Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
kaskadanvändning
English translation:
Cascade principle, cascaded use
Added to glossary by
Phlebas
Jun 2, 2013 09:32
10 yrs ago
Swedish term
kaskadanvändning
Swedish to English
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A concept traditionally used in the forest industry. Very few hits on Google. Anyone have any ideas?
Kaskadanvändning för att utnyttja biomassans hela potential
Kaskadanvändning för att utnyttja biomassans hela potential
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | Cascade principle, cascaded use |
Roger Vaughn
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| 3 | carbon footprint environmental impact awareness |
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Roger Vaughn
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Cascade principle, cascaded use
There's a relevant passage in the document below, I think:
"A “cascaded” use of harvested wood – first for wood products that can be recycled, then for energy – is in most cases
preferable to the direct use of wood for energy from the point of view of GHG emissions" ..
"A “cascaded” use of harvested wood – first for wood products that can be recycled, then for energy – is in most cases
preferable to the direct use of wood for energy from the point of view of GHG emissions" ..
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carbon footprint environmental impact awareness
“cascaded” (nice reference rcvaughn) seems to be a specific example of " carbon footprint environmental impact awareness" (getting the most out of sth with the least CO2 emissions and the least waste)
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