IEE/Institut/Team
Kelvin Walenta
Dipl.-Ing. BSc
Tel.
+43 316 873 - 7915

Researcher Profiles
Pure: walenta-kelvin
OrcID: 0009-0003-6033-2277
Google Scholar ID: kzwvcQEAAAAJ
LinkedIn: kelvin-walenta-371a48252

Biografie
Kelvin Walenta studierte ‚Technical Physics‘ an der TU Graz und schloss den Master im Februar 2024 mit ausgezeichnetem Erfolg ab. Im Auslandssemester an der Universität Bergen fokussierte er sich auf die Modellierung physikalischer Prozesse und spezialisierte sich während seiner Masterarbeit weiter in diese Richtung. Seit März 2024 ist er als Universitäts-Projektassistent und Doktorand am Institut für Elektrizitätswirtschaft und Energieinnovation (IEE) der TU Graz tätig. Seine Forschungsinteressen umfassen Energiesysteme, numerische Modellierung sowie Optimierungsverfahren.

Interessensgebiete
Energiesysteme, numerische Modellierung, Optimierungsverfahren

Publikationen

Projekte

V2G-QUESTS contributes to the creation of inclusive positive energy districts (PEDs) by empowering/emancipating/strengthening the power-balancing capacity of private and shared electric vehicles (EVs) in thus far EV-poor areas. These vehicles can be used as one big battery to tackle intermittent energy production and consumption in urban areas through the concept of Vehicle-to-grid (V2G), which is being assessed in several pilots. However, for V2G to positively affect the power network, it will have to be adopted at different geographies and socio-economical strata. Energy production and consumption are everywhere, not just in locations where higher-income people who can afford EVs live. In V2G-QUESTS we will therefore work in a multidisciplinary team to bring electric mobility and the concept of V2G into disadvantaged and typically excluded communities, therefore contributing to both mobility and energy transitions in PEDs. The project intends to produce specific guidelines for creating mobility-enabled PEDs that are demonstrated through three specific, yet diverse, European case studies that align citizens’ behavior, business models, technology, power optimization, governance, and impacts in a co-creation context in typically excluded districts. Each country that is part of V2G-QUESTS brings specific expertise required to maximize the impact of V2G at a local and regional scale.
Fördergeber*innen
  • Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG) , FFG
Beginn: 30.11.2023
Ende: 29.11.2026
Details
Austrian and European decarbonisation targets are increasingly focusing on the electrification of various sectors, such as transport, heating and industrial processes. National energy policy guidelines, including the expansion targets set out in the Renewable Energy Expansion Act (EAG), emphasise the promotion of renewable energy sources such as wind, photovoltaics, hydropower and biomass. However, these plans lack a concrete definition of capacities for storage technologies, both in terms of capacity and energy. As part of this study, the IEE is providing scientific support and is responsible in particular for quality assurance, support with parameterisation and analysis of the results.
Fördergeber*innen
  • Austrian Power Grid AG, APG
  • Bundesverband Photovoltaic Austria
Beginn: 31.08.2024
Ende: 30.12.2024
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