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Impulse lecture in the Tiefstack participation process - procedure for achieving the district heating transformation (study "Green District Heating")
Impulse lecture in the Tiefstack participation process - procedure for achieving the...
The coal phase-out at the Tiefstack power plant is to be completed by 2030 at the latest. However, this currently provides a large part of the district heating in Hamburg. In the ongoing Tiefstack participation process, possible options for...
Wissenschaftliche Analysen System und Energiemärkte
Global Perspective H2 – What Do the National Hydrogen Strategies Propose?
Global Perspective H2 – What Do the National Hydrogen Strategies Propose?
In industry and politics, the movement to see hydrogen as an important element of the energy revolution has gathered steam over the last few years and especially in 2020. Starting with the Far Eastern nations Japan [1] and South Korea [2], multiple...
Decarbonization Strategies
Climate neutral companies – developing an actionable GHG reduction strategy
Climate neutral companies – developing an actionable GHG reduction strategy
The development of a Green house gas (GHG) reduction strategy that can be implemented as cost-effectively as possible is becoming increasingly relevant and urgent for all industrial branches. This topic is of such interest to the participants of...
Decarbonization Strategies
Completion of the project: The Use of Grass Fiber in Paper Industry – Calculating the Carbon Footprint of an Alternative to Virgin Fibers
Completion of the project: The Use of Grass Fiber in Paper Industry – Calculating the...
The FfE, working in cooperation with Creapaper GmbH, is pleased to announce the completion of the project “The Use of Grass Fiber in Paper Industry – Calculating the Carbon Footprint of an Alternative to Virgin Fibers”. This project has analyzed...
Training and Qualification Development
Workshop on EnPI and Regression Analysis
Workshop on EnPI and Regression Analysis
On behalf of Magna International, a training workshop on EnPI and regression analysis was held in English for over 60 international participants with locations in Europe and Asia. The respective energy managers and members of energy teams were...
Decarbonization Strategies
dekarbN – the newest network of the FfE is ready for launch!
dekarbN – the newest network of the FfE is ready for launch!
The newest network of the FfE GmbH is ready for launch! After years of success supporting companies in their efforts to increase energy efficiency as the moderator of Energy Efficiency Networks, the network “dekarbN” will help companies develop a...
Science in Practice
Business Models at the FfE: Science with Practical Relevance
Business Models at the FfE: Science with Practical Relevance
Relevance of business models in technical research
In many of the subject areas in which FfE is scientifically active, individual or combinations of various key technologies are the focus of investigations. Research in the technical feasibility...
Decarbonization Strategies
Green district heating for Germany – Potential, costs, implementation
Green district heating for Germany – Potential, costs, implementation
There is consensus at the scientific and political level that the expansion and consolidation of district heating networks are important factors in achieving cost-effective reductions in energy-related GHG emissions in the building sector. While...
Decarbonization Strategies
FfE-Workshop "Decarbonization strategies - methods, exchange possibilities and funding framework
FfE-Workshop "Decarbonization strategies - methods, exchange possibilities and funding...
Achieving the climate targets poses particular challenges for industry, since in some cases far-reaching changes to production processes must be implemented. These are associated with high time and financial expenditures, so that a consistent...
Decarbonization Strategies
The Use of Grass Fiber in Paper Industry – Calculating the Carbon Footprint of an Alternative to Virgin Fibers
The Use of Grass Fiber in Paper Industry – Calculating the Carbon Footprint of an...
Meeting the climate goals of the German government and the international community requires defossilization of all sectors of the economy, and as the source of approximately 22 % of German greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, the industrial sector has...
Training / Coaching
Successful design of the heating transformation- Keynote speech for the strategy workshop of the administration board of Stadtwerke Landsberg
Successful design of the heating transformation- Keynote speech for the strategy...
In the climate protection debate, the relevance of the heat supply for achieving the climate targets is being emphasized more and more. In addition to national legislation, it is essential to set local boundary conditions for projects, e.g. through...
Publications
Breaking down the National Hydrogen Strategy (NHS)
Breaking down the National Hydrogen Strategy (NHS)
With the National Hydrogen Strategy (NHS) the Federal Government has created a coherent framework of action to support the future production, transport, application, and further use of hydrogen and thus for corresponding innovations and...
