TY - JOUR A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Impacts of lifestyle changes on energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions in Germany JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews N2 - Most energy scenario studies typically focus on technological options and fuel substitution for decarbonising future energy systems. Lifestyle changes are rarely considered, although they can significantly reduce energy demand and climate change mitigation efforts. By using an energy system model, this study shows that it is possible to reduce final energy demand in Germany by 61 % in 2050 relative to 2019 levels, resulting in an annual per capita energy demand of 44 GJ for a representative country of the Global North. This goal can be achieved through a combination of technological measures and lifestyle changes without sacrificing a decent standard of living. Societal chances can eliminate reliance on not-yet-established negative emission technologies, reduce energy dependency, and reduce the need for energy-intensive hydrogen and e-fuels. Downsizing the energy system provides an opportunity for strengthening climate change mitigation, decrease material demand and reduce land use. KW - Climate change mitigation KW - Energy system modelling KW - Sufficiency KW - Lifestyle changes KW - Climate neutrality KW - Low energy demand KW - German climate targets Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-77682 SN - 1364-0321 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Franz Bauer VL - 207 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Uhlar, Stefan A1 - Heyder, Florian A1 - Koenig, Thomas T1 - Assessment of two physical tyre models in relation to their NVH performance up to 300 Hz JF - Vehicle system dynamics N2 - The prediction of structure-borne noise using numerical methods has a crucial influence during the development process of modern passenger cars. In order to minimise the dynamic forces from the chassis transferred to the body structure, multibody simulation (MBS) can be used. The link between the road surface and the chassis is established by the tyre and its own structural dynamic characteristics. Therefore, it is substantial and the main goal of the present paper to investigate the Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) performance of two commercial physical tyre models available and commonly used in the market. The intention is to point out what kind of results (up-to-date) a user of these structural dynamic tyre models, namely FTire and CDtire/3D, will get with a focus on NVH. The authors strictly follow the established process of how to obtain the fitted tyre property files, as any other user of FTire and CDTire currently does. This process includes a measurement campaign of the real tyre and a subsequent fitting of the tyre property file. The fitting in this case is provided by the tyre model developers themselves, namely cosin and Fraunhofer ITWM. The tyre models are then integrated into the MBS software MSC.Adams where their performance will be assessed based on measured wheel-hub forces in the time and frequency domain up to 300 Hz. KW - CDTire KW - cleat KW - frequency analysis KW - FTire KW - Multibody-simulation KW - noise-vibration-harshness KW - rough road KW - tyre modelling Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2019.1681475 VL - 59 IS - 3 SP - 331 EP - 351 PB - Taylor&Francis ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Energieforschung BT - geförderte Projekte 2013 bis 2016; Netzwerke und Tendenzen: Ziele und Ausrichtung des RCER; Energie und Ressourcen: Projekte stellen sich vor; Wissenstransfer: Energiekongress und Infotage N2 - Das Regensburg Center of Energy and Resources (RCER) bündelt seit 2012 die Aktivitäten der Ostbayerischen Technischen Hochschule Regensburg (OTH Regensburg) und der regionalen Wirtschaftsunternehmen auf dem Strategiefeld „Energie und Ressourcen“. Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-66948 PB - OTH Regensburg ET - Ausgabe 2016 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Energieforschung BT - geförderte Projekte 2020 bis 2022 N2 - Über uns Das Regensburg Center of Energy and Resources (RCER) bündelt seit 2012 die Aktivitäten der Ostbayerischen Technischen Hochschule Regensburg (OTH Regensburg) und der regionalen Wirtschaftsunternehmen auf dem Strategiefeld „Energie und Ressourcen“. Mission: Energieforschung: vernetzen, voranbringen, vermitteln Das RCER fördert die Vernetzung verschiedener Disziplinen der Energieforschung innerhalb der OTH Regensburg und mit externen Partnern (Firmen, Förderträgern, Forschungsinstitutionen, öffentlichen Einrichtungen). Das RCER ist Ihr Partner beim Voranbringen von Kooperationen und Forschungsvorhaben durch Unterstützung in der Antragsphase, bei der Einwerbung von Projektmitteln und Projektbegleitung im Energiebereich. Das RCER steht für die Vermittlung von Know-how, Basiswissen, aktuellen Fragen und den Technologietransfer rund um das Thema Energie zwischen Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik. Vision Wir sind Ihr erster Ansprechpartner und Motor für innovative Energieforschung. Werte Verlässlichkeit, Kompetenz, Verantwortungsbewusstsein.Regional verwurzelt und weltoffen Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-65422 PB - OTH Regensburg ET - Ausgabe 2023 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Energieforschung BT - geförderte Projekte 2017 bis 2019 N2 - Über uns Das Regensburg Center of Energy and Resources (RCER) bündelt seit 2012 die Aktivitäten der Ostbayerischen Technischen Hochschule Regensburg (OTH Regensburg) und der regionalen Wirtschaftsunternehmen auf dem Strategiefeld „Energie und Ressourcen“. Mission: Energieforschung: vernetzen, voranbringen, vermitteln Das RCER fördert die Vernetzung verschiedener Disziplinen der Energieforschung innerhalb der OTH Regensburg und mit externen Partnern (Firmen, Förderträgern, Forschungsinstitutionen, öffentlichen Einrichtungen). Das RCER ist Ihr Partner beim Voranbringen von Kooperationen und Forschungsvorhaben durch Unterstützung in der Antragsphase, bei der Einwerbung von Projektmitteln und Projektbegleitung im Energiebereich. Das RCER steht für die Vermittlung von Know-how, Basiswissen, aktuellen Fragen und den Technologietransfer rund um das Thema Energie zwischen Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik. Vision Wir sind Ihr erster Ansprechpartner und Motor für innovative Energieforschung. Werte Verlässlichkeit, Kompetenz, Verantwortungsbewusstsein.Regional verwurzelt und weltoffen Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-65439 PB - OTH Regensburg ET - Ausgabe 2020 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Franke, Ariane ED - Uhl, Christian ED - Walter, Michael ED - Stiehl, Annika T1 - Electricity load forecasting for industrial microgrid and load management T2 - Applied Research Conference 2022 Conference Proceedings: 4th July 2022, University of Applied Sciences Ansbach (Onsite Conference) N2 - As more energy systems from renewable sources and the electricity market becomes more volatile, new solutions to ensure the security of supply are tested. Microgrids offer a possibility to prevent construction downtime. In order to use the energy sources and storage facilities of the microgrid effectively, load forecasting algorithms are essential. Thus, in this study a short term load forecasting model for a construction company is designed, that will be used for managing a microgrid as well as the general load consumption. This paper proposes the use of the XGBoost algorithm for the 36-hour forecast including predictors based on past measurements as well as information extracted from the timestamp. Moreover, it is shown that including load profiles attained by conventional methods has the potential to improve the accuracy of the model. KW - load forecast KW - XGBoost KW - load profile Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-68231 SP - 405 EP - 409 PB - Hochschule Ansbach CY - Ansbach ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sovacool, Benjamin K. A1 - Cabeza, Luisa F. A1 - Pisello, Anna Laura A1 - Colladon, Andrea Fronzetti A1 - Larijani, Hatef Madani A1 - Dawoud, Belal A1 - Martiskainen, Mari T1 - Decarbonizing household heating: Reviewing demographics, geography and low-carbon practices and preferences in five European countries JF - Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews N2 - What commonalities are there in sustainable or unsustainable heating practices in five high-income, high-emitting western European countries? What preferences do a nationally representative sample of the public in these countries hold towards low-carbon options? It is imperative that climate policy researchers and practitioners grapple with the difficulty of decarbonizing heat, which remains the largest single end-use service worldwide and which accounts about half of total final energy consumption. Based on a comparative assessment of five representative national surveys in Germany (N = 2009), Italy (N = 2039), Spain (N = 2038), Sweden (N = 2023), and the United Kingdom (N = 2000), this study explores the demographics and geography of household heat decarbonisation in Europe. By analyzing our country level data as well as our combined sample of 10,109 respondents, it investigates how people conceive of the purposes of low-carbon heat, their preferences for particular forms of heat supply, and their (at times odd) practices of heat consumption and temperature settings. Grounded in its original data, the study organizes its findings inductively across the five themes of literacy (heating knowledge, awareness and control), sustainability (heating practices, dynamics and conflicts), temperature (heating satisfaction and preferences), desirability of change (low-carbon heating priorities, business models and trust), and culture (country and national variation). The study also explores intersections between these dimensions, using multivariate analysis, as well as how preferences differ according to varying types of actors as well as geography and space. KW - Climate policy KW - Cooling KW - Energy policy KW - Heat decarbonisation KW - Household heat KW - Low-carbon heating KW - Space heating Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110703 IS - 139 SP - 1 EP - 28 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Paredes, Marcelo A1 - Keim, Vincent A1 - Nonn, Aida A1 - Wierzbicki, Tomasz T1 - Effect of plasticity parameter on the crack propagation in steel pipelines T2 - Proceedings of the conference on Technology for future and ageing piplines, Ghent, Belgium Y1 - 2018 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Diamantidis, Dimitris A1 - Sýkora, Miroslav A1 - Lenzi, Daniele T1 - Optimising Monitoring: Standards, Reliability Basis and Application to Assessment of Roof Snow Load Risks JF - Structural Engineering International N2 - This paper addresses the optimisation of monitoring and decision-making criteria regarding the future use of structures. The current state of practice in standards and reliability framework are initially summarised. A general methodology for obtaining cost-optimal decisions is then presented on the basis of limit state design, probabilistic reliability analysis and cost estimates. The implementation of the risk-based approach is illustrated in a case study dealing with the roof of a stadium located in northern Italy. As the roof fails to comply with the requirements of the Eurocodes, the installation of a permanent monitoring system is recommended to allow for a real-time reliability assessment. The results demonstrate the potential of monitoring systems and probabilistic reliability analysis for supporting decisions regarding safety measures such as snow removal or temporary closure of the stadium, as well as reflecting the need to implement the discussed procedures in future standards. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/10168664.2018.1462131 VL - 28 IS - 3 SP - 269 EP - 279 PB - Taylor&Francis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Diermeier, Andreas A1 - Sindersberger, Dirk A1 - Krenkel, Lars A1 - Rosell, X. C. A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. T1 - Controllable Magnetoactive Polymer Conduit JF - The Open Mechanical Engineering Journal N2 - Objective: Magneto-active Polymers (MAP) are smart materials whose mechanical characteristics, such as elastic and shear moduli, may be controllable by means of an externally applied magnetic field. Methods: Various additives may be used to influence the characteristics of the polymer matrix whilst a suspension of soft and/or hard magnetic particles determine the magnetic properties of the composite. Both pre-cure and post-cure magnetization is possible. Results: A range of control strategies have been investigated for evaluation of the system using fluids of differing kinematic viscosity. Conclusion: Depending on the degree of magnetic field homogeneity, magneto-deformation and magnetostriction contribute to MAP actuation. This paper presents a novel application in the form of a peristaltic MAP tube system, applicable to flow control and pumping of hemorheological fluids in blood circulatory systems for biomedical research purposes. Y1 - 2018 UR - https://www.benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/TOMEJ-12-192 N1 - Corresponding authro: Gareth J. Monkman VL - 12 IS - 1 SP - 192 EP - 200 PB - Bentham ER -