Understanding drivers of electrification of transportation systems in a commercial context : the case of vehicle-to-grid applications in electrified fleets / Christine Harnischmacher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harnischmacher, Christine, author.

Series:

Göttinger Wirtschaftsinformatik

Göttinger Wirtschaftsinformatik ; v.118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Göttingen, Germany : Cuvillier Verlag, [2022]

Summary:

The mitigation of global climate change poses one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century. Governments all around the world have set ambitious climate- and energy- specific targets that shape the development of the energy and transportation sectors. Increasing the share of renewable energies in the energy mix and substituting conventional vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs) at the same time poses significant challenges for the power grid. The coupling of the energy and transportation sectors offers a promising increase in energy efficiency, as the EVs' batteries can be used as storage for the provision of utility services by supplying power to the grid for stabilization. This is known as the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) application. Thus, suitable V2G applications can contribute to the security of energy supply while at the same time promoting electrified transportation and the integration of renewables. These applications are especially efficient in a commercial context, where the capacities of several batteries can easily be aggregated. This thesis investigates the role of IS for the electrification and V2G integration of commercial fleets. Four studies were conducted and are compiled in this dissertation that demonstrate the feasibility and provide guidelines for incorporating commercial electrified fleets as an active component of the energy economic value chain. The understanding gained enables viewing fleet electrification and V2G integration as IS enabled amplification of the energy economic value chain towards ecological sustainability.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Abstract

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

A. Foundations

I. Introduction

I.1 Motivation

I.2 Research Gap and Research Questions

I.3 Structure of the Thesis

I.4 Research Positioning and Design

I.5 Anticipated Contributions and Implications

II. Research Background

II.1 Green Information Systems

II.2 The Advent of Energy Informatics

II.3 IS for Sustainable Mobility and Transportation

II.4 Vehicle-to-Grid Applications in the context of containerterminals - Case Study FRESH

B. Studies on Electrification of Commercial TransportationSystems

I. Assessing the Status Quo

1. Study 1: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow -Perspectives on Green Information Systems ResearchStreams

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Literature Reviews on Green IS

1.3 Research Approach

1.4 Results and Findings

1.5 Development of Research Directions

1.6 Conclusion

II. Research in Vehicle-to-Grid Applications

1. Study 2: Smart Grid in Container Terminals -Systematization of Cost Drivers for Using BatteryCapacities of Electric Transport Vehicles for GridStability

1.2 Research Background

1.3 Setting

1.4 Research Approach

1.5 Results and Findings

1.6 Discussion

1.7 Limitations and Future Research

1.8 Conclusion

2. Study 3: Two-sided Sustainability: Simulating BatteryDegradation in Vehicle-to-Grid Applications withinAutonomous Electric Port Transportation

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Battery Degradation Models

2.3 Research Approach

2.4 Data

2.5 Simulation Results

2.6 Discussion and Implications

2.7 Conclusion

III. Furthering Fleet Electrification

1. Study 4: (I Can't Get No) Electrification - A Qualitative-Empirical Study on Electrification of TransportationFleets

1.1 Introduction.

1.2 Research Background

1.4 Results

1.5 Discussion

C. Contributions

I. Findings and Results

I.2 Findings through Research in Vehicle-to-GridApplications

I.3 Findings for Furthering Fleet Electrification

I.4 Synthesis of Findings: A Conceptualization of ISEnabledExtension of the Energy Economic Value Chain

II. Implications

II.1 Implications for Research

II.2 Implications for Practice

III. Limitations and Opportunities for Future Research

III.1 Limitations

III.2 Opportunities for Future Research

IV. Concluding Remarks

References

Appendix

Appendix A. Overview of the Author's Individual StudyContribution

Appendix B. Overview Further Published Studies

Appendix C. Curriculum Vitae.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783736967052