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This paper will introduce the open-source model MyPyPSA-Ger, a myopic optimization model developed to represent the German energy system with a detailed mapping of the electricity sector, on a highly disaggregated level, spatially and temporally, with regional differences and investment limitations. Furthermore, this paper will give new outlooks on the German federal government 2050 emissions goals of the electricity sector to become greenhouse gas neutral by proposing new CO2 allowance strategies. Moreover, the regional differences in Germany will be discussed, their role and impact on the energy transition, and which regions and states will drive the renewable energy utilization forward.
Following a scenario-based analysis, the results point out the major keystones of the energy transition path from 2020 to 2050. Solar, onshore wind, and gas-fired power plants will play a fundamental role in the future electricity systems. Biomass, run of river, and offshore wind technologies will be utilized in the system as base-load generation technologies. Solar and onshore wind will be installed almost everywhere in Germany. However, due to the nature of Germany’s weather and geographical features, the southern and northern regions will play a more important role in the energy transition.
Higher CO2 allowance costs will help achieve the 1.5-degree-target of the electricity system and will allow for a rapid transition. Moreover, the more expensive, and the earlier the CO2 tax is applied to the system, the less it will cost for the energy transition, and the more emissions will be saved throughout the transition period. An earlier phase-out of coal power plants is not necessary with high CO2 taxes, due to the change in power plant’s unit commitment, as they prioritize gas before coal power plants. Having moderate to low CO2 allowance cost or no clear transition policy will be more expensive and the CO2 budget will be exceeded. Nonetheless, even with no policy, renewables still dominate the energy mix of the future.
However, maintaining the maximum historical installation rates of both national and regional levels, with the current emissions reduction strategy, will not be enough to reach the level of climate-neutral electricity system. Therefore, national and regional installation requirements to achieve the federal government emission reduction goals are determined. Energy strategies and decision makers will have to resolve great challenges in order to stay in line with the 1.5-degree-target.
Most recently, the federal government in Germany published new climate goals in order reach climate neutrality by 2045. This paper demonstrates a path to a cost optimal energy supply system for the German power grid until the year 2050. With special regard to regionality, the system is based on yearly myopic optimization with the required energy system transformation measures and the associated system costs. The results point out, that energy storage systems (ESS) are fundamental for renewables integration in order to have a feasible energy transition. Moreover, the investment in storage technologies increased the usage of the solar and wind technologies. Solar energy investments were highly accompanied with the installation of short-term battery storage. Longer-term storage technologies, such as H2, were accompanied with high installations of wind technologies. The results pointed out that hydrogen investments are expected to overrule short-term batteries if their cost continues to decrease sharply. Moreover, with a strong presence of ESS in the energy system, biomass energy is expected to be completely ruled out from the energy mix. With the current emission reduction strategy and without a strong presence of large scale ESS into the system, it is unlikely that the Paris agreement 2° C target by 2050 will be achieved, let alone the 1.5° C.
An import ban of Russian energy sources to Germany is currently being increasingly discussed. We want to support the discussion by showing a way how the electricity system in Germany can manage low energy imports in the short term and which measures are necessary to still meet the climate protection targets. In this paper, we examine the impact of a complete stop of Russian fossil fuel imports on the electricity sector in Germany, and how this will affect the climate coals of an earlier coal phase-out and climate neutrality by 2045.
Following a scenario-based analysis, the results gave a point of view on how much would be needed to completely rely on the scarce non-renewable energy resources in Germany. Huge amounts of investments would be needed in order to ensure a secure supply of electricity, in both generation energy sources (RES) and energy storage systems (ESS). The key findings are that a rapid expansion of renewables and storage technologies will significantly reduce the dependence of the German electricity system on energy imports. The huge integration of renewable energy does not entail any significant imports of the energy sources natural gas, hard coal, and mineral oil, even in the long term. The results showed that a ban on fossil fuel imports from Russia outlines huge opportunities to go beyond the German government's climate targets, where the 1.5-degree-target is achieved in the electricity system.
