TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cheenakula, Dheeraja
A1  - Hoffstadt, Kevin
A1  - Krafft, Simone
A1  - Reinecke, Diana
A1  - Klose, Holger
A1  - Kuperjans, Isabel
A1  - Grömping, Markus
T1  - Anaerobic digestion of algal–bacterial biomass of an Algal Turf Scrubber system
JF  - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
N2  - This study investigated the anaerobic digestion of an algal–bacterial biofilm grown in artificial wastewater in an Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS). The ATS system was located in a greenhouse (50°54′19ʺN, 6°24′55ʺE, Germany) and was exposed to seasonal conditions during the experiment period. The methane (CH4) potential of untreated algal–bacterial biofilm (UAB) and thermally pretreated biofilm (PAB) using different microbial inocula was determined by anaerobic batch fermentation. Methane productivity of UAB differed significantly between microbial inocula of digested wastepaper, a mixture of manure and maize silage, anaerobic sewage sludge, and percolated green waste. UAB using sewage sludge as inoculum showed the highest methane productivity. The share of methane in biogas was dependent on inoculum. Using PAB, a strong positive impact on methane productivity was identified for the digested wastepaper (116.4%) and a mixture of manure and maize silage (107.4%) inocula. By contrast, the methane yield was significantly reduced for the digested anaerobic sewage sludge (50.6%) and percolated green waste (43.5%) inocula. To further evaluate the potential of algal–bacterial biofilm for biogas production in wastewater treatment and biogas plants in a circular bioeconomy, scale-up calculations were conducted. It was found that a 0.116 km2 ATS would be required in an average municipal wastewater treatment plant which can be viewed as problematic in terms of space consumption. However, a substantial amount of energy surplus (4.7–12.5 MWh a−1) can be gained through the addition of algal–bacterial biomass to the anaerobic digester of a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Wastewater treatment and subsequent energy production through algae show dominancy over conventional technologies.
KW  - Biogas
KW  - Methane
KW  - Algal Turf Scrubber
KW  - Algal–bacterial bioflm
KW  - Circular bioeconomy
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03236-z
SN  - 2190-6823
N1  - Corresponding author: Dheeraja Cheenakula
VL  - 13
SP  - 15 Seiten
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kuperjans, Isabel
A1  - Starke, M.
A1  - Esser, J.
A1  - [u.a.], 
T1  - Analyse und Konzeption von Energieanlagen unter ökologischen, wirtschaftlichen und technischen Gesichtspunkten
JF  - WLB : Umwelttechnik für Industrie und Kommune
Y1  - 2000
SN  - 0341-2679
VL  - 44
IS  - 11/12
SP  - 26
EP  - 29
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Block, Simon
A1  - Viebahn, Peter
A1  - Jungbluth, Christian
T1  - Analysing direct air capture for enabling negative emissions in Germany: an assessment of the resource requirements and costs of a potential rollout in 2045
JF  - Frontiers in Climate
N2  - Direct air capture (DAC) combined with subsequent storage (DACCS) is discussed as one promising carbon dioxide removal option. The aim of this paper is to analyse and comparatively classify the resource consumption (land use, renewable energy and water) and costs of possible DAC implementation pathways for Germany. The paths are based on a selected, existing climate neutrality scenario that requires the removal of 20 Mt of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year by DACCS from 2045. The analysis focuses on the so-called “low-temperature” DAC process, which might be more advantageous for Germany than the “high-temperature” one. In four case studies, we examine potential sites in northern, central and southern Germany, thereby using the most suitable renewable energies for electricity and heat generation. We show that the deployment of DAC results in large-scale land use and high energy needs. The land use in the range of 167–353 km2 results mainly from the area required for renewable energy generation. The total electrical energy demand of 14.4 TWh per year, of which 46% is needed to operate heat pumps to supply the heat demand of the DAC process, corresponds to around 1.4% of Germany's envisaged electricity demand in 2045. 20 Mt of water are provided yearly, corresponding to 40% of the city of Cologne‘s water demand (1.1 million inhabitants). The capture of CO2 (DAC) incurs levelised costs of 125–138 EUR per tonne of CO2, whereby the provision of the required energy via photovoltaics in southern Germany represents the lowest value of the four case studies. This does not include the costs associated with balancing its volatility. Taking into account transporting the CO2 via pipeline to the port of Wilhelmshaven, followed by transporting and sequestering the CO2 in geological storage sites in the Norwegian North Sea (DACCS), the levelised costs increase to 161–176 EUR/tCO2. Due to the longer transport distances from southern and central Germany, a northern German site using wind turbines would be the most favourable.
KW  - rollout
KW  - economics
KW  - Germany
KW  - negative emissions
KW  - carbon dioxide removal
KW  - climate neutrality
KW  - DAC
KW  - direct air capture
Y1  - 2024
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1353939
SN  - 2624-9553
VL  - 6
PB  - Frontiers
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maurer, Florian
A1  - Rieke, Christian
A1  - Schemm, Ralf
A1  - Stollenwerk, Dominik
T1  - Analysis of an urban grid with high photovoltaic and e-mobility penetration
JF  - Energies
N2  - This study analyses the expected utilization of an urban distribution grid under high penetration of photovoltaic and e-mobility with charging infrastructure on a residential level. The grid utilization and the corresponding power flow are evaluated, while varying the control strategies and photovoltaic installed capacity in different scenarios. Four scenarios are used to analyze the impact of e-mobility. The individual mobility demand is modelled based on the largest German studies on mobility “Mobilität in Deutschland”, which is carried out every 5 years. To estimate the ramp-up of photovoltaic generation, a potential analysis of the roof surfaces in the supply area is carried out via an evaluation of an open solar potential study. The photovoltaic feed-in time series is derived individually for each installed system in a resolution of 15 min. The residential consumption is estimated using historical smart meter data, which are collected in London between 2012 and 2014. For a realistic charging demand, each residential household decides daily on the state of charge if their vehicle requires to be charged. The resulting charging time series depends on the underlying behavior scenario. Market prices and mobility demand are therefore used as scenario input parameters for a utility function based on the current state of charge to model individual behavior. The aggregated electricity demand is the starting point of the power flow calculation. The evaluation is carried out for an urban region with approximately 3100 residents. The analysis shows that increased penetration of photovoltaics combined with a flexible and adaptive charging strategy can maximize PV usage and reduce the need for congestion-related intervention by the grid operator by reducing the amount of kWh charged from the grid by 30% which reduces the average price of a charged kWh by 35% to 14 ct/kWh from 21.8 ct/kWh without PV optimization. The resulting grid congestions are managed by implementing an intelligent price or control signal. The analysis took place using data from a real German grid with 10 subgrids. The entire software can be adapted for the analysis of different distribution grids and is publicly available as an open-source software library on GitHub.
