Dr. Lars-Peter Lauven

• 2002 - 2007: Studies of industrial engineering at the University of Karlsruhe (TH), diploma thesis about the economic efficiency of the production of synthesis gas for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
• 2003 -2006: tutor at the Institute of Chemical Process Engineering (CVT) at the University of Karlsruhe (TH), now KIT
• 2008 - 2018 : wiss. Assistant/Academic Councillor at the Chair of Production and Logistics at the Georg-August-University Göttingen
• 2011 - 2014 : project developer for energy economics at the Energy Research Center Lower Saxony (efzn)
• 2012: Florenz Sartorius Award of the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the Georg-August-University Göttingen for the best doctoral thesis in the field of "Business Administration, Business Informatics or Business Education".
• Nov .- Dec. 2015: Visiting scholar at the University of Nanjing
• Since September 2018: Team leader at the Department of Energy Management and Operation of Electrical Networks at the University of Kassel

• Virtual power plants
• Electricity and energy markets
• Material and energetic use of biomass

2019

• Lauven, L.-P.; Geldermann, J.; Desideri, U.: Estimating the revenue potential of flexibility in the power sector, Energy Policy 128C, pp. 402-410
• Schröder, T., Lauven, L.-P., Sowlati, T., Geldermann, J., Strategic planning of a multi-product wood-biorefinery production system, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 211, pp. 1502-1516

2018

• Schröder, T., Lauven, L.-P., Beyer, B., Lerche, N., Geldermann, J., Using PROMETHEE to assess bioenergy pathways, Central European Journal of Operations Research, 2018.
• Scharpenberg, C., Pohl, E., Lauven, L.-P., Geldermann, J., Ecological Assessment of Port Equipment for Container Terminals, Proceedings of the Hamburg International Conference of Logistics (HICL) 2018.
• Lauven, L.-P., Karschin, I., Geldermann, J., Simultaneously optimizing the capacity and configuration of biorefineries, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Volume 124, October 2018, pp 12-23
• Schröder, T., Lauven, L.-P., Geldermann, J., Improving biorefinery planning: integration of spatial data using exact optimization nested in an evolutionary strategy, European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 264, Issue 3, 1 February 2018, pp 1005-1019
• Lauven, L.-P., Two-stage unit commitment modeling for virtual power plants, Operations Research Proceedings, 2018.
• Pohl, E., Lauven, L.-P., Geldermann, J., An exact Method for cost-minimal deployment of a Rail Crane using Demand Response, Operations Research Proceedings, 2018

2017

• Beyer, B., Geldermann, J ., Lauven, L.-P., Agent-based model of the German heating market: simulations concerning the use of wood pellets and the sustainability of the market, 14th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), pp 1-6  

2016

• Lauven, L.-P., Schmidt, J., Comparing flexibility options on the supply and demand side of the German electricity market, Karlsruhe Service Summit 2016.
• Schröder, T., Lauven, L., Geldermann, J., Integrated Optimization of Location, Capacity and Setup of a Biorefinery Using Evolutionary Strategies, in: Proceedings of the Workshop "OR in Environmental Protection" of the Society for Operations Research e.V., Feb. 20-21, 2014, Heidelberg 2016, pp. 77-92

2015

• Schmidt, J., Lauven, L.-P., Ihle, N., Kolbe, L., Demand Side Integration for Electric Transport Vehicles, International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Volume 9, Issue 4, pp 160-177, 2015.

2014

• Lauven, L.-P., An optimization approach to biorefinery setup planning, Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 70, pp 440-451, 2014
• Lauven, L.-P.; Liu, B.; Geldermann, J., Determinants of economically optimal cassava-to-ethanol plant capacities with consideration of GHG emissions, Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 70, Issue 2, pp 1246-1252, 2014

2013

• Lauven, L.-P.; Liu, B.; Geldermann, J., Investigation of the Influence of Plant Capacity on the Economic and Ecological Performance of Cassava-based Bioethanol, Chemical Engineering Transactions, Vol. 35, pp 595-600, 2013

2011

• Dissertation: Optimization of Biomass-to-Liquid Plant Setups and Capacities Using Nonlinear Programming ISBN: 978-3-86955-899-8

2010

• Lauven, L.-P.; Geldermann, J., Economic potential of bio-olefins produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, in: Körner, M.-Ch., Geldermann, J., Schöbel, A.: Yields, Diagrams and Algorithms - Operations Research in Practice, Shaker Verlag, Aachen, 2010
• Lauven, L.-P.; Geldermann, J., Economic Modelling of Fischer-Tropsch Product Upgrading Facilities, in: Workshop on Applied Modelling and Simulation, Buzios, Brazil, May 5-7, 2010, Rio de Janeiro: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, p.359
• Lauven, L.-P., Life Cycle Costing for Machine Tools, ; Produktion - Die Wirtschaftszeitung für die deutsche Industrie, issue 29-30, p. 15.
• Geldermann, J.; Schenk-Mathes, H., Amann, K., Federowski, A., Köster, Ch., Lauven, L.-P., Lindemann, U., Pithan, D., Schmidt, M., Springmann, J.-P., Lower Saxony_{CO2 avoidance potentials} and avoidance costs, Prepared by the Lower Saxony Energy Research Center on behalf of the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment and Climate Protection, Goslar.
• Lauven, L.-P.; Geldermann, J., Logistics for Biomass-to-Liquids Plants, in: Hiete, M., Ludwig, J., Schultmann, F. (eds.): Challenges for Sustainable Biomass Utilization, Proceedings of the Chilean-German Biociclo Workshop, 26 March 2009, Karlsruhe, KIT Scientific Publishing

2008

• Lauven, L.-P., Neumann, D., Kraushaar-Czarnetzki, B., Influence of Feedstock Choice on the Economics of Oxo-Synthesis Gas Generation, PRES 2008, Prague. 

• Member GOR