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Public perceptions of geothermal projects: New ways of measuring and monitoring local acceptance and social impacts

open access: yesEuropean Geologist, 2022
For a successful energy transition, deployment of renewable energy sources like geothermal and others is a fundamental step towards a sustainable power and heat production.
Jan Hildebrand   +3 more
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Approach to assess the performance of waste management systems towards a circular economy: waste management system development stage concept (WMS-DSC)

open access: yesMethodsX, 2022
In this paper a novel holistic approach to assess the performance of waste management systems (WMSs) is presented. The so called WMS development stage concept (WMS-DSC) can be used by practitioners or decision makers to assess primarily the WMS at the ...
Alessio Campitelli   +2 more
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Energy saving behavior in university organizations: The value of norm constructions in a “rational choice” action model

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionIn times of rising energy prices and increasing importance of climate change, saving energy becomes even more important. Universities are large public institutions with significant energy-saving potential.
Sascha Heib   +2 more
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Pore-Scale Simulation of the Interaction between a Single Water Droplet and a Hydrophobic Wire Mesh Screen in Diesel

open access: yesFluids, 2021
Recently, the trend towards sustainable energy production and pollution control has motivated the increased consumption of ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) or bio-fuels.
Omar Elsayed   +4 more
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From Activity Recognition to Simulation: The Impact of Granularity on Production Models in Heavy Civil Engineering

open access: yesAlgorithms, 2023
As in manufacturing with its Industry 4.0 transformation, the enormous potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is also being recognized in the construction industry. Specifically, the equipment-intensive construction industry can benefit from using AI.
Anne Fischer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of co-firing as a cost-effective short-term sustainable CO2 mitigation strategy in Germany

open access: yesEnergy, Sustainability and Society, 2019
Background In order to achieve the German greenhouse gas reduction targets, in particular, CO2 emissions of coal-fired power plants must be reduced. The co-incineration of biomass-based substitutes, here referred to as co-firing, is regarded as a highly ...
Steffen Knapp   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Air cargo logistics automation and digital airport process management: comprehensive empirical insights from Germany [PDF]

open access: yesLogistics Research
PurposeThis paper investigates an integration of automation and digital technologies within air cargo logistics, focusing on empirical testing of the O3dyn pallet transport robot prototype at Munich Airport.
Manuel Wehner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An investigation of mean energy demand, performance and reference cycles for stacker cranes [PDF]

open access: yesFME Transactions, 2020
Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS-RS) are commonly used in intralogistic facilities and are often operated by stacker cranes. These stacker cranes are used in high-bay warehouses to move small load carriers, pallets and special load carriers ...
Rücker Andreas   +2 more
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Angle of repose revisited: When is a heap a cone?

open access: yesEPJ Web of Conferences, 2017
The angle of repose is a frequently reported value in bulk solids characterisation and its popularity is based on the simple measurement setup. It can be useful to estimate the flowability of a bulk material or to estimate the inner friction coeffcient ...
Rackl Michael   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a method for the energy efficiency determination of stacker cranes in automated high-bay warehouses [PDF]

open access: yesFME Transactions, 2020
Modern intralogistic facilities fulfil important tasks within today's supply chains. Many different influences must be taken into account in their planning and construction.
Rücker Andreas   +2 more
doaj  

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