Publications
Climate protection strategies in companies - How differentiated emissions accounting supports in practice
Climate protection strategies in companies - How differentiated emissions accounting...
Achieving the climate targets is technically particularly challenging for the industry sector. Therefore, long-term strategies must be drawn up, to achieve the transformation to a greenhouse gas neutral sector. The development of an...
Decarbonization Strategies
Decarbonization network – dekarbN
Decarbonization network – dekarbN
In the course of the energy transmission, companies are faced with major challenges, which an increasing number sees as an opportunity. This includes both the reduction of CO2 and other climate-relevant emissions and increasing the flexibility of...
Publications
Achievement of the climate targets set – support for practical implementation in industry
Achievement of the climate targets set – support for practical implementation in industry
Many industrial companies are becoming increasingly ambitious in adopting targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. In order for these targets to be met, consistent and cost-effective CO2 reduction (or decarbonisation) strategies must be...
Publications
Start of the District Heating Competence Network - Important players from the district heating network industry join forces
Start of the District Heating Competence Network - Important players from the district...
Network-based heat supply is considered to have an essential role for achieving the climate targets, as it can efficiently provide heat from renewable energies and waste heat. In order to realize this potential, far-reaching, high-investment and in...
Decarbonization Strategies
Corporate Carbon Footprints - concretization through differentiated emission balances
Corporate Carbon Footprints - concretization through differentiated emission balances
In the past couple of years, an increasing number of companies accounts and publishes their corporate carbon footprint. Reasons for this development are the aim to disclosure the results in programs such as the "Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)",...
Decarbonization Strategies
Climate neutral heat supply in Munich 2035
Climate neutral heat supply in Munich 2035
Climate neutral heat supply in Munich 2035
In order to mitigate climate change, targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions have been set in recent years at both international and national level. The City of Munich sees itself as a...
Energy Concepts
Info: What is a pinch analysis?
Info: What is a pinch analysis?
The industrial sector accounts for over a quarter of Germany's final energy consumption, of which around two thirds is accounted for by the provision of process heat and cooling [1]. Thus, this sector is responsible for a large part of the energy...
International Energy Transition
Electrification vs. vRES potentials in Europe – is the potential for variable renewable energy sources sufficient to cover post electrification electricity demand? (2)
Electrification vs. vRES potentials in Europe – is the potential for variable renewable...
In our publication "Potentials of Variable Renewable Energy Sources and "Low-Hanging Fruits" Electrification in Europe" we address the question to what extent the post-electrification electricity demand could be covered through variable renewable...
Schulungen und Kompetenzbildung
Training of MAN Truck & Bus SE employees regarding energy management system according to ISO 50001
Training of MAN Truck & Bus SE employees regarding energy management system according to...
An essential part of a successful implementation of an energy management system in the company is the involvement of employees at all hierarchical levels. In order to give as many people as possible an understanding of the contents and their...
Energy System
Non-industrial flexibilities in Augsburg - Technologies and potentials
Non-industrial flexibilities in Augsburg - Technologies and potentials
The change in electricity generation towards fluctuating renewable energies makes the flexibilisation of electricity consumption increasingly relevant. These flexibilities can potentially be provided by all electricity consumption sectors (private...
Electricity Market
EU Displacement Mix - A simplified marginal approach to determining the environmental impacts of combined heat and power technologies
EU Displacement Mix - A simplified marginal approach to determining the environmental...
European regulations, such as the Energy Efficiency Act, use the primary energy factor and CO2 emission equivalent factor to evaluate technologies. There are different approaches to calculate the factors for electricity, especially for electricity...
Energy Audit / Energy Management Systems
Development of an energy management System at MTU Aero Engines AG
Development of an energy management System at MTU Aero Engines AG
Large-scale factories in the manufacturing industry in particular have a large number of different energy requirements, for example:
Heat demand:
for district applications (room or process heat respectively air conditioning or process...
Publications
The Challenges and Opportunities of Energy-Flexible Factories: A Holistic Case Study of the Model Region Augsburg in Germany
The Challenges and Opportunities of Energy-Flexible Factories: A Holistic Case Study of...