A novel peptidyl-lys metalloendopeptidase (Tc-LysN) from Tramates coccinea was recombinantly expressed in Komagataella phaffii using the native pro-protein sequence. The peptidase was secreted into the culture broth as zymogen (~38 kDa) and mature enzyme (~19.8 kDa) simultaneously. The mature Tc-LysN was purified to homogeneity with a single step anion-exchange chromatography at pH 7.2. N-terminal sequencing using TMTpro Zero and mass spectrometry of the mature Tc-LysN indicated that the pro-peptide was cleaved between the amino acid positions 184 and 185 at the Kex2 cleavage site present in the native pro-protein sequence. The pH optimum of Tc-LysN was determined to be 5.0 while it maintained ≥60% activity between pH values 4.5—7.5 and ≥30% activity between pH values 8.5—10.0, indicating its broad applicability. The temperature maximum of Tc-LysN was determined to be 60 °C. After 18 h of incubation at 80 °C, Tc-LysN still retained ~20% activity. Organic solvents such as methanol and acetonitrile, at concentrations as high as 40% (v/v), were found to enhance Tc-LysN’s activity up to ~100% and ~50%, respectively. Tc-LysN’s thermostability, ability to withstand up to 8 M urea, tolerance to high concentrations of organic solvents, and an acidic pH optimum make it a viable candidate to be employed in proteomics workflows in which alkaline conditions might pose a challenge. The nano-LC-MS/MS analysis revealed bovine serum albumin (BSA)’s sequence coverage of 84% using Tc-LysN which was comparable to the sequence coverage of 90% by trypsin peptides.
Photovoltaic-heat pump (PV-HP) combinations with battery and energy management systems are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to increase the autarchy and utilization of self-generated PV electricity. This trend is driven by the ongoing electrification of the heating sector and the growing disparity between growing electricity costs and reducing feed-in tariffs in Germany. Smart control strategies can be employed to control and optimize the heat pump operation to achieve higher self-consumption of PV electricity. This work presents the evaluation results of a smart-grid ready controlled PV-HP-battery system in a single-family household in Germany, using 1-minute-high-resolution field measurement data. Within 12 months evaluation period, a self-consumption of 43% was determined. The solar fraction of the HP amounts to 36%, enabled also due to higher set temperatures for space heating and domestic hot water production. Accordingly, the SPF decreases by 4.0% the space heating and by 5.7% in the domestic hot water mode. The combined seasonal performance factor for the heat pump system increases from 4.2 to 6.7, when only considering the electricity taken from the grid and disregarding the locally generated electricity supplied from photovoltaic and battery units.
Im Rahmen einer Master Thesis wurde ausgehend von einem vorhandenen System On Chip Design, welches eingehende EKG-Datensignale verarbeitet, das bestehende System so erweitert dass es komplett über den standardisierten SPI-Bus steuerbar und auslesbar ist.
Im Projekt MOBCOM wird ein neues Verfahren zur Zustandsüberwachung von elektrischen Betriebsmitteln in Niederspannungsnetzen und Anlagen entwickelt. Mittels PLC (power line communication) Technologie werden hochfrequente transiente Vorgänge auf dem Stromkanal und dessen Übertragungseigenschaften erfasst und bewertet. Durch Ableiten bestimmter Parameter soll zustandsbedingte Wartung vorhergesagt und so der Ausfall von Betriebsmittel vermieden werden.
A balcony photovoltaic (PV) system, also known as a micro-PV system, is a small PV system consisting of one or two solar modules with an output of 100–600 Wp and a corresponding inverter that uses standard plugs to feed the renewable energy into the house grid. In the present study we demonstrate the integration of a commercial lithium-ion battery into a commercial micro-PV system. We firstly show simulations over one year with one second time resolution which we use to assess the influence of battery and PV size on self-consumption, self-sufficiency and the annual cost savings. We then develop and operate experimental setups using two different architectures for integrating the battery into the micro-PV system. In the passive hybrid architecture, the battery is in parallel electrical connection to the PV module. In the active hybrid architecture, an additional DC-DC converter is used. Both architectures include measures to avoid maximum power point tracking of the battery by the module inverter. Resulting PV/battery/inverter systems with 300 Wp PV and 555 Wh battery were tested in continuous operation over three days under real solar irradiance conditions. Both architectures were able to maintain stable operation and demonstrate the shift of PV energy from the day into the night. System efficiencies were observed comparable to a reference system without battery. This study therefore demonstrates the feasibility of both active and passive coupling architectures.
