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Linking High Tech and Human Touch Sustainability and biomass at the University of Twente

Linking High Tech and Human Touch Sustainability and biomass at the University of Twente. Green Energy Initiative meeting 27 June 2012 Annemarije Kooijman. Route 14: building experience with multidisciplinary cooperation in the field of biomass

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Linking High Tech and Human Touch Sustainability and biomass at the University of Twente

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  1. Linking High Tech and Human Touch Sustainability and biomass at the University of Twente Green Energy Initiative meeting 27 June 2012 Annemarije Kooijman

  2. Route 14: building experience with multidisciplinary cooperation in the field of biomass UT expertise, opportunities for your own research? Which organisation forms would trigger you and support you in setting up and building up multidisciplinary research in the field of biomass (GEI)? LinkingHigh-techand Human Touch

  3. Interfaculty team: Sascha Kersten (TNW), Joy Clancy (MB), Devrim Yazan (MB), Annemarije Kooijman (TNW), team members MB, TNW, CTW, ITC • Development of a tool for the biofuels industry that can be used to make pro-active decisions: environmental, social, economic sustainability Proposalsubmitted: BioenergySupply Chain Integration (BioSCinT)- overcoming market barriersfor second generationbiomass Overview of frameworksand tools for the assessment of sustainability of biomass Value chain analysis of bagasse Biomassproductionfromperspective of smallholder farmers Identification of opportunities at University of Twente formultidisciplinary cooperation in the field of biomass Route 14 biomass platform

  4. Biomass: productionfeedstock, processing, transport, use of product SocialScience research: impacts of feedstockproduction, decisionmaking in chain, governance of chain and energy transition Technical research: whichfeedstocks, viabilityand efficiency of productionanduse, scale of operation Multidisciplinary cooperation in the field of biomass at The university of twente

  5. MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IN AND AROUND BIOMASS CHAINS Governance of direction(s) and pace distribution of impacts Choicesandstructures in the chain

  6. Level: • Product, process, feedstock, value chain, policy or strategy, region, business. Purpose: • Certification, comparison for business internal choice, comparison for business external information (marketing or customer/ actor influence), identification of fields of improvement. Tools and instruments: • LCA, process assessment (ISO), input output modelling, scenarios, analysis of interests or convictions of stakeholders, economic modelling, game theory etc. Assessing or discussingsustainability

  7. Production process: TNW, CTW Green chemistry: TNW LCA analysis (waterfootprint): CTW governance models, niche management, support of implementation process: MB /IGS Study of social issues, development: MB Economic and business modelling, logistics: MB, CTW Geo-information science, measuring of vegetation: ITC Philosophy of society -technology interaction; ethics, understanding processes of societal transformation: Behavioural Science Research methods for social data gathering and analysis Sector structures, networks, political influence Green Energy Initiative Sustainable campus Relevant expertise at University of Twente

  8. Multiple disciplines, multiple researchers Starting point: should each be expert in their own field of expertise or support generalists? Barriers to multidisciplinary research • different scientific approaches, • different target groups (industry, government, science) - implications for expected outputs, objectives of research, practical use How to define an innovative research topic? How to create synergy? How to build up a field of multidisciplinary expertise? Multidisciplinary research

  9. Starting point: ‘outward’ looking experts with multidisciplinary experience define topics and moderate synergy AND/OR Calls for proposals define topics, synergy is not planned but facilitated through organised discussion Small/ad hoc: joint education/PhD/ postdoc supervision and small projects facilitate growth of multidisciplinary expertise and shared language between disciplines AND/OR Structurefor expertise: oneUT approach as basis forlinking research Building up A structuralmultidiscplinary field of expertise Organisationforms

  10. Which research questions in the field of biomass are relevant for yourself and your contacts (especially stakeholders in the chain)? Which expertise do you have/which fields of expertise would you like to link to with regards to sustainability (of biomass)? Which organisation forms would trigger and support you? a.l.kooijman@utwente.nl ARE YOU INTERESTED?

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