The objective of the study was to obtain reliable, representative and internationally comparable energy-related data using empirical surveys for the sectors ''private households'' and ''trade, commerce and services"1'' (referred to hereafter as the tertiary sector"2), which account for around 45% of final energy consumption in Germany. A degree of ...
Germany
The high-temperature engineering test reactor (HTTR) in Oarai, Japan, will be worldwide the first plant to demonstrate the production of hydrogen by applying the steam reforming process and using nuclear process heat as primary energy. Particular safety aspects for such a combined nuclear/chemical complex have to be investigated to further detail. ...
Germany
Germany
The report investigated how the current options of information and communication technology can be used for enhancing the energy efficiency of small and medium-sized businesses and how energy consulting in this sector can be improved. The socio-economic environment and the technical boundary conditions, which together are the basis of successful en...
Part 2 of the aforesaid research project deals with energy indicators for production processes as well as with characteristic values for intersectoral basic techniques. Energy indicators for the following areas have been determined in detail: industrial products: - container glass - bitumen, fuels, fuel oil -mineral splinter mixtures - asphalt; bas...
Germany
Germany
The objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8% in 2018/2012 is challenging and still requires some effort. 70% of the total final energy demand in the industrial and tertiary sector is consumed by cross-cutting technologies. For 13 technology areas, the study analysed the state of the art, and the theoretical, technical, as well as the econ...
