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Cleaner distribution of electricity energy considering Personnel's attitudes toward waste generation

Jamshidieini, B ; Sharif University of Technology | 2019

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.10.232
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd , 2019
  4. Abstract:
  5. Electrification involves many activities that have detrimental impacts on environment. Over the last few years, many studies have been conducted to understand, estimate and mitigate the carbon footprint of electricity distribution but other environmental aspects of electrification remain almost neglected. In recent years, electricity distribution companies have adopted many waste management techniques to reduce the amount of waste generated in their key processes. However, the causes of waste and the necessary corrective actions to alleviate the waste generation in electricity distribution have not been studies in an integrated framework. In current study, which was conducted to fill this research gap, the value stream and critical processes of the electricity distribution were scrutinized thoroughly in order to identify the attitude, routines and situations that lead to waste generation and the strategies that can be adopted to reduce the waste amount. Previous studies showed that if people underestimate their role in the waste generation, they do not participate in waste minimization effectively. Therefore, the perceptions of various groups of people whose attitudes affect the waste generation were studied and meaningful differences were identified. Current study showed that under-design, improper installation and utilization, damaging intact components in disconnection process, over-ordering, supplying component with inferior quality and over-load are important causes of waste in electricity distribution. Finally, there are meaningful differences between people perceptions about the causes of waste so distribution companies should promote the awareness of people about waste in order to implement an effective waste minimization system. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. Analysis of variance ; Critical factors ; Electricity distribution network ; Grid construction/demolition ; Waste minimization ; Analysis of variance (ANOVA) ; Carbon footprint ; Conservation ; Electric utilities ; Distribution companies ; Electricity distribution ; Electricity distribution companies ; Electricity distribution networks ; Grid constructions ; Management techniques ; Waste management
  8. Source: Journal of Cleaner Production ; Volume 209 , 2019 , Pages 371-385 ; 09596526 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965261833258X