TY - GEN A1 - Bundschuh, Jana A1 - Rappel, Herbert A1 - Bock, Andreas A1 - Balleisen, Ute A1 - Daiser, Markus A1 - Friedmann, Günter A1 - König, Werner A1 - Miltenberger, Tobias A1 - Müller, Manuela A1 - Müller, Robert A1 - Poeplau, Norbert A1 - Roosen, Alix A1 - Schlotter, Alexander A1 - Sedlmair, Christian A1 - Weiler, Michael A1 - Thewes, Christoph A1 - Brock, Christopher T1 - Effects of queen excluders on the colony dynamics of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) under biodynamic management T2 - Apidologie N2 - The evaluation of beekeeping management practices (BMPs) is important for beekeepers worldwide because their choice affects health and survival of managed honeybee (A. mellifera L.) colonies and touches ethical and economic questions. This study focusses on queen excluders, a common hive addition in contemporary beekeeping. Its impacts are controversially discussed but have not been studied scientifically yet. Within a 4-year participatory on-farm experiment, we assessed the effects on colony dynamics in 64 hives in 8 apiaries during one season in Germany using the Liebefeld estimation method. We found no significant deviation for parameters of colony dynamics between hives managed with and without queen excluders. A qualitative decision-making tool (Pugh decision matrix) facilitated concept selection only for specific beekeepers. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-023-01041-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-023-01041-9 SN - 1297-9678 SN - 0044-8435 VL - 55 IS - 16 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Billerbeck, Anna A1 - Kiefer, Christoph P. A1 - Winkler, Jenny A1 - Bernath, Christiane A1 - Sensfuß, Frank A1 - Kranzl, Lukas A1 - Müller, Andreas A1 - Ragwitz, Mario T1 - The race between hydrogen and heat pumps for space and water heating: A model-based scenario analysis T2 - Energy Conversion and Management N2 - This paper analyses different levels and means of the electrification of space and hot water heating using an explorative modelling approach. The analysis provides guidance to the ongoing discussion on favourable pathways for heating buildings and the role of secondary energy carriers such as hydrogen or synthetic fuels. In total, 12 different scenarios were modelled with decarbonisation pathways until 2050, which cover all 27 member states of the European Union. Two highly detailed optimisation models were combined to cover the building stock and the upstream energy supply sector. The analysis shows that decarbonisation pathways for space and water heating based on large shares of heat pumps have at least 11% lower system costs in 2050 than pathways with large shares of hydrogen or synthetic fuels. This translates into system cost savings of around €70 bn. Heat pumps are cost-efficient in decentralised systems and in centralised district heating systems. Hence, heat pumps should be the favoured option to achieve a cost-optimal solution for heating buildings. Accordingly, the paper makes a novel and significant contribution to understanding suitable and cost-efficient decarbonisation pathways for space and hot water heating via electrification. The results of the paper can provide robust guidance for policymakers. KW - Hydrogen KW - Energy systems modelling KW - Optimization KW - Sector coupling KW - Heat pump KW - District heating Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117850 SN - 0196-8904 VL - 299 PB - Elsevier BV ER -