There is a growing need for increased flexibility in modern power systems. Traditionally, this
flexibility has been provided by supply-side technologies. There has been an increase in the …

Policies in Germany to support electric vehicles, which are free of exhaust emissions, mostly
focus on urban road passenger transport. However, road freight vehicles are a main source …

The sustainability of mobility services, such as car sharing, is undeniable. Therefore, it is
important to research and improve mobility services, thereby revealing their full …

Rapid economic growth and urbanization have motivated economists and researchers to
seek innovative solutions for the many challenges that accompany these trends. This can be …

Due to the fact that electric vehicles have not broadly entered the vehicle market there are
many attempts to convince producers to integrate technologies that utilise embedded …

The increasing amount of both, renewable energy production and electric vehicle usage,
puts considerable stress on smart grids, making it necessary to synchronize vehicle …

There are many approaches to integrate electric vehicles into smart grid architectures by
optimizing their charging-and feeding periods. Most approaches, however, were never …

Historically, consumers of electricity, especially residential consumers, have largely had a
passive relationship with the broader energy system. However, the recent and rapid …

Increasing the usage of renewable energy and electromobility are high priority goals for
several countries and organisations. Energy from renewable energy sources, like wind and …

This thesis investigates the importance of temporal rhythms in the study of information
infrastructures (IIs), responding to the call to address an II's “biography” by focusing on its …