Researchers at the THU are developing, modelling and simulating cross-sectoral expansion scenarios for future energy supply structures. The spatio-temporal behaviour of generation and demand—with particular attention paid to new technologies—plays a central role here, alongside the knock-on effects on the energy market and market design. Building on this, energy economic analysis and evaluation are carried out, recommendations for action are derived, and business models are developed.
Project manager: Prof. Dr. oec. Dietmar Graeber
Project duration: 01.05.2022 - 30.04.2025
Funding provider: Federal Government - BMWi
Program name: ERA-Net Joint Call 2020 ("MICall20")
Project description:
The aim of this project is to develop new digital solutions aimed at the interoperability of flexibility platforms and based on various ICT, economic or procedural measures. To derive these solutions, a unique use case of cross-border and cross-platform coordination of flexibility for redispatch, balancing energy and within-day markets will be analyzed and tested. The digital solutions will be used in a field test for technical evaluation. Possible welfare gains through platform interoperability and standardization will be measured with the help of market and grid simulations.
Project manager: Prof. Dietmar Graeber
Project duration: 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024
Funded by: State - UM
Program name: Zukunftsprogramm Wasserstoff BW
Project description:
In order to keep the construction of new electricity transmission grids to a minimum as part of the energy transition, existing extra-high voltage lines must be utilized to a greater extent than before wherever possible. However, grid boosters based on large battery storage systems lead to extreme costs, large space requirements and a high consumption of scarce resources, especially with high storage capacity. The project is developing an innovative concept for a hydrogen hybrid grid booster. Here, a comparatively small battery storage unit is to be supplemented by a large hydrogen storage unit. A small-scale demonstrator of a hydrogen hybrid grid booster will be constructed and tested in detail. In particular, the integrated control of the complex interaction of all components of a hydrogen hybrid grid booster requires research effort. The aim of the project is a functioning prototype with simulation models that describe the overall functionality and serve as a basis for further developments.
Project manager: Prof. Dr. oec. Dietmar Graeber
Project duration: 01.11.2021 - 31.10.2023
Funding provider: State - MWK
Program name: Innovative Projects
Project description:
The aim of this joint project is to develop new solutions to increase the recoverable energy in streetcar operations. As a basis for this, very extensive high-resolution digital driving and operating data is first collected and evaluated and processed using data science methods. This is followed by the specification of three possible solutions: the use of stationary battery storage systems, changes to the grid and the introduction of an energy-optimized timetable. These solutions are analyzed and evaluated against a technical, economic and regulatory background using the data collected. This will be used to develop an energy-saving operating concept for streetcars, particularly those in the city of Ulm.
Project manager: Prof. Dr. oec. Dietmar Graeber
Project duration: 01.11.2020 - 31.10.2022
Funding provider: State - MWK
Programme name: MWK / HAW - Innovative Projects / Cooperation Projects
Project description:
As a result of the energy transition, decentralized renewable power generation plants are also becoming increasingly important in the provision of balancing power.
While biomass plants are firmly established on the balancing energy market and the first successful applications have already been completed for wind power plants, photovoltaic systems (PV systems) do not play a significant role there. This is due to the lack of cost-effective technical solutions for controlling the usually very small systems as well as regulatory hurdles. Together, these two factors mean that today more than 99% of PV systems are de facto excluded from the balancing energy market. However, as it is soon to be expected that PV systems will completely cover the demand for electricity at certain times, their participation in the balancing energy market is essential in order to be able to operate the electricity grid stably in the future.
The aim of this joint project between Ulm University of Applied Sciences, TransnetBW GmbH and Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm Netze GmbH is to develop a solution that will enable the majority of all PV systems to participate in the balancing energy market. On the technical side, the planned solution will be based on the smart meter infrastructure, which will be mandatory for many PV systems in the future anyway. The basis for this is a CLS/control box developed through extensive preliminary work in other research projects, which will be expanded to include an interface for communication with a large number of common PV system types and thus provide the technical basis for implementing the functions for the provision of the three different types of balancing power. Regulatory hurdles for small PV systems will be removed by developing a
procedure that enables participation in the balancing energy market without mandatory direct marketing. Following an extensive laboratory test, a final demonstration of the use of several small PV systems to provide balancing power under real conditions will be carried out.
Byfield, Louise; Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid (ed.):
Green Stories: Microbes to the rescue!,
in: Green Stories: Microbes to the rescue!, Louise Byfield and Sigrid Kusch-Brand, EBNet, UK, 2024, pages 200.
ISBN: 978-1-7390889-0-3 (print), 978-1-7390889-1-0 (e-book)
Krähmer, Sabrina; Idlbi, Basem; Belkilani, Kaouther; Graeber, Dietmar:
Solar Roof Potential Analysis Case Study: Test Area In South Of German,
in: Proceedings of EU PVSEC 2024, 2024, pages 6.
DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC2024/4DV.4.21
ISBN: 3-936338-90-6
ISSN: 2196-100X
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid; Kaufhold, Simon; Bockreis, Anke:
The circular bioeconomy as a regional task (Editorial),
in: Waste Management & Research, 42(11), SageJournals, 2024, pages 949-952.
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241277462
ISSN: 0734-242X
McCulloch, Manuela; Graeber Dietmar; Ebe, Falko; Schwarz, Moritz; Zhang, Zhongran; Lorenz, Heiko:
IT solutions for the provision of balancing power from PV systems using the smart meter infrastructure,
in: HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, Volume 61, July 2024, , Springer, 2024, Pages 874-890.
DOI: doi.org/10.1365/s40702-024-01087-y
ISSN: 1436-3011
McCulloch, Manuela; Graeber Dietmar:
Netzorientierte Steuerung und ihre Rolle in der Energiewende: eine Analyse des § 14a EnWG,
in: Fachzeitschrift Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 74. Jahrg., Heft 5-6, VDE Verlag, 2024, pp. 10-16.
ISSN: 0720-6240
McCulloch, Manuela; Graeber, Dietmar:
Reform der Netzentgeltsystematik: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven für die Energiewende in Deutschland und Europa,
in: Fachzeitschrift Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 74. Jahrg., Heft 11, 2024, VDE Verlag, p. 37-41.
ISSN: 0720-6240
Kleiser, Georg; Klatt, Lothar; Kühl, Michael; Lippert, Andrea; Müller, Martin; Reinwald, Markus; Renner, Gabriele; Schäfer-Oelmayer, Birgit; Streit, Hans-Ulrich; Ulmer, Magdalena; Walz, Gert; Weinmüller, Kai:
Nachhaltigkeit im Unternehmen - Ein Leitfaden aus der Praxis für die Praxis,
in: Nachhaltigkeit im Unternehmen - Ein Leitfaden aus der Praxis für die Praxis, unw - Ulmer Initiativkreis nachhaltige Wirtschaftsentwicklung e.V., oekom, 2023, pages 152, ISBN: 978-3-98726-015-5
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid; Heaven, Sonia; Banks, Charles J.:
Unlocking the Full Potential: New Frontiers in Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Processes,
in: Processes 11(6): 1669, MDPI, 2023, pages 5.
DOI: 10.3390/pr11061669
ISBN/ISSN: 2227-9717
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid; Heaven, Sonia; Banks, Charles (eds.):
New Frontiers in Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Processes,
in: MDPI Books Special Issue, MDPI, Basel, 2023, pages 338.
DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7998-6
ISBN: 978-3-0365-7999-3
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid:
Towards More Sustainable Food Systems - 14 Lessons Learned,
in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 11: 4005, Sigrid Kusch-Brandt (ed.), MDPI, 2023, pages 1-11.
(Reprinted: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 4005)
DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-9048-6
ISBN: 978-3-0365-9049-3
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid:
Industrial Symbiosis: Towards More Resource-Efficient Industrial Systems,
in: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures, Brears, Robert C. (ed.), Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2022, pages 914-917.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-87745-3_213
ISBN: 978-3-030-87744-6
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid (ed.):
Towards More Sustainable Food Systems,
in: Int. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Special Issue Reprint), Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid (ed.), MDPI, Basel et al., 2023, pages 273.
DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-9048-6
ISBN: 978-3-0365-9049-3
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid; Zhang, Yue; Salter, Andrew M.; Heaven, Sonia:
Estimating the Methane Potential of Energy Crops: An Overview on Types of Data Sources and Their Limitations,
in: New Frontiers in Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Processes, MDPI Books Special Issue, MDPI, Basel, 2023, pages 41-72. (Reprinted from: Processes 2021, 9, 1565)
DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-7998-6
ISBN: 978-3-0365-7999-3
McCulloch, Manuela; Dierenbach, Jonas; Baatar, Munkhtsetseg; Graeber, Dietmar; Tolstrup, Ksenia; Fanta, Sarah; Viktor Zobernig:
How interoperability of flexibility platforms enables market design opportunities,
in: International Conference on European Electricity Market, EEM, IEEE, 2023, pages 4.
DOI: 10.1109/EEM58374.2023.10161815
eISSN: 2165-4093; ISBN: 979-8-3503-1258-4
McCulloch, Manuela; Wiedemann, Kay; Ruf, Holger; Graeber, Dietmar:
Herausforderungen bei der Teilnahme kleiner PV-Anlagen am Regelreservemarkt aus bilanzieller Sicht
in: Fachzeitschrift Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 73. Jahrgang, 2023, Heft 1 - 2, VDE-Verlag GmbH, 2023, pages 48 - 53.
