EPD FLEXITY Outlook - Csr Bombardier

A Life Cycle PerspectiveEnvironmental Profile of the FLEXITY OutlookRaw material extractionManufacturing/Final assemblyEnd of lifeUseAt Bombardier life cycle thinking is integrated to thedesign process, highlighting the significance of differentdesign choices and the true overall environmentalimpact these choices have.Life Cycle AssessmentPower supplyElectric power to Valencia FLEXITY Outlook tram issourced primarily from hard coal and nuclear energy.The Spanish average power supply mix for 2011 wasused to model the operation phase of the ValenciaFLEXITY Outlook tram life cycle.Resource efficiency, waste generation and overallenvironmental impact are estimated throughout all lifecycle phases of the Valencia FLEXITY Outlook tram,following ISO 14040:2006 methodology. 3 The study hasbeen carried out in cooperation with the ViennaUniversity of Technology. The results are based on theValencia FLEXITY Outlook tram in service for 30 years,with an average running distance of 60 000 km per year.All assumptions on vehicle comfort systems load arebased on TecRec 100:001: Specification and verification ofenergy consumption for railway rolling stock, followingthe methodology and operational profiles used for theenergy consumption simulation. The simulated operationalscenario features 50% energy recovery from regenerativebraking. The end of life phase of the life cycle is modeledaccording to technology available today. The potentialbenefit from material recycling and energy recovery isnot included in the environmental impact tables.2Rainer Pamminger, Life Cycle Assessment Report - FLEXITY OutlookValencia, Vienna University of Technology, 201112%22%Hard coal6%Heavy fuel oilNatural gasNuclear energy2%20%27%Power supply for the Valencia FLEXITY Outlook tram resulting inemissions of 593 g of CO 2equivalents per kWh.3%8%Hydro powerWind powerBiomassOthers4FLEXITY Outlook – Environmental Product Declaration