Development of an app-supported planning tool that takes over the design and planning tasks for the realization of an energetic and economical operation of logistics centers with battery-electric or fuel cell trucks, stationary storage, local energy and hydrogen generation plants as well as stabilizing grid connection.
The transport transition involves a fundamental and sustainable transformation of the entire mobility sector. The aim is to make transportation more resource-efficient, environmentally friendly and efficient. In the logistics sector, however, enormous energy requirements and the need for large storage facilities and high charging capacities are offset by various potentials for process optimization. On the one hand, the built-up areas offer opportunities to generate renewable energy, while on the other hand, the development of an infrastructure for hydrogen production and refuelling also appears to be a promising way to decarbonize.
The transport transition and the energy transition are two challenges facing Germany and Europe as a whole. Provided that the energy for mobility is to be obtained from renewable sources, these challenges are inextricably linked and can only be solved together. However, the logistics sector presents a particular hurdle. This is because the enormous energy demand and the need for large storage facilities and high charging capacities are offset by various potentials for process optimization. On the one hand, the built-up areas offer extensive opportunities for generating renewable energy using photovoltaics, while on the other, the development of an infrastructure for hydrogen production and refueling also appears promising.
Energy transformation in the logistics sector in harmony with the distribution grids
The work in the project roughly follows the outlined phase plan.
Once the basic principles and boundary conditions have been compiled, they will be translated into specific requirements for the tool and its four modules. Based on this, the software with its four modules will be developed and finally tested and evaluated in practice in a field test.
Honored by the Ministry of the Environment NRW (from left to right): State Secretary Volker Haase, Prof. Dr. Karl-Georg Steffens (Institute for Post-Fossil Logistics), Lara Wever (Head of Division VIII B4).
Together with the project partners Westfalen Weser, Schünke Logistik, XPERT Consulting & Management and the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems we are pursuing the goal of developing a sustainable, economical and adaptable energy system that relieves the burden on logistics operations and the power grid and conserves resources.
Supported by the European Union and the State of NRWis EnergyHub is a step towards a climate-friendly and efficient turnaround in transportation. We are proud of the strong collaboration in the consortium and are delighted to be making a joint contribution to the sustainable future of logistics!
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