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A Smart Grid in Container Terminals: Cost Drivers for Using the Energy Storage of Electric Transport Vehicles for Grid Stability

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The shift from conventional fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles is one possible step for a sustainable transformation in the logistics sector, such as at container terminals, where heavy-duty vehicles are essential for container transportation. Through the use of information systems, this field is a promising area for a smart grid application, where the batteries of idle vehicles can be used during less busy times to provide capacity for the energy grid. The need for energy reserves has increased with the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources, which cannot provide a stable power supply. The research in this chapter provides an overview of the cost drivers for a smart electrified container terminal.

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Acknowledgements

The research and development project “Flexibilitätsmanagement und Regelenergiebereitstellung von Schwerlastfahrzeugen im Hafen” (FRESH) is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (01ME8002D) in the context of the funding program “IKT für Elektromobilität II”.

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  1. University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Christine Harnischmacher, Maike Greve, Alfred Benedikt Brendel & Lutz M. Kolbe

  2. HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

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Harnischmacher, C., Greve, M., Brendel, A.B., Wulff, B., Kolbe, L.M. (2021). A Smart Grid in Container Terminals: Cost Drivers for Using the Energy Storage of Electric Transport Vehicles for Grid Stability. In: Lind, M., Michaelides, M., Ward, R., T. Watson, R. (eds) Maritime Informatics. Progress in IS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50892-0_13

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