Bachofer, Tom; McCulloch, Manuela; Graeber, Dietmar:
Wirtschaftliche Attraktivität von Strom-Communities und Strom-Clouds - eine Momentaufnahme,
in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen 72. Jg. 2022, Heft 12, VDE Verlag, 2022, Seiten 14-18.
ISSN: 0720-6240
Dierenbach, Jonas; Holmer, David; Müller, Daniel; Zubieta Ochoa, Ignacio; Fritsche, Anne; Estermann, André; Graeber, Dietmar; Otto, Marc-Oliver; Marcenac, Ludivine:
Assessment of the Shadow Auction Mechanism as a Fallback Procedure for Single Day-Ahead Coupling,
in: Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft 46, Springer Nature, Springer, 2022, pages 13.
DOI: 10.1007/s12398-022-00333-4
ISSN: 0343-5377
Feldhoff, Fabian; Burkhart, Manuel; Övüc, Philip; Dierenbach, Jonas; Müller, Daniel; Graeber, Dietmar:
Datengetriebene Innovation bei der SWU durch Erfassung hochaufögelöster Betriebsdaten der Ulmer Straßenbahn mit einem selbstentwickelten Messsystem,
in: 3. Innovationskongress Ulm / Neu-Ulm 2022 - Data Science to go, von Schwerin, Marianne; Reichert, Manfred; Urban, Karsten (ed.), OPARU, 2022, pages 30-39.
ISBN: 978-3-9820843-3-6
Frauendorfer, Karl; Graeber, Dietmar (ed.):
New value creation through trade in capacities - Conference report
1. DigIPlat Conference; 15.09.2022; University of St. Gallen. 2022, 198 pages.
Graeber, Dietmar:
Creating international standards,
in: Stadt+Werk, K21 media GmbH, K21 media GmbH, 2022, pages 32-33.
ISSN: 2193-195X
Kondzialka, Christoph; MacCulloch, Manuela; Taubmann, Rouven; Dierenbach, Jonas; Weidenauer, Daniel; Wiedemann, Kay; Ebe, Falko; Graeber, Dietmar; Heilscher, Gerd:
How Small PV Plants can Participate in the Balancing Energy Market,
in: CIGRE 2022 Kyoto Symposium, Japan, 2022, pages 7 [C000094].
Kondzialka, Christoph; McCulloch, Manuela; Dierenbach, Jonas; Taubmann, Rouven; Graeber, Dietmar; Heilscher, Gerd; Wiedemann, Kay; Ebe, Falko:
Technical solutions and business prospects for the participation of small PV systems in the balancing energy market,
in: 18th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), IEEE, 2022, pages 6.
DOI: 10.1109/EEM54602.2022.9921005
ISSN: 2165-4093
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid; Boubellouta, Bilal:
Driving factors of e-waste recycling rate in 30 European countries: new evidence using a panel quantile regression of the EKC hypothesis coupled with the STIRPAT model,
in: Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer Nature, Springer, 2022, pages 28.
DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02356-w
ISSN: 1387-585X eISSN: 1573-2975
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid; Boubellouta, Bilal:
Determinants of e-waste composition in the EU28+2 countries: A panel quantile regression evidence of the STIRPAT model,
in: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Springer Nature, 2022, pages 18.
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-021-03892-0
ISSN: 1735-1472, eISSN: 1735-2630
Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid; Bywater, Angela:
Exploring farm anaerobic digester economic viability in a time of policy change in the UK,
in: Processes 2020, 10(2), 212, MDPI, MDPI (Open Access), Basel, Switzerland, 2022, pages 19.
DOI: 10.3390/pr10020212
ISSN: 2227-9717
Khan, Nisar Ahmed; Ali, Majid; Ahmad, Nihal; Abid, Muhammad Ali; Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid:
Technical Efficiency Analysis of Layer and Broiler Poultry Farmers in Pakistan,
in: Agriculture 12(10): 1742, MDPI, 2022, pages 21.
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12101742
ISSN: 2077-0472
Braams, Cornelius; Kujundzic, Olivera; de Brito, António Guerreiro; Costa, Sergio; Ramos, Vanessa; Spiteri, Claudette; Garstecki, Tobias; Dronin, Nikolai; Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid; Andrade De Sa, Saraly; Contreras, Cristina; Eijgelaar, Eke; Reinecke, Tamina; Peeters, Paul; van der Sterren, Jos; de Bettencourt, José:
Europe's Environment - The Seventh Pan-European Environmental Assessment,
in: United Nations Publications, ECE/CEP/192, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2022, pages 94-104.
ISBN: 978-92-1-117295-9,
eISBN: 978-92-1-001447-2
