Circular Economy
A Circular Economy dictates activities that preserve value in the form of energy, labor, and materials. This means designing for high performance, durability, reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling to keep products, components, and materials circulating in the economy. EMC’s simple supply chain and highly efficient manufacturing model provides a solid foundation for designing to a Circular Economy model during our company and manufacturing ramp up, and ongoing product innovation.
Circular Economy System
Planetary Boundaries
While further quantifying is needed, EMC operations will take place mostly within Planetary Boundaries framework. The model was developed by the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Australian National University to identify the nine processes that regulate the stability and resilience of the Earth system.
The scientists proposed quantitative planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come. Crossing these boundaries increases the risk of generating large-scale abrupt or irreversible environmental changes.
While highly effective at reaching the goal of zero emissions, the electrification of the global economy using renewable energy must work within planetary boundaries. EMC’s manufacturing and product models have an exceptionally small emissions and environmental footprint which are key for downstream project developers to limit their generation asset’s full lifecycle emissions.