KW  - distribution grid simulation
KW  - smart-charging
KW  - e-mobility
Y1  - 2023
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083380
SN  - 1996-1073
N1  - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Advanced Solutions for the Efficient Integration of Electric Vehicles in Electricity Grids"
N1  - Corresponding author: Florian Maurer
VL  - 16
IS  - 8
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Butenweg, Christoph
A1  - Rosin, Julia
A1  - Holler, Stefan
T1  - Analysis of cylindrical granular material silos under seismic excitation
JF  - Buildings
N2  - Silos generally work as storage structures between supply and demand for various goods, and their structural safety has long been of interest to the civil engineering profession. This is especially true for dynamically loaded silos, e.g., in case of seismic excitation. Particularly thin-walled cylindrical silos are highly vulnerable to seismic induced pressures, which can cause critical buckling phenomena of the silo shell. The analysis of silos can be carried out in two different ways. In the first, the seismic loading is modeled through statically equivalent loads acting on the shell. Alternatively, a time history analysis might be carried out, in which nonlinear phenomena due to the filling as well as the interaction between the shell and the granular material are taken into account. The paper presents a comparison of these approaches. The model used for the nonlinear time history analysis considers the granular material by means of the intergranular strain approach for hypoplasticity theory. The interaction effects between the granular material and the shell is represented by contact elements. Additionally, soil–structure interaction effects are taken into account.
KW  - granular silo
KW  - earthquake engineering
KW  - hypoplasticity
KW  - nonlinear transient analyses
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings7030061
SN  - 2075-5309
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Barsov, S.
A1  - Bechstedt, U.
A1  - Hardt, Arno
T1  - ANKE, a new facility for medium energy hadron physics at COSY-Jülich / S. Barsov [u.a.]
JF  - Nuclear instruments and methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. Vol. 462, iss. 3
Y1  - 2001
SN  - 0167-5087 (Print) ; 0168-9002 (E-journal)
SP  - 364
EP  - 381
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kern, Alexander
A1  - Zischank, Wolfgang
A1  - Beierl, Ottmar
T1  - Anmerkungen zur Berechnung des Trennungsabstands nach DIN EN 62305-3 (VDE 0185-305-3): 2006-10  / Zischank, Wolfgang ; Beierl, Ottmar ; Kern, Alexander
JF  - 7. VDE-ABB-Blitzschutztagung : Vorträge der VDE-ABB-Fachtagung vom 15. bis 16. November 2007 in Neu-Ulm / Veranst.: Ausschuss für Blitzschutz und Blitzforschung (ABB) im VDE, Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik, Informationstechnik e.V. Wiss. Tagungsltg.: K. Stimper
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 978-3-8007-3062-9
N1  - VDE-Fachbericht ; 64  ; Blitzschutztagung <7, 2007, Neu-Ulm>
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - VDE-Verl.
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Förster, Arnold
A1  - Darmo, J.
A1  - Dubecký, F.
A1  - Kordos, P.
T1  - Annealing characteristics of native defects in low-temperature-grown MBE GaAs / J. Darmo ; F. Dubecky ; P. Kordos ; A. Förster
JF  - Semiconducting and insulating materials 1996 : proceedings of the 9th Conference on Semiconducting and Insulating Materials (SIMC '9), April 29 - May 3, 1996, Toulouse, France / [IEEE]
Y1  - 1996
SN  - 0-7803-3095-1
N1  - 2. ISBN: 0-7803-3179-6 ; Conference on Semiconducting and Insulating Materials <9, 1996, Toulouse> ; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ; IEEE Cat. No.96CH35881
SP  - 67
EP  - ff.
CY  - Piscataway, NJ [u.a.]
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Förster, Arnold
A1  - Darmo, J.
A1  - Dubecky, F.
A1  - Kordos, P.
T1  - Annealing effect on concentration of EL6-like deep-level state in low-temperature-grown molecular beam epitaxial GaAs. Darmo, J.; Dubecky, F.; Kordos, P.; Förster, A.
JF  - Applied Physics Letters. 72 (1998), H. 5
Y1  - 1998
SN  - 1077-3118
SP  - 590
EP  - 592
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Breitbach, Gerd
A1  - Altes, J.
A1  - Szimmat, J.
T1  - Anwendung der Finite-Element-Methode bei der Berechnung des Wärmetransports durch Strahlung / J. Altes ; G. Breitbach ; J. Szimmat
JF  - International FEM-Congress : Baden-Baden, Federal Republic of Germany, 17./18. November 1986
Y1  - 1989
N1  - International FEM Congress <15, 1986, Baden-Baden>
SP  - 127
EP  - 148
PB  - IKO Software Service GmbH
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  -