For the treatment of bone defects, biodegradable, compressive biomaterials are needed as replacements that degrade as the bone regenerates. The problem with existing materials has either been their insufficient mechanical strength or the excessive differences in their elastic modulus, leading to stress shielding and eventual failure. In this study, the compressive strength of CPC ceramics (with a layer thickness of more than 12 layers) was compared with sintered β-TCP ceramics. It was assumed that as the number of layers increased, the mechanical strength of 3D-printed scaffolds would increase toward the value of sintered ceramics. In addition, the influence of the needle inner diameter on the mechanical strength was investigated. Circular scaffolds with 20, 25, 30, and 45 layers were 3D printed using a 3D bioplotter, solidified in a water-saturated atmosphere for 3 days, and then tested for compressive strength together with a β-TCP sintered ceramic using a Zwick universal testing machine. The 3D-printed scaffolds had a compressive strength of 41.56 ± 7.12 MPa, which was significantly higher than that of the sintered ceramic (24.16 ± 4.44 MPa). The 3D-printed scaffolds with round geometry reached or exceeded the upper limit of the compressive strength of cancellous bone toward substantia compacta. In addition, CPC scaffolds exhibited more bone-like compressibility than the comparable β-TCP sintered ceramic, demonstrating that the mechanical properties of CPC scaffolds are more similar to bone than sintered β-TCP ceramics.
Im Batterielabor der Hochschule Offenburg wurde ein neues Verfahren zur Bestimmung von Ladezustand und Gesundheitszustand von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien entwickelt. Es beruht auf der Auswertung von Spannungs- und Strommessungen mit einem mathematischen Batteriemodell. Das Verfahren ist genauer und robuster als Standardverfahren, die auf Ladungszählung beruhen. Zudem ist es numerisch einfacher umzusetzen als andere modellbasierte Verfahren. Wir demonstrieren die Methode mit einer Heimspeicherzelle und einer Elektrofahrzeugzelle.
Fast charging of lithium-ion batteries remains one of the most delicate challenges for the automotive industry, being seriously affected by the formation of lithium metal in the negative electrode. Here we present a physicochemical pseudo-3D model that explicitly includes the plating reaction as side reaction running in parallel to the main intercalation reaction. The thermodynamics of the plating reaction are modeled depending on temperature and ion concentration, which differs from the often-used assumption of a constant plating condition of 0 V anode potential. The reaction kinetics are described with an Arrhenius-type rate law parameterized from an extensive literature research. Re-intercalation of plated lithium was modeled to take place either via reverse plating (solution-mediated) or via an explicit interfacial reaction (surface-mediated). At low temperatures not only the main processes (intercalation and solid-state diffusion) become slow, but also the plating reaction itself becomes slower. Using this model, we are able to predict typical macroscopic experimental observables that are indicative of plating, that is, a voltage plateau during discharge and a voltage drop upon temperature increase. A spatiotemporal analysis of the internal cell states allows a quantitative insight into the competition between intercalation and plating. Finally, we calculate operation maps over a wide range of C-rates and temperatures that allow to assess plating propensity as function of operating condition.
