Environmental Protection:

Ecohz environmental documentation

Ostfold Research was commissioned by Ecohz to calculate and document the environmental impact for the overall production portfolio of the company. Three control products have been analysed using the same procedure: i.e. The average consumption profile in the Norwegian and Danish markets, as well as an average Nordic production profile.

The project has documented the environmental impact of Ecohz' power supplies to the European market, based on renewable energy of guaranteed origin. Furthermore, the project has made similar calculations for three reference products to enable comparison of the environmental profile.This way, Ecohz can make the environmental profile of their products visible, and show their customers the environmental consequence of using their products rather than energy from unspecified origins on the market. The reference products were the average power consumption in the Norwegian and Danish market, as well as the average amount produced in the Nordic market.

 

The products were analysed with standard life cycle methodology and software. Average numbers were used for the individual energy carrier: water, wind, coal, oil, natural gas, etc.

 

The results show that the environmental impact of Ecohz' power supplies is considerably lower than for the three reference products:

• Climatic effects: 9-320 times lower
• Photochemical oxidation potential: 5-120 times lower
• Acidification: 4-110 times lower
• Eutrophication: 3-50 times lower
• Production of radioactive waste: 250-5000 times lower

There is also a very small proportion of non-renewable energy sources (0,4 %) in Ecohz' deliveries, while the amount for the refernce products is much higher: 13 - 75 %.

 

The composition, and thereby also the environmental impact, of the reference products can vary significantly from year to year, especially depending on rainfall that year. The difference in environmental impact will then vary, but Ecohz shows itself to be, in all cases, significantly better environmentally than the references.