Environmental life cycle information management and acquisition for consumer products

Objective

The ELIMA project aims to enable eco-efficient management and acquisition of product life cycle data by closing the information loop in different phases of product life cycle. The project will design novel data collection methods and information systems, develop and test prototype consumer products, draft a European standard, and assess the life cycle benefits of the technology. The expected outputs include prototypes of products, a life cycle data database, tools for design and life cycle modelling and an environmental evaluation of ELIMA. The consortium for the project involves 8 partners from 4 EU countries, including 2 SMEs. The potential economic impact of the research is estimated at over 500m of benefits for producers, consumers and Commnunity. Social benefits include an estimated 2250 new jobs in high-tech. industries. Environmental benefits include reduction in energy consumption of products and reduced waste from end-of- life.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INDESIT COMPANY UK LIMITED

Address

Grindley Lane
ST11 9LJ Stoke-on-trent
United Kingdom

 

Participants (7)

AUSTRIAN SOCIETY FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION

Austria

Address

3/1,Albert Schweitzer-gasse 11
1140 Wien

 

CYBERNETIX S.A. - INGENIERIE DES SYSTEMES AUTOMATIQUES ET ROBOTIQUES

France

Address

Rue Albert Einstein 306, Technopôle De Chèteau-gom
13382 Marseille

 

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

The Gateway
LE1 9BH Leicester

 

MOTOROLA GMBH

Germany

Address

Hagenauer Strasse 47
65203 Wiesbaden

 

REUSE ELEKTRO(NIK)PRODUKTE- UND BAUTEILEVERWERTUNG GMBH

Austria

Address

Albert Schweitzer-gasse 11
1140 Wien

 

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

Howard Street
S1 1WB Sheffield

 

SONY INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) GMBH

Germany

Address

106,Stuttgarterstrasse 106
70711 Fellbach