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| − | In a fast moving world that has reduced exponentially its resources; the topic of renewable energy becomes one of the most controversial areas of research. This addresses mainly the wish of shifting conventional energy users towards renewable or alternative energy. The LED technology offers up to a factor of 5 better energy efficiency compared to conventional lights and it also makes sense from a short time span of ROI. LED, Light Emitting Diode is a technology which converts electricity into light but not through gas or wire heating, therefore increasing the efficiency of the process. Jacobs University was one of the first German universities to implement LED technology within its buildings. The big consumers of electricity are the high mast lamps. In order to determine a potential annual saving a configuration of a real container terminal had to be simulated in order to create a reference point. The calculations showed that with a fixed initial investment of 800.000 € the amortization could be done in maximum 12 years. ''Link to Paper'' | + | In a fast moving world that has reduced exponentially its resources; the topic of renewable energy becomes one of the most controversial areas of research. This addresses mainly the wish of shifting conventional energy users towards renewable or alternative energy. The LED technology offers up to a factor of 5 better energy efficiency compared to conventional lights and it also makes sense from a short time span of ROI. LED, Light Emitting Diode is a technology which converts electricity into light but not through gas or wire heating, therefore increasing the efficiency of the process. Jacobs University was one of the first German universities to implement LED technology within its buildings. The big consumers of electricity are the high mast lamps. In order to determine a potential annual saving a configuration of a real container terminal had to be simulated in order to create a reference point. The calculations showed that with a fixed initial investment of 800.000 € the amortization could be done in maximum 12 years. [https://publicwiki-01.fraunhofer.de/Green_Efforts/images/f/f8/02_2012_09_28_GREEN_EFFORTS_White_Paper_02_LED_V2.pdf ''Link to Paper''] |
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WP#1 Reduction of the CO2 Footprints of Container Terminals by Photovoltaics
This paper is focused on defining alternative on-site generation of electrical energy from renewable resources. Due to the ease of installation, the photovoltaic systems can be seen as one of the most accessible alternative. The focus is on four main questions: feasibility, how much energy can we produce, the amortization and costs and potential risks. In order to have a clear depiction of the locations where the PV could be installed, a model of an actual container terminal has been designed. As for the CO2 reduction a range has been set between 1010t in a pessimistic case and the maximal end of this range is 1428t. The initial investments and their amortization, the author has set the return on investment around 12.8 years without considering the maintenance factor. As a final conclusion, the author states that PV technology is suitable to a container terminal due to the ease of installation as well as its maintenance free policy. Link to Paper
WP#2 LED Technology for Container Terminal
In a fast moving world that has reduced exponentially its resources; the topic of renewable energy becomes one of the most controversial areas of research. This addresses mainly the wish of shifting conventional energy users towards renewable or alternative energy. The LED technology offers up to a factor of 5 better energy efficiency compared to conventional lights and it also makes sense from a short time span of ROI. LED, Light Emitting Diode is a technology which converts electricity into light but not through gas or wire heating, therefore increasing the efficiency of the process. Jacobs University was one of the first German universities to implement LED technology within its buildings. The big consumers of electricity are the high mast lamps. In order to determine a potential annual saving a configuration of a real container terminal had to be simulated in order to create a reference point. The calculations showed that with a fixed initial investment of 800.000 € the amortization could be done in maximum 12 years. Link to Paper
