Life-Cycle-Assessment for Stoves and Ovens - ESU-services Ltd.

Table of Contents
Abstract .......................................................................................................i
Preface ........................................................................................................ii
Ausführliche Deutsche Zusammenfassung ...........................................iii
Table of Contents......................................................................................vi
Abbreviations ..........................................................................................viii
Dictionary ..................................................................................................ix
1 Goal and Scope Definition .....................................................................1
1.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................1
1.2 Goals...............................................................................................................1
1.3 Functional Unit ................................................................................................1
1.4 Investigated Alternatives .................................................................................2
2 Inventory Analysis ..................................................................................3
2.1 Distribution of Cooking Fuels...........................................................................4
2.1.1 verview............................................................................................4
2.1.2 Life Cycle Inventory for the Distribution .............................................4
2.2 Cooking ...........................................................................................................6
2.2.1 verview............................................................................................6
2.2.2 Efficiency of Cookstoves....................................................................6
2.2.3 Specific Energy Use of Stoves...........................................................8
2.2.4 Cooking with Gas...............................................................................9
2.2.5 Cooking with Electricity....................................................................10
2.2.6 Cooking with Wood..........................................................................11
2.2.7 Cooking with Kerosene....................................................................12
2.2.8 Life Cycle Inventory for Cooking and Baking ...................................13
3 Impact Assessment ..............................................................................16
3.1 Categories for the Impact Assessment..........................................................16
3.2 Comparison of all Cooking Alternatives.........................................................18
3.3 Influence of the Efficiency for the Results .....................................................18
3.4 Detailed Analysis using Eco-indicator 95+ ....................................................20
3.5 Contribution of Various Stages in the Life-Cycle ...........................................21
4 Interpretation.........................................................................................24
5 Literature ...............................................................................................26
6 Annex .....................................................................................................28
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