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur biologischen Methanisierung von CO und/oder CO2 mittels methanogener Mikroorganismen durch Umsetzung von H2 und CO und/oder CO2, die eine Begasungskolonne und eine Entgasungskolonne, jeweils mit
einer Bodenseite und einer der Bodenseite gegenüberliegenden oberen Seite, ein in der Begasungskolonne und der Entgasungskolonne bereitgestelltes Medium mit methanogenen Mikroorganismen, eine Zuführeinrichtung zum Zuführen eines H2 enthaltenden Gases in das Medium der Begasungskolonne, wobei die Zuführeinrichtung im Bereich der Bodenseite der Begasungskolonne angeordnet ist, eine Abführeinrichtung zum Abführen eines CH4 enthaltenden Gases aus der Entgasungskolonne, eine Verbindungsleitung zwischen Begasungskolonne und Entgasungskolonne im Bereich der Bodenseiten, eine Pumpe zum Überführen von Medium über die Verbindungsleitung von der Begasungskolonne in die Entgasungskolonne, und eine Rückführleitung zwischen der Begasungskolonne und der Entgasungskolonne im Bereich der oberen Seiten zum Rückführen von Medium
aus der Entgasungskolonne in die Begasungskolonne aufweist. Die Erfindung betrifft auch ein Verfahren zur biologischen Methanisierung von CO und/oder CO2 in einer Vorrichtung mittels methanogener Mikroorganismen als Teil eines in der Vorrichtung bereitgestellten Mediums, wobei das Medium in einem Kreislauf über eine Begasungskolonne und eine Entgasungskolonne geführt wird, wobei die Kolonnen jeweils über eine Verbindungsleitung im Bereich ihrer Bodenseiten und über eine Rückführleitung im Bereich der den Bodenseiten gegenüberliegenden oberen Seiten miteinander verbunden sind, worin das Medium sich in der Begasungskolonne absteigend und in der Entgasungskolonne aufsteigend bewegt, worin dem Medium im Bereich der Bodenseite der Begasungskolonne ein H2 enthaltendes Gas zugeführt wird.
Young female handball players represent a high-risk population for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. While the external knee abduction moment (KAM) is known to be a risk factor, it is unclear how cutting technique affects KAMs in sport-specific cutting maneuvers. Further, the effect of added game specificity (e.g., catching a ball or faking defenders) on KAMs and cutting technique remains unknown. Therefore, this study aimed: (i) to test if athletes grouped into different clusters of peak KAMs produced during three sport-specific fake-and-cut tasks of different complexities differ in cutting technique, and (ii) to test whether technique variables change with task complexity. Fifty-one female handball players (67.0 ± 7.7 kg, 1.70 ± 0.06 m, 19.2 ± 3.4 years) were recruited. Athletes performed at least five successful handball-specific sidestep cuts of three different complexities ranging from simple pre-planned fake-and-cut maneuvers to catching a ball and performing an unanticipated fake-and-cut maneuver with dynamic defenders. A k-means cluster algorithm with squared Euclidean distance metric was applied to the KAMs of all three tasks. The optimal cluster number of koptimal = 2 was calculated using the average silhouette width. Statistical differences in technique variables between the two clusters and the tasks were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVAs (task complexity) with nested groupings (clusters). KAMs differed by 64.5%, on average, between clusters. When pooling all tasks, athletes with high KAMs showed 3.4° more knee valgus, 16.9% higher downward and 8.4% higher resultant velocity at initial ground contact, and 20.5% higher vertical ground reaction forces at peak KAM. Unlike most other variables, knee valgus angle was not affected by task complexity, likely due to it being part of inherent movement strategies and partly determined by anatomy. Since the high KAM cluster showed higher vertical center of mass excursions and knee valgus angles in all tasks, it is likely that this is part of an automated motor program developed over the players' careers. Based on these results, reducing knee valgus and downward velocity bears the potential to mitigate knee joint loading and therefore ACL injury risk.
In the literature, many studies have described the 3D printing of ceramic-based scaffolds (e.g., printing with calcium phosphate cement) in the form of linear structures with layer rotations of 90°, although no right angles can be found in the human body. Therefore, this work focuses on the adaptation of biological shapes, including a layer rotation of only 1°. Sample shapes were printed with calcium phosphate cement using a 3D Bioplotter from EnvisionTec. Both straight and wavy spokes were printed in a round structure with 12 layers. Depending on the strand diameter (200 and 250 µm needle inner diameter) and strand arrangement, maximum failure loads of 444.86 ± 169.39 N for samples without subsequent setting in PBS up to 1280.88 ± 538.66 N after setting in PBS could be achieved.
