A considerable amount of wet biogenic residues and waste has no resource-efficient use in
several European countries yet. Hydrothermal processes (HTP) seem to be promising for …

The shipping industry has been quite successful in reducing the number of major accidents
in the past. In order to continue this development in the future, innovative leading risk …

Quantum computers can solve certain problems faster than classical computers. The
number of quantum computers offered via the cloud increases such that a variety is …

Multi-criteria decision analyses (MCDAs) have been developed to support and evaluate
decision-making on multi-layered problems. The benefit lies in creating transparency …

In practice, there are methods such as EN 15450 designing a heat pump system consisting
of a heat pump, auxiliary heater, and thermal energy storage. In heat pumps, the refrigerant …

This paper presents results of the comparative sustainability assessment of three renewable
and fossil fuel production routes, ie gasoline from straw or wood, and conventional gasoline …

The performance of current quantum computers is limited by high error rates and few qubits.
Nevertheless, more and more quantum computers are available in the cloud. Selecting a …

In this paper, an approach for sustainability assessment of innovative energy technologies is
expanded by multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods to aggregate indicator results …

Undoubtedly, this dissertation was written during one of the most influential and multifaceted
periods in my life–during my time as an external PhD candidate at the Institute of Product …

This chapter presents general background information about resource efficiency in
manufacturing value chains. In Sect. 2.1 a general introduction into industrial production and …