Economic solutions for the integration of volatile renewable power generation are crucial for a socially accepted energy transmission. So-called energy-flexible factories can efficiently adapt their electricity consumption process to the generation...
International Energy Transition
Value of flexibility in the context of European electricity market coupling with extreme technological, regulatory and social developments
Value of flexibility in the context of European electricity market coupling with extreme...
The aim of our project eXtremOS (XOS) is to develop and apply methods, which allow us to analyze the value of flexibility in the context of extreme energy system developments. Hereby, the focus lies on the role and importance of European...
Training and Qualification Development
Energy consultancy and development of a stand-alone isle network energy supply concept for Ndanda Abbey
Energy consultancy and development of a stand-alone isle network energy supply concept...
Currently, the electricity for the area around Ndanda Abbey (see Figure 1) in Tanzania is provided primarily via a water turbine. During the day, the area is divided into two subnetworks, one of which is supplied by diesel generators and the...
Energy Concepts
Capacity Building “Development of energy supply concepts” for electricians in Ndanda (Tansania)
Capacity Building “Development of energy supply concepts” for electricians in Ndanda...
Currently, the FfE is developing an energy supply concept for Ndanda Abbey (Tanzania) with all its associated buildings (including hospital, carpentry workshop, school). The main criterion for the concept is to achieve an efficient, reliable and...
Energy System
Avoided network charges – evaluation of the status quo and future perspectives
Avoided network charges – evaluation of the status quo and future perspectives
Electricity generation in the distribution grid reduces the amount of electricity purchased from upstream grid levels, which is why the payment of avoided grid fees to these decentralised generators was introduced. However, this payment will be...
Energy Audit / Energy Management Systems
Internal audit at MAGNA Steyr Car Structures Heilbronn mbH
Internal audit at MAGNA Steyr Car Structures Heilbronn mbH
MAGNA Steyr Car Structures Heilbronn mbH already has an energy management system according to ISO 50001:2011. In preparation for the external recertification according to the slightly changed requirements of the ISO 50001:2018, FfE GmbH carried...
Publications
Electrical flexibility potential of hybrid industrial heat networks in Germany
Electrical flexibility potential of hybrid industrial heat networks in Germany
Making the various consumption sectors more flexible is an important component in achieving an energy supply based on fluctuating renewable energies. Electricity-based flexibilities such as electric cars or home storage will be part of the...
Training / Coaching
Training for energy auditors on energy audits, cross-cutting technologies and energy management
Training for energy auditors on energy audits, cross-cutting technologies and energy...
The Academy for Engineers offers various training courses for energy auditors. The participants are trained in four different topic blocks for two days each and also work on practical homework.
For the certificate course "Energetic evaluation of...
Energy Audit / Energy Management Systems
Training of internal energy auditors at Julius Blum GmbH
Training of internal energy auditors at Julius Blum GmbH
With the Energy Efficiency Act, which came into force in 2015, companies in Austria face new challenges. Now all non-SME companies have to carry out an energy audit every four years in accordance with the requirements of the Energy Efficiency...
Selected Publications
Electricity consumption of heat pumps for space heating and hot water in the building sector – A comparison between European Countries
Electricity consumption of heat pumps for space heating and hot water in the building...
MotivationIn the ongoing discussion concerning climate protection and the Paris Climate Agreement, many European countries are likely to miss their agreed-upon targets for the next decade. One of the most challenging aspects in the energy system in...
Science in Practice
CO2 assessment of the Canon Giessen CHP plant
CO2 assessment of the Canon Giessen CHP plant
Canon Giessen GmbH intends to have its emissions balance certified in accordance with DIN 14064-1. Within the scope of the certification, all CO2 sources and sinks of the company will be determined in order to be able to draw up an overall balance....
Publications
Blockchain in the Energy Industry – Comprehensive Analysis of Potential Use Cases
Blockchain in the Energy Industry – Comprehensive Analysis of Potential Use Cases
Various applications for blockchain technology in the energy industry have been proposed in recent years. In order to systematically assess all relevant use cases in this field, potential application scenarios are collected by literature review and...
