Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of an innovative component for refrigeration units

Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life costing (LCC) are innovative tools based on an approach allowing to investigate the environmental economic burdens of a product or service throughout its lifecycle. Although usually carried out individually, their integration in comprehensive analysis could provide substantial asset every kind decision-making procedures. In this study, sustainability newly developed component for refrigeration units is investigated by applying these two cradle grave different scenarios. Results from LCA show huge impact associated with manufacturing process kit compared transport. However, use phase showed payback period always lower than 10 years. LCC that initial investment cost represents highest share final user. Furthermore, favourable discounted periods generally found, leading net savings above 270,000 € case best-case scenario.