Embodied energy means all the energy used to manufacture a product. From production to disposal. All this energy is called embodied energy. The more complex the product is, the more energy is needed.
The following processes are included in the calculation.
Raw material extraction for example coal
Storage
Transport
Sale
Disposal
Vocabulary
Embodied energy = Graue Energie
Disposal = Entsorgung
coal= Kohle
Production = Produktion
manufacture = herstellen
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