TY - JOUR A1 - Rupp, Matthias A1 - Rieke, Christian A1 - Handschuh, Nils A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Economic and ecological optimization of electric bus charging considering variable electricity prices and CO₂eq intensities JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment N2 - In many cities, diesel buses are being replaced by electric buses with the aim of reducing local emissions and thus improving air quality. The protection of the environment and the health of the population is the highest priority of our society. For the transport companies that operate these buses, not only ecological issues but also economic issues are of great importance. Due to the high purchase costs of electric buses compared to conventional buses, operators are forced to use electric vehicles in a targeted manner in order to ensure amortization over the service life of the vehicles. A compromise between ecology and economy must be found in order to both protect the environment and ensure economical operation of the buses. In this study, we present a new methodology for optimizing the vehicles’ charging time as a function of the parameters CO₂eq emissions and electricity costs. Based on recorded driving profiles in daily bus operation, the energy demands of conventional and electric buses are calculated for the passenger transportation in the city of Aachen in 2017. Different charging scenarios are defined to analyze the influence of the temporal variability of CO₂eq intensity and electricity price on the environmental impact and economy of the bus. For every individual day of a year, charging periods with the lowest and highest costs and emissions are identified and recommendations for daily bus operation are made. To enable both the ecological and economical operation of the bus, the parameters of electricity price and CO₂ are weighted differently, and several charging periods are proposed, taking into account the priorities previously set. A sensitivity analysis is carried out to evaluate the influence of selected parameters and to derive recommendations for improving the ecological and economic balance of the battery-powered electric vehicle. In all scenarios, the optimization of the charging period results in energy cost savings of a maximum of 13.6% compared to charging at a fixed electricity price. The savings potential of CO₂eq emissions is similar, at 14.9%. From an economic point of view, charging between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. results in the lowest energy costs on average. The CO₂eq intensity is also low in this period, but midday charging leads to the largest savings in CO₂eq emissions. From a life cycle perspective, the electric bus is not economically competitive with the conventional bus. However, from an ecological point of view, the electric bus saves on average 37.5% CO₂eq emissions over its service life compared to the diesel bus. The reduction potential is maximized if the electric vehicle exclusively consumes electricity from solar and wind power. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2020.102293 SN - 1361-9209 VL - 81 IS - Article 102293 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Paulsen, Svea A1 - Hoffstadt, Kevin A1 - Krafft, Simone A1 - Leite, A. A1 - Zang, J. A1 - Fonseca-Zang, W. A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Continuous biogas production from sugarcane as sole substrate T2 - Energy Reports N2 - A German–Brazilian research project investigates sugarcane as an energy plant in anaerobic digestion for biogas production. The aim of the project is a continuous, efficient, and stable biogas process with sugarcane as the substrate. Tests are carried out in a fermenter with a volume of 10 l. In order to optimize the space–time load to achieve a stable process, a continuous process in laboratory scale has been devised. The daily feed in quantity and the harvest time of the substrate sugarcane has been varied. Analyses of the digester content were conducted twice per week to monitor the process: The ratio of inorganic carbon content to volatile organic acid content (VFA/TAC), the concentration of short-chain fatty acids, the organic dry matter, the pH value, and the total nitrogen, phosphate, and ammonium concentrations were monitored. In addition, the gas quality (the percentages of CO₂, CH₄, and H₂) and the quantity of the produced gas were analyzed. The investigations have exhibited feasible and economical production of biogas in a continuous process with energy cane as substrate. With a daily feeding rate of 1.68gᵥₛ/l*d the average specific gas formation rate was 0.5 m3/kgᵥₛ. The long-term study demonstrates a surprisingly fast metabolism of short-chain fatty acids. This indicates a stable and less susceptible process compared to other substrates. