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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)",...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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])....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...