By 2050, the European Union aims to become climate neutral. The achievement of this goal will require, among others, a massive boost in energy efficiency. Companies and other organizations can make a significant contribution to climate protection through systematic and long-term energy...

The international crude oil maritime transportation system has always been disturbed by the external environment and its own mechanism of supply and demand, which can sometimes last for a long time. BDTI (Baltic Exchange Dirty Tanker Index) is one of the most typical indexes in the crude oil...

A microgrid contains a PV generator and energy storage system connected in a laboratory building. Power generation is scheduled to meet the load of the building to adjust optimally the generation exchange within the microgrid. In this study, the problem of decreasing the cost of energy under...

The increase demand for electricity and the non-renewable nature of fossil energy makes the move towards renewable energies required. However, the common problem of renewable sources, which is the intermittence, is overcome by the hybridization of complementary sources. Thus, whenever the load...

Low knowledge worker productivity is an important problem that needs to be addressed. Current research addressing this problem is fragmented and deals with different isolated elements of the problem. There is a need for a holistic approach to knowledge worker productivity. This paper takes the...

* Die energieintensive Industrie kann zum Ausgleich volatiler Stromeinspeisungen und somit zum Gelingen der Energiewende beitragen. * Digitalisierungsprozesse ermoglichen die Flexibilisierung der Produktion, wodurch die Stromnachfrage steuerbarer wird. * Gegenwartig sind die Anreize zur...

Rural electrification has been identified as one of the essential prerequisite for the development of modern society. Provision of uninterrupted supply for rural enterprises and affordable electricity for low-income users is imperative for the revitalisation of rural areas. Stand-alone...

The article presents an outline of the main problems of risk management to trade in electricity and natural gas on polish market. The development of energy market deregulation and the crisis caused by the Enron scandal forced the sector companies use advanced methods of financial and risk...

In recent years, the management and operation of micro-grids are considered by many advanced societies with regard to the development of scattered energy resources. The main goals that are paid attention in micro-grid management are the operation cost and pollution rate, which the aggregation of...

In recent years, the management and operation of micro-grids are considered by many advanced societies with regard to the development of scattered energy resources. The main goals that are paid attention in micro-grid management are the operation cost and pollution rate, which the aggregation of...

Low knowledge worker productivity is an important problem that needs to be addressed. Current research addressing this problem is fragmented and deals with different isolated elements of the problem. There is a need for a holistic approach to knowledge worker productivity. This paper takes the...

We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular, we shed light on the relationship between financial barriers (e. g. credit...

We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular, we shed light on the relationship between financial barriers (e. g. credit...

Eine möglichst energieeffiziente und damit auch kostengünstige Produktion - welches Unternehmen wünscht sich dies nicht? In nahezu allen Bereichen des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes wird eine effiziente Energienutzung immer wichtiger und in vielen Fällen sogar zum entscheidenden Wettbewerbsvorteil...

We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular, we shed light on the relationship between financial barriers (e. g. credit...

We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular, we shed light on the relationship between financial barriers (e. g. credit...

Die netzgebundenen Infrastrukturen und Sektoren der Versorgungssysteme sind im Wandel und stellen in Anbetracht der Auswirkungen des Klimawandels und der Energiewende eine ökologische Schlüsselstellung für Prozesse nachhaltiger Entwicklung dar. Ganz offenkundig sind hoher Energie- und...

Die vorliegende Kurzstudie zur betrieblichen Energieeffizienz greift auf Daten zurück, welche in einer gemeinsamen Umfrage der Handwerkskammern Trier, Düsseldorf, Saarbrücken, Koblenz, Hamburg und Münster erhoben worden sind. Sie basiert auf Antworten von 203 Handwerksunternehmen. Es wurde...

In this paper the emphasis is put on the specifics of energy efficiency impact on the profitability of the service sector, with special insight into trade. The theoretical and methodological presentations are illustrated by applying the comparative approach, on the original empirical data of the...

In this paper the emphasis is put on the specifics of energy efficiency impact on the profitability of the service sector, with special insight into trade. The theoretical and methodological presentations are illustrated by applying the comparative approach, on the original empirical data of the...