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Publication Power sector effects of alternative options for de-fossilizing heavy-duty vehicles—Go electric, and charge smartly
The authors investigate the power sector implications of different options for defossilizing heavy-duty vehicles. They find that flexibly charged battery-electric vehicles (BEVs),…
Authors:
Wolf-Peter Schill,
Carlos Gaete-Morales,
Julius Jöhrens,
Florian Heining
Year:
2024
News New ifeu paper: Switching to an electric car is almost always worthwhile for an old combustion engine car
Opting for an electric car is almost always the more climate-friendly option when considering the entire life cycle of new vehicles. This is the conclusion of a new study, which is now available...
moreProject BWeRoads
Runtime 01/2024 – 06/2026
BWeRoads supports the funded public fast-charging and H2 refueling locations for trucks in Baden-Württemberg. Key stakeholders are involved with a demand analysis and an innovative set of tools.
morePublication Expansion Strategies for Electric Road Systems (ERS) in Europe
A working paper from the CollERS2 project
The aim of this paper is to discuss the development of a future ERS network for Europe and to outline possible implementation steps. The first section discusses the derivation of…
Authors:
Florian Hacker,
Julius Jöhrens,
Matthias Gather,
Matthias Hartwig,
Till Gnann,
Katharina Göckeler,
Patrick Plötz,
Michael Lehmann
Year:
2023
Publication Opportunities for electric road systems in road freight economics
A discussion paper from the CollERS2 project
This discussion paper (DP) is the result of an international collaboration on ERS research called the CollERS2 project. The DPs are written in a joint context: DP1 covers…
Authors:
Matts Andersson,
Erik Johansson,
Julius Jöhrens,
Moritz Mottschall
Year:
2023
Publication Ready to go? Technology Readiness and Life- cycle Emissions of Electric Road Systems
A discussion paper from the CollERS2 project
Despite rising electric vehicle sales, road transport is still dominated by fossil fuels usage. Globally, transport is responsible for about one quarter of energy related…
Authors:
Fredrik Widegren,
Hinrich Helms,
Florian Hacker,
Matts Andersson,
Till Gnann,
Marcus Eriksson,
Patrick Plötz
Year:
2022
Project enERSyn - Electric Road Systems as part of truck electrification
Runtime 08/2022 – 07/2025
In this project, we investigate the future role of dynamic power supply for electric trucks from a technical, strategic and energy-economic point of view.
moreProject High Efficiency Low Emission Nautical SOFC (HELENUS)
Runtime 07/2022 – 06/2027
Cruise ships and other large seagoing vessels require considerable amounts of electricity and heat on board. How much more environmentally friendly would it be to provide this energy using solid oxide...
morePublication Green truck technologies wanted! A cost-optimised drive train portfolio for Germany
We compare the potential of various electric truck drive technologies in terms of total cost of ownership for the year 2030. For each technology we calculate the fleet-wide truck…
Authors:
Florian Heining,
Julius Jöhrens,
Michel Allekotte,
Hinrich Helms
Year:
2022
Publication Cost-Based Method to Estimate Electrification Potential of the German Road Freight Transport
We present an approach to analyse the potential of battery electric trucks (BEV) in Germany by investigating which truck usage pattern can be run by BEV profitably. The approach is…
Authors:
Maybritt Schillinger,
Michel Allekotte,
Julius Jöhrens
Year:
2022
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