scarcer, and greater value.
Then, there exists a hierarchy of energies
according to their quality o potential to influence the
system. This goes from low concentration energy
sources (e.g., the sun) to highly concentrated ones
(e.g., petroleum) [3,4].
It is supposed that solar energy is the main
and primary source of low concentration energy
entering to the ecosphere. The most abundant source
of energy in the earth is solar light.But, due to the
fact that it flows in time and space, it has a low
quality compared to other similar energy sources
derived from it.Therefore, solar energy is chosen as
the
energy
of
reference
in
emergy
analysis.Transformity would have units of seJ/unit of
energy (solar equivalent joules/unit of energy).
By this way, transformity increases to the
right and it is a measure of the quality of energy.
Since available energy has had to be degraded (its
availability has been utilized) in each transformation,
as more transformations are required to generate high
quality elements on the right, less energy will be
left.Thus, an entry to the process with a high
transformity contributes with less energy to the
processthan one with a low transformity entry [2].
Transformity values represent a general
principle: “high quality products should not be used
for low quality purposes” [3]. For instance, electricity
should not be used for heating a house if logs in a
fireplace work for the same. This is because by using
electricity the energy that has been previously used
for ordinary fuel in electricity is wasted [2].
II.
EMERGY
The concepts of quantity, energy quality,
and transformity have been defined in the previous
section. Then, emergy is now to be defined. The
holistic environmental and economic efficiencies of
an industrial process can be assessed by a variety of
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techniques, such as life cycle analysis, exergy
analysis, ecological footprint,etc. [3].
The method of emergy analysis is a method
of environmental accounting based on energy, which
expresses all the inputs of the process (energy,
natural resources, services) and outputs (products or
services) in solar equivalents. Thus, emergy is
defined as the solar energy that is used directly or
indirectly for generating a product or service [3,
5].That means emergy is the total quantity of solar
energy necessary to generate that good or product.
The units of emergy are the solar equivalent joules
(seJ). It is the measure that unifies the consumption
of material, energy, and social resources spent for
obtaining products or services.
It is all the mentioned above the reason why
emergy means “energetic memory”.It consists on
calculating the cost (in energetic terms) of materials
and resources used in generating certain products or
services (memory of how much sun is used in
creating products or services).Hence, any type of
energy that is contained in a product is, in theory,
solar energy that has gone through a series of
transformation processes. This is why solar energy
has been taken as the basis of all emergy calculations.
III.
EMERGY ALGEBRA
Aggregation requires transforming all the
different qualities of energy or mass to the energy
quality of reference (by definition, emergy).Also, it is
necessary to know the position in the hierarchy of
every element that is involved in the process.
Therefore, transformity is used to overcome these
concerns. Transformity was previously defined as the
quantity of solar energy that is necessary to generate
a unit of better quality energy or mass. In other
words, this is the required emergy for generating a
unit of product.It will make possible to transform the
different types of energy or mass that were used in
terms of solar energy (seJ) equivalents. This factor of
transformity would be used as an equivalence value
(UEV), that would also indicate at what level is a
component in the quality hierarchy.
In algebraic terms, it is found that:
𝐸𝑚 = 𝑇× 𝐸
Eq. 1
Where:
𝐸 𝑚 𝑠𝑒𝐽 = 𝐸𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡
𝑠𝑒𝐽
𝑇
𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 = 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝐸
𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 = 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦
Similarly for the case of mass,
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𝐸𝑚 = 𝑇× 𝑀
Eq. 2
Where: 𝐸 𝑚 𝑠𝑒𝑗 = 𝐸𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡
𝑇 𝑠𝑒𝑗/𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 = 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑀 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑓𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠
components ofSYSTEMS SYMBOLS these symbols,
a system. Through
ENERGY
emergy flow diagrams are constructed [2, 9, 10, 11].
Syste m Frame A rec tangular box draw n to represent
:
System boundaries: symbol for defining the
the boundaries of the system selected.
TRANSACTION: a unit that indicates the sale of goods or
Energy source: servicesare the "focuses" located payment of money
They (solid line) in exchange for outside the
(dashed line).
boundaries of the system, and from which flows of matter and energy
set off within it.
SWITCHING ACTION: symbol that indicates one or more
switching functions where flows are interrupted or
Energetic path: It initiated. the various system components. Reflects
connects
the transfer of energy, materials or information between them.
BOX: miscellaneous symbol for whatever unit or function is
Likewise, transformity can be calculated as:
𝑇𝑟 = 𝐸 𝑚 /𝐸 ó 𝑇𝑟 = 𝐸 𝑚 /𝑀
IV.
