Sustainable energy production, storage and balancing on warehouses – DB Schenker
Overview
Company Name / Department |
DB Schenker |
Contact Person |
Angelique Bel – van Gorp |
Location | Tilburg (NL) |
Optional remote work |
To be discussed |
Travel expenses (own account or reimbursed by the company) | NA |
Housing arranged by company | No |
Housing expenses (how much per month, own account or subsidized by the company) | NA |
Internship compensation | € 500,- per month |
Study program | |
ESCF community |
Full member |
Start date |
To be discussed |
Company Description
With around 72,700 employees at more than 1,850 locations in over 130 countries, DB Schenker is one of the world’s leading logistics service providers. The company operates land, air, and ocean transportation services, and it also offers comprehensive logistics and global supply chain management solutions from a single source. Aiming for a sustainable future of the logistics industry, DB Schenker continuously invests in innovative transport solutions, renewable energies, and low-emission products for its customers.
Project Description
Sustainable energy production, storage and balancing on warehouses
Goals of the project
Energy storage and charging infrastructure concepts, and how this can be best integrated in logistics.
Also, transforming warehouses and cross docks into private charging infrastructure by, for example, installing massive amounts of solar panels, needs investigation.
Containerized battery stations that act as local energy storage and charging solutions. How to best integrate this with existing logistics designs is a key consideration.
Deliverables
A proposal on the way forward on the goals of this project.
Knowledge
Logistics, transport, operations, energy supply
More information: escf@tue.nl