Publications
Development of realistic energy demand profiles for estimating the load flexibility of households for the integration of PV generation
Development of realistic energy demand profiles for estimating the load flexibility of...
In general, standard load profiles are not suitable for describing the demand curves for electricity, domestic hot water and space heating for individual households. However, the exact load curve of the individual household is of great importance...
Learning Energy Efficiency Networks (LEEN)
FfE GmbH carries out newly founded energy efficiency network 4E of Bayerngas Energy and BayWa r. e.
FfE GmbH carries out newly founded energy efficiency network 4E of Bayerngas Energy and...
Bayerngas Energy GmbH and BayWa renewable energy GmbH are launching the new energy efficiency network 4E together with 17 participating companies. The network name 4E stands for "Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency" (Erneuerbare Energien...
Energy Audit / Energy Management Systems
Energy audit according to the Energy Services Act (EDL-G)
Energy audit according to the Energy Services Act (EDL-G)
Status: May 2019
The FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH is the basketball division of the Football Club Bayern München e.V and was founded in 1946. Since September 2011 the basketball players of FC Bayern have been playing their home games in...
Training / Coaching
Training workshop on measurement concepts and key figures
Training workshop on measurement concepts and key figures
For the fourth time, the FfE GmbH held an energy technology-training course for energy and technical managers of various companies and plants of the Magna Group from Germany and Austria - this time on the topic of measurement concepts and key...
Energy Audit / Energy Management Systems
Energy audit according to new Energy Efficiency Act for Quittenbaum GmbH
Energy audit according to new Energy Efficiency Act for Quittenbaum GmbH
FfE GmbH carried out an external energy audit at Quittenbaum GmbH in accordance with the requirements of the new Energy Services Act in Germany.
The basis for the energy audit was laid by an initial assessment of the current energetic state. Our...
Lernende Energieeffizienz-Netzwerke (LEEN)
Renewable energies and energy efficiency network
Renewable energies and energy efficiency network
Network supporting institution
BayWa r. e. renewable energy GmbH
Bayerngas Energy GmbH
Moderator
Dr. Serafin von Roon, FfE GmbH
Energy consultants (LEEN)
Dr.-Ing. Anna Gruber, FfE GmbH
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Kolb, FfE GmbH
Britta...
Electricity Market
New auction design for frequency containment reserve since 1 July 2019 - first interim results
New auction design for frequency containment reserve since 1 July 2019 - first interim...
On 1 July, the auction design for frequency containment reserve (FCR) of the international FCR cooperation(1) was adapted by its transmission system operators (TSOs). The conversion essentially comprises three important innovations ([1] and [2])....
Energy System
Heat Transition in Munich 2040 – Action Recommendations
Heat Transition in Munich 2040 – Action Recommendations
On behalf of the Munich Public Utilities, the FfE investigated the current heat consumption structure of the residential building stock of Munich. The focus here was not on a detailed quantitative analysis, but on deriving basic measures and action...
Energy System
Carbon dioxide abatement costs of gases - development of static CO₂ abatement cost curves
Carbon dioxide abatement costs of gases - development of static CO₂ abatement cost curves
As part of the project "CO2 Reduction Costs of Gases - Development of Static CO2 Abatement Cost Curves", the FfE investigated possibilities for greenhouse gas reduction via the usage of natural and synthetic gas in the German energy supply.
In a...
Energy Audit / Energy Management Systems
Energy consulting at Blessed Gérard's Care Centre in Mandeni and Inkamana Abbey
Energy consulting at Blessed Gérard's Care Centre in Mandeni and Inkamana Abbey
The Blessed Gérard's Care Centre in Mandeni (South Africa) consists of a hospice, patient care centre and an orphanage. Since 2013, the FfE has supported this centre both through an annual fundraising campaign and through voluntary energy...
Energy Concepts
Energy saving potentials through the optimisation of existing domestic hot water systems
Energy saving potentials through the optimisation of existing domestic hot water systems
In order to achieve the targets for reducing CO2 emissions, energy consumption in the building sector in particular must be reduced. More than 14% of the final energy demand of private households is accounted for by the provision of domestic hot...