INPUTS OF THE SYSTEM
When assessing emergy, it is intended to
evaluate all the energy involved in the generation of a
product based on the past energy that participated in
successive transformation processes. The emergy
value will be related to the quantity of energy that
was necessary to be used.These forms of energy are:
renewable sources of the system (environmental
services), non-renewable sources of the system
(material inputs), and imported sources to the system
(money investment in production input such as
human labor) [6].In this way, social, environmental,
and economic aspects are involved by energy and
mass flows.These different types of energy are
expressed in the same unit (by the transformity
factor) and aggregated [7].
Therefore, emergy analysis is an adequate
method for making environmental decisions. Emergy
does not only counts on the energy flows of a system,
but also recognizes the quality of these energy flows,
explaining the hierarchical distribution of energy in
such systems [8].
V.
EMERGETIC SYMBOLS
To carry out emergy systems modeling, an
own language called energetic language is used. This
is constituted by a whole set of symbols for different
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labled.
Heat drain: scattered energy that can not be reused. It represents the
dissipation of energy into heat that accompanies all transformation or
accumulation processes.
Eq. 3
Transformity is expressed as solar energy
joules per joule (SeJ) per kilograms (kg) or monetary
value ($) of product (seJ/J, seJ/kg, seJ/$). This factor
is an inherent quantity for each type of energy and
material.These values indicate the amount of solar
energy that has been spent for obtaining one
energetic unit of product. In addition, this allows
expressing all the types of energy and material
involved in terms of common units.
As shown in equation 3, it can be inferred
that transformity is the inverse value of the energetic
efficiency of the system. Low transformity means
that less emergy is necessary for generating the
product or service.
This is how the total emergy of a process is the
sum of all the inputs (mass and energy) entering to
the process, multiplied by their transformity (see
equation 4).
limits of a system,
subsystem, etc.
Depot: it is where energy, money, services, and information are
stored, whose use rates are higher than those of its renewal.
Producer: unit that through certain processes, collects and transforms
low-quality energy by concentrating it; it means, it makes products.
Consumer: unit that consumes more energy than it produces, but
provides services with greater emergy.
Black box: a unit representing any process without explaining how it
functions, which works according to one or more entries, delimiting a
subsystem within a larger system.
Interaction: Convergence of flows of different types (intersection of two or
more flows), which,process which combines different types
INTERACTION: by the action of various processes, results in more
of
quality flows. energy flows or material flows to produce an
outflow in proportion to a function of the inflows.
Activation (switch or diversion): indicates the start or end of a process
PRODUCER: unit that collects and trnasforms low-quality
energy under control interactions of higher quality such
resulting from the interaction of one or more inputs,flows. as fire or the
pollination of flowers.
.
INTERACTION: process which combines different types
of energy flows or material flows to produce an
CONSUMER: unit that transforms energy quality, stores it,
and outflow in proportion to a function of the inflows.
feeds it back autocatalytically to improve inflow
Feedback: the line that returns to the left of the diagram is called return or
supply, either for a production collects and trnasforms low-quality
PRODUCER: unit that or consumer subsystem.
energy under control interactions of higher quality flows.
.
CONSUMER: unit that transforms energy quality, stores it,
and feeds it back autocatalytically to improve inflow
Table 1. Emergy symbols.
VI.
FLOW DIAGRAMS
Flow diagrams are elaborated using the
symbols of emergy terminology. A flow diagram is a
conceptual model of the reality. This constitutes a
fundamental initial step of emergy evaluation, as well
as the initial step for some other system analyses
[12]. Further results will depend on this model is
defined. These can be less or more detailed results.
But, depending on the objective and the type of
socio-ecosystems that have been addressed. Despite
the fact it constitutes a simplification of reality, it
makes it possible to address complex systems,
establish their main components and determine their
control factors and guidelines. [13].
Conceptual modeling through emergy
symbols clarifies the objectives, organizes and
gathers available data, and exposes information gaps.
Besides, it represents the components of a certain
problem, as well as to reflect on the nature of them
and their relationship with others in terms of flows of
mass, energy and information. Moreover, it may even
lead to the direct production of simulations or
indexes for comparisons among systems [3, 14].
Emergy diagrams display all the energy
sources that enter to the system: renewable sources
(R), non-renewable sources (N), imported sources or
economic resources (F).Their final output is the total
quantity of solar energy which has been utilized for
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generating a particular good or product. As seen in
Figure 2, the accounting of the total emergy of the
process is shown in Equation 4.Where this is the sum
of each of the resources entering to the process and
multiplied by their transformity values.
the renewable and imported resources and its
generated overload to the environment. [2].
