Die Kernfusion wurde seit den 1940er Jahren für die militärische Nutzung entwickelt. Die Hoffnungen, diese Technik in wenigen Jahrzehnten für die Energieerzeugung nutzen zu können, haben sich bis heute nicht erfüllt. Trotz einiger medial aufgegriffener Erfolge, wie bei den Experimenten der National Ignition Facility in Kalifornien Ende 2022, sind die wesentlichen Herausforderungen heute nicht kleiner ...
Renewable energy installations are rapidly gaining market share due to falling technology costs and supportive policies. Meanwhile, the energy price crisis in 2022 shifted the energy policy debate toward the question of how consumers can better benefit from the low and stable generation costs of renewable electricity. Long-term contracts for renewable energy to link producers and consumers are an option ...
Context and problem • The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was introduced to prevent carbon leakage, and to incentivise global carbon pricing. The UK is set to introduce a CBAM in 2027 for the same reasons. However, this policy measure will face limitations in a fragmented geopolitical environment if progress on global carbon pricing remains slow. • The reliance on international ...
Research into nuclear fusion for military purposes has been regularly conducted since the 1940s. However, the idea of being able to use nuclear power for power generation within mere decades has not come to fruition. While some successes have been highlighted by the media, such as the experiments at the National Ignition Facility in California at the end of 2022, the main problems remain as challenging ...
Auf dem Weg zu Deutschlands Klimaneutralität werden Wind- und Solarenergie eine zentrale Rolle einnehmen. Eine Herausforderung wird sein, mit den täglichen und saisonalen Schwankungen des Stromangebotes und des Energiebedarfes umzugehen. Deutschland braucht Strategien, um Angebot und Nachfrage in Einklang zu bringen. Stichwort: Flexibilität. Welche Technologien gibt es dafür bereits, welche Einsatzbereiche ...
Significant amounts of electricity consumed in air and water pumping make wastewater treatment energy-intensive. This study investigates the potential power system benefits of load shifting within these pumping processes. As a case study, the Irish power system and wastewater sector are studied by using an integrated modelling approach. The results show that demand flexibility within the wastewater ...
