This year, Tim-Wei Schüler, a student at the TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS), was also honoured. Tim-Wei Schüler, who is studying Technology and Management-oriented Business Administration (TUM-BWL) in Straubing, developed a simulation model in his bachelor's thesis at TUMCS that can be used to evaluate semi-autonomous energy supply systems with hydrogen storage tanks from both a technical and economic point of view. In the face of increasing energy price fluctuations and increases, the evaluation of sustainable energy supply systems is becoming more important in business decisions in order to reduce electricity supply costs and dependence on the public electricity market. By quantifying the costs and benefits, the work provides a valuable data basis for both corporate decision-making and the planning and implementation of such systems. Among other things, the simulation results show that the use of hydrogen storage in combination with PV systems can significantly increase self-sufficiency and the associated electricity generation costs.
‘The award means a great deal to me and is an acknowledgement of months of dedicated work. It also shows that I am on the right track in exploring the interface between technology and business,’ says Tim-Wei Schüler.
Prof. Josef Kainz, head of the Chair of Energy Technology at the HSWT at the TUM Campus Straubing, supervised the bachelor's thesis.
