Discussion and Q&A Session

iNEMI LCA Estimator Q&A Webinar (January 17, 2023) 
 

2022 iNEMI Project Leadership Award

Congratulations to the Eco-Impact Estimator, Phase 3 project team for receiving a 2022 iNEMI Project Leadership Award. These awards recognize projects that have demonstrated superior performance of electronics manufacturing practices, provided solutions that enable significant technology and business results and/or had a positive impact on the electronics manufacturing value chain and its ecosystem. The project team members are:

• Lisa Dender, IBM
• Donald Kline Jr., Intel
• Xuda Lin, Purdue University
• Padraig Murphy, Logitech
• Tom Okrasinski, Nokia
• Alisha Peterson, Intel
• Fu Zhao, Purdue University

End-of-Project Webinar

Presentation: End-of-Project Webinar (September 21 & 22, 2021)

Statement of Work

Statement of Work 

Background

This project will update and expand on iNEMI’s previously developed Eco-Impact Estimator tool which enables extremely efficient and accurate LCA (life cycle assessment) estimates for two key greenhouse gas emissions component categories: bare printed wiring boards and large integrated circuits  Having a simple and straightforward tool that is usable by industry for major ICT (information and communication technology) components allows for better evaluation of a product’s environmental footprint.

Project Objectives

The overall object for the Phase 3 project is to update the existing tool and test its functionality.  This approximately year-long effort will greatly enhance the tool/framework for more general use, with the following proposed topics:

• Update and expand on the ICT components covered
• Investigate inclusion of other environmental aspects such as energy and water usage

The team will need to define the component categories, collect data sets, and improve on the algorithms and methods for estimating eco-impact.  PWBs, ICs, power supplies, cable assemblies, fan trays, passive components and mechanical subassemblies are on the table for inclusion (or updating) within the tool (which is currently limited to greenhouse gas emissions related to global warming potential).

Project Focus

• Address new and existing datasets –
  • The HDPUG industry consortium has recently completed work on PWB LCA estimation of contemporary manufacturing of conventional and HDI type boards
  • ICT industry developed data sets for specific components as identified by the project team
• Allow targeted users general access so product evaluations and case studies can be input and maintained within the tool (specifics for access, security, and product / case study information propriety protection will need to be fully developed and confirmed)
• Expand product sets and refine algorithms and methods for estimating eco-impact

Presentations

Modernizing a Life Cycle Eco-Impact Estimator for ICT Products, Tom Okrasinski (Nokia Bell Labs), Electronics Goes Green 2020, September 1 (virtual conference)

• paper
• presentation

Presentation: Eco-Impact Estimator, Phase 3, Call-for-Participation Webinar (February 11, 2019)

For Additional Information

Mark Schaffer
marks@inemi.org