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2019.08.035 N1 - 6th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, ICEER 2019, 22–25 July, University of Aveiro, Portugal VL - 6 IS - Supplement 1 SP - 153 EP - 158 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Exergetische und exergoökonomische Analyse thermischer Prozesse JF - Arbeitsbericht / Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Y1 - 1996 IS - 06 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kaspar, K. A1 - Groebel, Simone A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Dielmann, Klaus-Peter A1 - Selmer, Thorsten T1 - Charakterisierung der Biozönose von Biogasfermentern in Abhängigkeit verschiedener Substrate T2 - Biogas 2013 : 6. Innovationskongress, 23. - 24.05.2013, Osnabrück, Tagungsband Y1 - 2013 SN - 978-3-9813776-3-7 SP - 69 EP - 74 PB - Profair Consult+Project CY - Hildesheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Augenstein, Eckardt A1 - Herbergs, S. A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Lucas, K. ED - Kjelstrup, Signe T1 - Simulation of industrial energy supply systems with integrated cost optimization T2 - Proceedings of ECOS 2005, the 18th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation, and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems : Trondheim, Norway, June 20 - 22, 2005. - Vol. 2 Y1 - 2005 SN - 82-519-2041-8 N1 - CD-ROM-Ausg. u.d.T.: Shaping our future energy systems SP - 627 EP - 634 PB - Tapir Academic Press CY - Trondheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Küppers, Christine A1 - Groebel, Simone A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Dielmann, Klaus-Peter T1 - Molekulargenetische Analysen zur Optimierung der Biogasgewinnung T2 - Biogas 2011 : 4. Innovationskongress ; Effizienzsteigerung von Biogasanlagen ; Vorstellung der 17 besten Biogas-Innovationen der letzten 12 Monate ; 12. - 13. Mai 2011, im ZUK der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt ; Tagungsband Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-9813776-1-3 SP - 45 EP - 48 PB - Profair Consult+Project CY - Hildesheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Augenstein, Eckardt A1 - Herbergs, S. A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Planung und Bewertung der Gebäudeenergieversorgung mit TOP-Energy T2 - Heizungs- und Raumlufttechnik : 1. Fachtagung Leonberg, 31. Januar bis 1. Februar 2006. - (VDI-Berichte ; Nr. 1921) Y1 - 2006 SN - 3-18-091921-3 N1 - Posterbeitrag SP - 57 EP - 60 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Schreiber, M. A1 - Determann, L. A1 - Schreiber, R. T1 - Entscheidungsunterstützung bei der Gestaltung der betrieblichen Energieversorgung und -nutzung T2 - Innovationen bei der rationellen Energieanwendung : neue Chancen für die Wirtschaft ; Tagung Dortmund, 3. und 4. März 1998. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1385) Y1 - 1998 SN - 3-18-091385-1 SP - 79 EP - 94 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Augenstein, Eckardt A1 - Gürzenich, D. A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Wrobel, G. T1 - TOP-Energy : softwaregestützte Analyse und Optimierung industrieller Energieversorgungssysteme T2 - Entwicklungslinien der Energietechnik 2004 Y1 - 2004 N1 - Themengebiet Energiesysteme PB - VDI CY - Düsseldorf ET - CD-ROM-Ausg. ER - TY - THES A1 - Betsch, Matthias T1 - Umbau einer Mikroturbine zu einer extern befeuerten Maschine mit Ankopplung an eine Stationäre-Wirbelschichtfeuerung Y1 - 2009 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2009-0166-9 N1 - Diss., Univ. Rostock, 2009 PB - Univ. Rostock, Fakultät für Maschinenbau und Schiffstechnik CY - Rostock ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Augenstein, Eckardt A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Lucas, K. ED - Tsatsaronis,, Georgios T1 - EUSEBIA - Decision-Support-System for Technical, Economical and Ecological Design and Evaluation of Industrial Energy Systems T2 - ECOS 2002 : proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Berlin, Germany July 3 - 5, 2002. - Vol. 1 Y1 - 2002 SN - 3-00-009533-0 SP - 446 EP - 453 PB - Techn. Univ., Inst. for Energy Engineering CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Gürzenich, D. A1 - Roosen, P. T1 - Kostenfunktionen im WWW : Unterstützung der Auslegung energietechnischer Anlagen und deren Verschaltungen JF - Gaswärme international (GWI) Y1 - 2005 SN - 0020-9384 VL - 54 IS - 1 SP - 19 EP - 21 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kumaran, P. A1 - Gopinathan, M. A1 - Razali, N. M. A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Hariffin, B. A1 - Hamdan, H. T1 - Preliminary evaluation of atomization characteristics of improved biodiesel for gas turbine application T2 - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES) Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/16/1/012014 SN - 1755-1315 VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 012014/1 EP - 012014/4 PB - Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP) CY - London [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Augenstein, Eckardt A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Softwaregestützte Analyse und Konzeption betrieblicher Energieversorgungsanlagen T2 - Fortschrittliche Energiewandlung und -anwendung : Schwerpunkt: dezentrale Energiesysteme ; Tagung Bochum, 13. und 14. März 2001. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1594) Y1 - 2001 SN - 3-18-091594-3 SP - 313 EP - 322 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Esser, J. A1 - Meyer, Jörg A1 - Donner, O. T1 - Gestaltung und Bewertung von Energieanlagen unter ökologischen, wirtschaftlichen und technischen Gesichtspunkten JF - Umweltwirtschaftsforum : UWF Y1 - 2000 SN - 0943-3481 VL - 8 IS - 3 SP - 53 EP - 58 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Augenstein, Eckardt A1 - Herbergs, S. A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - TOP-Energy : ein Werkzeug zur Optimierung der Gebäudeenergieversorgung JF - KI : Kälte, Luft, Klimatechnik Y1 - 2006 SN - 1865-5432 IS - 5 SP - 198 EP - 201 ER - TY - THES A1 - Groebel, Simone T1 - Zusammensetzung der Biozönose der Methanbildung unter Anwendung molekularbiologischer Methoden : Auswahl und Immobilisierung eines prozesstragenden Organismus auf einem Biosensor mit dem Ziel der Überwachung der Prozessstabilität kommerzieller Biogasanlagen Y1 - 2013 N1 - Diss., Univ., Mathematisch-Naturwiss. Fak., Rostock, 2013 PB - Univ.-Bibliothek CY - Rostock 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 - Pauksztat, Anja A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Meyer, Jörg T1 - Formeln statt Zahlen : Referenzwerte Formeln zur energetischen Bewertung von Produktionsanlagen JF - BWK : das Energie-Fachmagazin Y1 - 2005 SN - 0006-9612 SN - 1618-193X VL - 57 IS - 12 SP - 52 EP - 55 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pauksztat, Anja A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Meyer, Jörg T1 - Produktbezogene Referenzwerte für Energieeffizienz und CO2-Emissionen JF - Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen : et ; Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft, Recht, Technik und Umwelt Y1 - 2005 SN - 0013-743X SN - 0720-6240 VL - 55 IS - 6 SP - 374 EP - 376 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Augenstein, Eckardt T1 - „EUSEBIA – Software zur Analyse und Verbesserung der betrieblichen Energiewirtschaft T2 - Optimierung in der Energieversorgung : Tagung Veitshöchheim, 9. und 10. Oktober 2001. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1627) Y1 - 2001 SN - 3-18-091627-3 SP - 267 EP - 268 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Seitz, C.-W. A1 - Wilhelm, H.-G. T1 - Realisierung einer Fernwärmeversorgung mit Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung für den Wohnwertpark Brühl T2 - Energiemanagement in Kommunen und öffentlichen Einrichtungen : Tagung Stuttgart, 16. und 17. September 1998. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1424) Y1 - 1998 SN - 3-18-091424-6 SP - 129 EP - 138 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rupp, Matthias A1 - Handschuh, Nils A1 - Rieke, Christian A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Contribution of country-specific electricity mix and charging time to environmental impact of battery electric vehicles: A case study of electric buses in Germany JF - Applied Energy Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.059 SN - 0306-2619 VL - 237 SP - 618 EP - 634 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Stollenwerk, Dominik A1 - Rieke, Christian A1 - Dahmen, Markus A1 - Pieper, Martin T1 - Biogas Production Modelling : A Control System Engineering Approach T2 - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Bd. 32 Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/32/1/012008 SN - 1755-1315 N1 - ICARET 2016, International Conference on Advances in Renewable Energy and Technologies, Putrajaya, MY, Feb 23-25, 2016 SP - 012008/1 EP - 012008/4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoffstadt, Kevin A1 - Pohen, Gino D. A1 - Dicke, Max D. A1 - Paulsen, Svea A1 - Krafft, Simone A1 - Zang, Joachim W. A1 - Fonseca-Zang, Warde A. da A1 - Leite, Athaydes A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Challenges and prospects of biogas from energy cane as supplement to bioethanol production JF - Agronomy N2 - Innovative breeds of sugar cane yield up to 2.5 times as much organic matter as conventional breeds, resulting in a great potential for biogas production. The use of biogas production as a complementary solution to conventional and second-generation ethanol production in Brazil may increase the energy produced per hectare in the sugarcane sector. Herein, it was demonstrated that through ensiling, energy cane can be conserved for six months; the stored cane can then be fed into a continuous biogas process. This approach is necessary to achieve year-round biogas production at an industrial scale. Batch tests revealed specific biogas potentials between 400 and 600 LN/kgVS for both the ensiled and non-ensiled energy cane, and the specific biogas potential of a continuous biogas process fed with ensiled energy cane was in the same range. Peak biogas losses through ensiling of up to 27% after six months were observed. Finally, compared with second-generation ethanol production using energy cane, the results indicated that biogas production from energy cane may lead to higher energy yields per hectare, with an average energy yield of up to 162 MWh/ha. Finally, the Farm²CBG concept is introduced, showing an approach for decentralized biogas production. