Ensto has published a verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its 630A screened separable connectors, further enhancing the availability of transparent environmental information for medium‑voltage cable accessories.
The EPD offers standardized, third‑party‑verified life cycle data to support customers, utilities, and project developers in evaluating environmental performance and addressing increasing environmental requirements in electricity distribution projects.
Life Cycle Perspective and Product Scope
The EPD has been developed using a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach that covers the entire product life cycle, from cradle to grave. It means the product life covering from raw material extraction and manufacturing to installation, use, and end‑of‑life treatment.
A representative screened separable connector was selected to reflect typical material composition, manufacturing processes, and technical performance across the product range. Conservative assumptions and scaling table were applied where variations exist, ensuring that the declared environmental impacts are robust and not underestimated.
Results and Comparisons
The EPD shows that the manufacturing of one screened separable connector, with a product weight of 5.94 kg, results in approximately 34.5 kg of CO₂ emissions equivalent (GWP-fossil, A1-A3).
To provide a general understanding of the magnitude of this impact, it can be compared to:
- Driving a typical combustion engine car for approximately 200–250 kilometers
- The production and use of several dozen household‑size plastic storage boxes
These comparisons are indicative and intended to illustrate the scale of impact.
Key Findings from the EPD
The EPD shows that material production is the dominant contributor to the overall environmental impacts of screened separable connectors, particularly metals and silicone‑based components. Manufacturing processes represent a relatively small share of total life cycle impacts.
The assessment also highlights that improved availability of supplier‑specific environmental data could further refine future results. For this EPD, conservative default data and end‑of‑life assumptions were applied to ensure transparency and avoid overestimation of environmental benefits.
Supporting Electricity Distribution
By publishing this EPD, Ensto supports customers in making informed design decisions and enables the use of verified environmental data in procurement, life cycle assessments, and reporting.
The EPD for screened separable connectors supports the use of transparent environmental data in the development of resilient and safe electricity distribution systems, contributing to the broader energy transition.
Access the EPD
The verified Environmental Product Declaration is available via EPD-Hub, providing detailed life cycle environmental impact data for professionals and stakeholders.
About EPDs
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) present independently verified environmental information covering a product’s full life cycle, based on standardized calculation rules.
Please note that the EPD does not indicate that the product has a lower environmental impact compared to other products but provides transparent and comparable information.