Training / Coaching
International training Workshop on energy efficiency measures at Magna
International training Workshop on energy efficiency measures at Magna
For the fourth time, the FfE GmbH held an energy technology training for energy representatives and technical managers of various European companies and plants of the Magna Group. The special feature of this English-language workshop was that, for...
Energy Concepts
4th Generation Heating Networks - Feasibility study for an innovative fourth-generation heating network in Rosenheim
4th Generation Heating Networks - Feasibility study for an innovative fourth-generation...
Together with Stadtwerke Rosenheim, FfE is preparing a feasibility study for the implementation of a fourth-generation heating network in Rosenheim. The first step will be to transform an existing local heating network into a 4.0 heating network....
Training / Coaching
Training workshop on Heat Supply at Magna
Training workshop on Heat Supply at Magna
For the third time, FfE GmbH has held an energy technology training course for energy officers, technical managers of various companies and plants of the Magna Group in Germany and Austria - this time on the subject of heat supply. The approx. 25...
Energy System
Waste heat - potentials, technical possibilities for use and transport
Waste heat - potentials, technical possibilities for use and transport
More than 50 % of Germany's final energy consumption is caused by the provision of heat (1), from which over 80 % is still based on fossil fuels (2). Due to the diversity of actors and the high costs of renewable heat, the transition of heat supply...
Publications
Munich heat transition in 2040: Achieving the climate targets is a major challenge
Munich heat transition in 2040: Achieving the climate targets is a major challenge
Within the framework of the study "Wärmewende München 2040" (Heat Transition in Munich 2040 – Action Recommendations), FfE has investigated how the goal of reducing the heat-related CO2 emissions (space heating and hot water) of the residential...
Training / Coaching
District Heating Competence Network
District Heating Competence Network
In order to reach climate targets, network-based heat supply is considered to play an essential role, as it can potentially provide heat from renewable energy in a highly cost-effective way. However, in order to exploit this potential, far-reaching...
Energy Audit / Energy Management Systems
Support of PC Electric during the introduction of the energy management system according to DIN EN ISO 50001
Support of PC Electric during the introduction of the energy management system according...
Sachstand: Juni 2016
After an energy audit for PC Electric was carried out by FfE this serves as basis for the energetic evaluation according to DIN EN ISO 50001. Based on this together with PC Electric also the other structural measures and...
Publications
Potentials of Variable Renewable Energy Sources and "Low-Hanging Fruits" Electrification in Europe
Potentials of Variable Renewable Energy Sources and "Low-Hanging Fruits" Electrification...
Motivation and core question
A prerequisite for decarbonization through electrification is emission free electricity. Especially the transition towards an “all-electric society” has been challenged, as it is questionable whether supply side...
Publications
Reduction of Curtailment by Residential Demand-side Management – Secondary Effects on Electricity Markets
Reduction of Curtailment by Residential Demand-side Management – Secondary Effects on...
Motivation and Research Question
The ongoing expansion of renewable energy in Europe leads to growing requirements for curtailment in order to ensure stable grid operation. Flexibility options like residential demand-side management provide means...
Publications
Model based evaluation of industrial greenhouse gas abatement measures
Model based evaluation of industrial greenhouse gas abatement measures
Motivation and research gap
In 2016 the German industry sector accounted for 34 % of total energy related CO2-emissions (polluter principle) [1], [2], [3]. To achieve deep decarbonization in the heterogeneous and complex industry sector a...
Press Releases
Serafin von Roon was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Tyczka Energy Foundation
Serafin von Roon was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Tyczka Energy Foundation
Serafin von Roon has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Tyczka Energy Foundation. The purpose of the foundation is to promote
research in the fields of energy production, energy technology and application
the development of an...
Energy System
Carbon dioxide abatement costs of gases - development of static CO2 abatement cost curves
Carbon dioxide abatement costs of gases - development of static CO2 abatement cost curves
As part of the project "CO2 Reduction Costs of Gases - Development of Static CO2 Abatement Cost Curves", the FfE investigated possibilities for greenhouse gas reduction via the usage of natural and synthetic gas in the German energy...