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10060821 SN - 2073-4395 VL - 10 IS - 6 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kreyer, Jörg A1 - Esch, Thomas T1 - Simulation Tool for Predictive Control Strategies for an ORCSystem in Heavy Duty Vehicles T2 - European GT Conference 2017 N2 - Scientific questions - How can a non-stationary heat offering in the commercial vehicle be used to reduce fuel consumption? - Which potentials offer route and environmental information among with predicted speed and load trajectories to increase the efficiency of a ORC-System? Methods - Desktop bound holistic simulation model for a heavy duty truck incl. an ORC System - Prediction of massflows, temperatures and mixture quality (AFR) of exhaust gas Y1 - 2017 N1 - European GT Conference 2017, 9.-10. Oktober 2017, Frankfurt a.M. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Gute Planung ist alles : Energieeffizienz in der Pharmaproduktion JF - Pharma + Food Y1 - 2011 SN - 1434-8942 VL - 2011 IS - 2 SP - 8 EP - 10 PB - Hüthig CY - Heidelberg 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 - CHAP A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - Terpitz, J. A1 - Terruhn, H. A1 - Wilhelm, H.-G. T1 - Simulation zur Konzeption und Analyse betrieblicher und kommunaler Nahwärmesysteme T2 - Betriebliches Energiemanagement : Tagung Cottbus, 30. und 31. März 1999. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1462) Y1 - 1999 SN - 3-18-091462-9 SP - 195 EP - 204 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rupp, Matthias A1 - Schulze, Sven A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Comparative life cycle analysis of conventional and hybrid heavy-duty trucks JF - World electric vehicle journal N2 - Heavy-duty trucks are one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in German traffic. Drivetrain electrification is an option to reduce tailpipe emissions by increasing energy conversion efficiency. To evaluate the vehicle’s environmental impacts, it is necessary to consider the entire life cycle. In addition to the daily use, it is also necessary to include the impact of production and disposal. This study presents the comparative life cycle analysis of a parallel hybrid and a conventional heavy-duty truck in long-haul operation. Assuming a uniform vehicle glider, only the differing parts of both drivetrains are taken into account to calculate the environmental burdens of the production. The use phase is modeled by a backward simulation in MATLAB/Simulink considering a characteristic driving cycle. A break-even analysis is conducted to show at what mileage the larger CO2eq emissions due to the production of the electric drivetrain are compensated. The effect of parameter variation on the break-even mileage is investigated by a sensitivity analysis. The results of this analysis show the difference in CO2eq/t km is negative, indicating that the hybrid vehicle releases 4.34 g CO2eq/t km over a lifetime fewer emissions compared to the diesel truck. The break-even analysis also emphasizes the advantages of the electrified drivetrain, compensating the larger emissions generated during production after already a distance of 15,800 km (approx. 1.5 months of operation time). The intersection coordinates, distance, and CO2eq, strongly depend on fuel, emissions for battery production and the driving profile, which lead to nearly all parameter variations showing an increase in break-even distance. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj9020033 SN - 2032-6653 VL - 9 IS - 2 SP - Article No. 33 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Knoche, K. F. A1 - Kruska, Martin A1 - Weber, P. A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel ED - Schulz, Werner F. T1 - Energiemanagement T2 - Lexikon Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften. - (Lehr- und Handbücher zur ökologischen Unternehmensführung und Umweltökonomie) Y1 - 2001 SN - 3-486-24523-6 SP - 88 EP - 92 PB - Oldenbourg CY - München [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bouvy, C. A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Mikro-Gasturbinen : eine neue Technologie zur Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen T2 - Entwicklungslinien der Energietechnik 2004 Y1 - 2004 N1 - Themengebiet Rationelle Energieverwendung PB - VDI-Verlag CY - Düsseldorf ET - CD-ROM-Ausg. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pauksztat, Anja A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel A1 - de Hesselle, M. T1 - Referenzformeln für Energiebedarf und CO2-Emissionen in der Glasindustrie T2 - Energieeffizienz - Chancen für die Zukunft : Tagung Berlin, 14. und 15. November 2006. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1951) Y1 - 2006 SN - 3-18-091951-5 SP - 179 EP - 190 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ET - Nichtred. Ms.-Dr. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kruska, Martin A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Análisis Thermodinámicos : [Capítulo 3.3] T2 - Uso racional de energía : eficiencia energética y energías renovables. - (Manual para consultores y expertos) Y1 - 1999 SP - 3.3-1 EP - 3.3-15 PB - Ministerio de Energía y Minas CY - Lima ER - TY - THES A1 - Kuperjans, Isabel T1 - Verfahren zur Analyse und Bewertung industrieller Energieanlagen Y1 - 2000 N1 - Aachen, Techn. Hochsch., Diss., 2000 CY - Aachen ER -