kaskadanvändning

English translation: Cascade principle, cascaded use

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Swedish term or phrase:kaskadanvändning
English translation:Cascade principle, cascaded use
Entered by: Phlebas

09:32 Jun 2, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Paper / Paper Manufacturing
Swedish term or phrase: kaskadanvändning
A concept traditionally used in the forest industry. Very few hits on Google. Anyone have any ideas?

Kaskadanvändning för att utnyttja biomassans hela potential
Phlebas
Local time: 14:30
Cascade principle, cascaded use
Explanation:
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" ..
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Roger Vaughn
Sweden
Local time: 14:30
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3 +1Cascade principle, cascaded use
Roger Vaughn
3carbon footprint environmental impact awareness
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Cascade principle, cascaded use


Explanation:
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" ..


    Reference: http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/oes/nutshell/2009/4_Fores...
Roger Vaughn
Sweden
Local time: 14:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Deane Goltermann: Agree here to 'cascade use' -- good one!
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carbon footprint environmental impact awareness


Explanation:
“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)




    Reference: http://babybumpapp.com/community/groups/132-green-parenting/...
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