Mit der Initiative „Werbung für den Innovationsstandort Deutschland“ des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) wird seit November 2006 der Forschungsstandort Deutschland unter der Marke „Research in Germany – Land of Ideas“ international vermarktet. Im Programm unter dem Thema „Technologieumfeld Umwelttechnologien“ hat sich die Forschungsgruppe „Zentrum für angewandte Forschung an Fachhochschulen – Nachhaltige Energietechnik“ (zafh.net) mit einem Antrag über nachhaltiges Gebäudemanagement beworben. Vorrangig sollen die Ergebnisse des zafh.net, das vor allem auf dem Gebiet „Energieeffizienz in Gebäuden und Kommunen“ arbeitet, international vermarktet sowie der Bekanntheitsgrad der Hochschulen verbessert und neue internationale Projekte initiiert werden.
Eine Besonderheit des Ende Januar 2008 abgeschlossenen Langzeitmonitoring des Solar Info Center Freiburg (Förderkennzeichen BMWi 0335007U) ist die Erweiterung des Lüftungsbetriebs mit dem gelungenen Einsatz des an der Hochschule entwickelten Konzepts einer intelligenten dynamischen Betriebsführung (idB) unter Nutzung von Expertenwissen, Simulationsrechnungen und Prognosen. Im ersten Testbetrieb im Sommer 2006 konnte in einem Teilbereich des Solar-Info-Center-Gebäudes der Energiebedarf für die Dachventilatoren um 38 % gesenkt werden. Nach Auswertungen des Testbetriebs wurde das System im Jahr 2007 für den Betrieb im gesamten Gebäude angepasst. Die Mehrkosten des Betreibers für die Nutzung dieser Optimierung belaufen sich hauptsächlich auf den Bezug von Wetterdaten eines Wetterdienstes.
Getragen vom großen Erfolg der Veranstaltungen in den USA in 2008, weitete die Forschungsgruppe nachhaltige Energietechnik (net) seine Aktivitäten in den USA, aber auch in Kanada, Brasilien und in Ländern Osteuropas aus. Trotz anhaltender Wirtschaftskrise in 2009 herrscht in den USA, aber auch weltweit eine erfreulich optimistische Grundstimmung, wenn es um die Nutzung alternativer, erneuerbarer Energien und Fragen der effizienten Energieversorgung geht.
Der sommerliche Wärmeschutz von Schulgebäuden im Oberrheingraben und die Bereitstellung von Kühlenergie wurden bereits untersucht und finden Aufnahme im Leitfaden „Natürliche Gebäudeklimatisierung in Klassenzimmern des südlichen Oberrheins“. Im Rahmen der Arbeiten zur Minderung der sommerlichen Überhitzung wurde durch den Einbau und die damit verbundene kontinuierliche Aufzeichnung der CO2‐Konzentrationen der Raumluft festgestellt, dass besonders im Winterhalbjahr eine Verbesserung der Luftqualität erreicht werden muss.
Die Hochschule Offenburg begleitet seit Juli 2006 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg und der HfT Stuttgart die Solar unterstützte Klimatisierung der Festo AG & Co. KG in Esslingen. Die Anlage wurde im Rahmen des Forschungsvorhabens Solarthermie-2000plus vom Bundesumweltministerium gefördert. Dabei wurde die bereits bestehende Adsorptionskälteanlage, die bisher mit Kompressorenabwärme und Gaskesseln betrieben wurde, durch eine Betriebsanalyse und energetische Bewertung einer solarthermischen Anlage zur Unterstützung der Kälteversorgung eines Büro- und Verwaltungsgebäudes Solaranlage als dritter Wärmelieferant ergänzt.