Activities

Research interests:

Energy System and Network Modeling
Renewable Energy and Storage Systems

Current projects:

Helmholtz-Energie-Allianz: Technologien für das zukünftige Energienetz
B2G - Innovative Erzeugung von gasförmigen Brennstoffen aus Biomasse

Teaching:

Seminar "Portfoliomanagement in der Erdgaswirtschaft" (Summer term 2012)
Seminar "Einbindung von Biogas in das Energiesystem" (Summer term 2011)
Supervision of Bachelor-, Master- und Diplomathesis

Publications

Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., 2015, German electricity generation and storage system development under electricity grid restrictions, CORS/INFORMS International Conference, Montreal, Canada
Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., 2014, Long-term modelling of power-to-gas capacity developments and operation in the German power system, 14th IAEE European Energy Conference Proceedings, Rome, Italy
Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., 2014, Long-term effects of power-to-gas storage technology on power plant dispatch optimisation in Germany, 20th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), Barcelona, Spain
Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., 2014, An ecological and economic assessment of absorption-enhanced-reforming (AER) biomass gasification, Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 77(2014), Pages 535-544, DOI 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.09.007
Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., Döbele, T., Seidenspinner, N., Schlagermann, P., 2014, Brennstoffe aus Biomasse - neue Verfahrenskonzepte weisen große Potenziale auf, Teilprojekt VIII: Systemanalyse, energie | wasser-praxis, 01/2014 (65), ISSN 1436-6134
Balussou, D., Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Möst, D., Fichtner, W., 2013, An Evaluation of Optimal Biogas Plant Configurations in Germany, Waste and Biomass Valorization, Volume 5, Pages 743-758, Springer, DOI 10.1007/s12649-013-9284-1
McKenna, R., Heffels, T., Seidenspinner, N., 2013, Teilprojekt VIII: Systemanalyse, Abschlussworkshop BMBF-Vorhaben Innovative Erzeugung von Brennstoffen aus Biomasse, Bonn
McKenna, R., Heffels, T., Merkel, E., Fehrenbach, D., Killinger, S., Fichtner, W., 2013, Selected approaches to integration management for renewable energies, uwf UmweltWirtschaftsForum, Volume 21, Pages 199-207, Springer, DOI 10.1007/s00550-013-0297-9
Babrowski, S., Heffels, T., Jochem, P., Fichtner, W., 2013, Reducing computing time of energy system models by a myopic approach - A case study based on the PERSEUS-NET model, Energy Systems, Volume 5, Pages 65-83, Springer, DOI 10.1007/s12667-013-0085-1
Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., 2012, Direct marketing of electricity from biogas and biomethane: an economic analysis of several business models in Germany, Journal of Management Control: Volume 23, Issue 1 (2012), Pages 53-70, DOI 10.1007/s00187-012-0153-z
Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., 2012, A model-based analysis of the effects of integrating the aviation industry into the EU ETS, 12th IAEE European Energy Conference Proceedings, Venice, Italy
Balussou, D., Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., 2011, Modellbasierte Analyse der Biogasnutzung im deutschen Energiesystem, Proceedings FNR/KTBL-Biogaskongress, 20.-21. September 2011, Göttingen
Heffels, T., McKenna, R., Fichtner, W., 2011, Biomethaneinspeisung in Deutschland: zur Rolle der Vergasung bei der Erreichung nationaler Ziele, BWK, Bd. 63, Nr.10