This book addresses eco-design a major tool for reducing the environmental impacts of products
services and systems in the context of sustainable development. It covers four key aspects of
eco-design applied to electrical engineering. First it describes current and future
methodologies and standards including regulations which apply to electrical engineering. In
turn the second chapter is devoted to energy systems and planning including constraints on
the insertion of equipment into the grid. Components such as transformers and cables their
eco-design characteristics and impacts and their potential to improve the environmental
impacts of networks are described in the third chapter. Lastly the fourth chapter deals with
materials in terms of their performance and ecological impact. In the case of electrical
equipment the eco-design approach is also connected to the development of renewable energies
and energy efficiency.