The next indicators describe all Aspects of
environmental sustainability[15].
Environmental Loading Ratio, ELR: As described
in Eq. 5, this is the environmental load index,
which refers to the relation between the entries of
non-renewable resources (NR) to the system, plus
the imported resources (F) over the renewable
inputs
(R).
𝐸𝐿𝑅 = (𝑁𝑅 + 𝐹)/𝑅
Figure 2. Emergy flow diagram
𝐸𝑚 =
VII.
𝑅∗ 𝑇+ 𝑁∗ 𝑇+ 𝐹∗ 𝑇
Eq. 4
EMERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
In other words, a product emergy value is
not the energy contained by this product, but the
quantity of solar energy that has been used in the
creation of such product.
As it has been stated in previous sections,
the emergy analysis separates the entries of
renewable sources (R) from the entries of nonrenewable sources (N), and also from the imported
entries (F).This meanss that the emergy is a function
of the environment, the energy, and the economics.It
is the compatibility between the economic aspects
(maximum productivity) and the environment.
Therefore, the best relationship is having the highest
productivity with a minimum negative environmental
impact.
These distinctions make it possible to define
the emergy indicators which provide the tools for the
environmental decision making in terms of
sustainability. [7, 15, 16].
or a project depends mainly on the types of
resources or energy that intervene and their usage.
This emphasizes the usage of renewable resources
rather than non-renewable ones.
Therefore, a system can be considered as
sustainable as long as its energy sources prevail
within time (renewable sources). Also, a system is
sustainable if is able to adapt to the available energy
sources, as well as to replace them in case that the
original energy sources are no longer available [2].
Therefore, sustainability is intrinsic to the relation
that exists between the consumption rate of the
resources and to the rate at which a reservoir
generates the resources.For instance, the extraction of
mineral resources tends to be unsustainable since it is
an activity based on non-renewable products.
In other words, the sustainability of an
economic activity (in emergy terms) is function of
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Eq. 5
Low values of ELR (<2), indicate that
processes have a low environmental impact, or they
count on a great area to dissipate their environmental
impact.When ELR>10, there is a high environmental
load, and when 3<ELR<10, the impact is considered
as moderate. This index is high for systems with high
non-renewable entries or with high releases to the
environment [17], and also for highly technological
processes.
Emergy Yield Ratio, EYR.This is the emergy
performance index; it indicates the relation
between the total emergy inputs to the system
over the imported resources (See Eq. 6).
𝐸𝑌𝑅 = (𝑅 + 𝑁𝑅 + 𝐹)/𝐹
Eq. 6
This index is used for estimating the
dependence of the process on the imported or
purchased resources, and also for showing the
contribution of the local natural capital in the
economy of the regionor to the process.
Low EYR values indicate a low economic
benefit and a weak market competition. On the
contrary, high EYR values indicate a strong
competition that the developed product has and a
high economic benefit [18].
A EYR<5 indicates that during the process,
a great amount of secondary raw material (e.g.,
cement, steel, etc.) are used. A EYR>5 indicates the
use of primary energy resources and EYR<2
indicates that there is no significant contributions of
local resources and are associated to processes that
are almost completely manufactured [7].
Emergy Sustainable Index, ESI. It is the index of
sustainability and indicates the relation between
the emergy performance and the environmental
load index.
𝐸𝑆𝐼 = 𝐸𝑌𝑅/𝐸𝐿𝑅
Eq. 7
As described by Eq. 7, this index reflects the capacity
of a system to provide products or services with a
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minimum environmental stress and a maximum
economic benefit. [19].
When ESI <1, the process is not sustainable
in long term, when 1<ESI<5, a sustainable
contribution to the economy is present during
medium-term periods. With ESI>5, the process can
be considered sustainable in a long term. However, it
is incorrect to believe that the greater this index is,
the greater is the sustainability of the process, since at
ESI>10 the process is considered to be
underdeveloped [17].
Emergy Investment Ratio, EIR. It is the emergy
investment index; it is the relation between the
entries of imported resource to the system over
the sum of renewable and non-renewable
resources.
𝐸𝐼𝑅 = 𝐹/(𝑅 + 𝑁𝑅)
Ec. 8
According to Eq. 8, the lower this index is,
the lower is the economic cost of the process, so the
alternative that presents a lower index, tends to be
more competitive and flourishes in the market.
Generally, the greater the relation is, the greater is the
level of economic development of the system [20].
Renewability Ratio, %R. It is the relation that
exists between the entries of renewable sources to
the system over the total emergy.
𝑅
%𝑅 =
× 100
Eq.9
𝑅+𝑁𝑅+𝐹
The renewability factor (see Eq. 9)should
becalculated during an emergy analysis when a
sustainability assessment wants to be made [21]. It
simply indicates the percentage of renewable emergy
used by the system. Systems with a high percentage
of renewable emergy have greater probabilities of
being more sustainable and prevail (they have more
capacity of surviving an economic stress than those
which use a great amount of non-renewable emergy)
[16, 22].
The previous sustainability indexes allow
environmental decision making. Therefore, a process
is sustainable when is energetically usable,
economically profitable and environmentally friendly
in an integrated way. Also, being sustainable means
that the system is dependentof renewable resources
and not due to non-renewable ones.
VIII.
FINDINGS
Next, a methodological course is proposed
for the development of the emergy analysis.
a) The unit must be delimited with defined
boundaries (especially in the socioeconomic
field, space and time limits) in which the
exchanges of the system with its surroundings
are established, since it is not isolated. A state
constitutes a separate territorial unit, socially and
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economically, for which there are large data
bases about its socioeconomic components, as
well as about its environmental components. [1].
b) Once the study systems have been delimited, it
proceeds to the collection, review and update of
the environmental data. Data are classified in R
renewable resources (R), non-renewable
resources (N), and imported resources or services
(F) [9].
c) Having already defined and limited the overall
system and specific boundaries subsystems, it
now proceeds to elaborate the flowchart of the
system. An emergy system diagram is drawn
using the emergy language symbols of ecological
systems [1] to graph the green-energy
components, the economic sector, resources
used, and the flow of money through the system.
In the emergy diagrams available data are
grouped, allowing determining the flows and
interactions in the system, highlighting the most
relevant and revealing information gaps
(interaction between components in energy
terms). The modeling consists of the following
parts [2]:
- Once the limits of the system have been established,
the main inputs and outputs of energy are
defined in it, and they were classified according
to their nature (biogeophysical, economic,
human, etc.), from left to right in order of
increasing transformity around the symbol of the
system limits.
- The internal components of the system are
specified as well as their relationship with the
inputs and outputs of energy. Also, putting
careful attention to integrate all the elements
of the system that regulate the processes
constituting its own functionality.
- The money flows are included, corresponding
to the economic use that some of the system
flows may have, as well as the money inputs
that move some of their own socioeconomic
components.
- Degradation is considered corresponding to
the second law of thermodynamics (there is no
one hundred percent efficiency in the
transformation of energy).
- The diagram is simplified according to the
objectives of the study by adding categories to
the level of detail that is desired to be carried
out.
d) The construction of an emergy synthesis chart
follows, which is generated based on the
information of the flow diagram. There, the
emergy quantities, their different components
and their emergy monetary values are calculated
(macroeconomic value) [9] as described inTable
2.
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The first column in Table 2 refers to the
order in which each of the flows is located. Second
column is the name of the item or flow that is
evaluated and appears, with the corresponding
terminology, in the flow diagram.Besides, in each
column each flow is classified as a renewable, nonrenewable or imported resource. Next to this column,
the corresponding units of each flow appear, whether
in joules, grams or dollars, if it refers to energetic,
mass or monetary flows respectively. The third
column „data‟ contains the values of the calculations
that are done for each flow, which is calculated by
using the formulas displayed in the reference [1]. All
these disparate factors will have some common
standardized metric. This is why in the fourth column
“transformity” the emergy was placed as a unit or
which is known as factor of transformity
(transformity or specific energy), which transforms
the figures in the third column into the figures of the
fifth column (SeJ). The previously calculated and
tabulated transformity values are employed for each
flow in previous studies.
Ítem
Renewable
resources
Sun
1
2
Rain
Non
renewable
resources
3 Petroleum
Imported
Resources
4 Machiner
y
n Umpteent
h item
System
Outputs
Manufactur
ed products
3
4
5
6
A
B
xx.
x
xx.x
A*B=
C
Em2
Em1/EM
R
Em2/EM
R
xx.
x
𝑋𝑋. 𝑋
xx.x
1
𝑛
𝐸𝑚𝑖
Emi
1
𝑥𝑥. 𝑥
𝑛
IX.
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𝑃𝐼𝐵
1
TOTAL
𝐸𝑚𝑖
EMERGY
𝑛
Table 2. System emergy calculation.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Data (units/year)
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CONCLUSIONS
The emergy analysis is a quantitative
assessment technique which determines the quantity
of directly or indirectly used energy during a certain
process for generating different quality resources,
services, and products. [1]. It can be considered as an
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𝑛
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