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Department of Science, Society and Technology (STS) Utrecht University Copernicus Institute. Dr. Martin Patel/Dr. Evert Nieuwlaar Utrecht University Department of Science, Technology and Society (STS) Padualaan 14, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands
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Department of Science, Society and Technology (STS)Utrecht University Copernicus Institute Dr. Martin Patel/Dr. Evert Nieuwlaar Utrecht University Department of Science, Technology and Society (STS) Padualaan 14, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands m.patel@chem.uu.nl, Tel.: 0031 30 253 7634, Fax: 0031 30 253 7601 e.nieuwlaar@chem.uu.nl, Tel.: 0031 253 7607, Fax: 0031 30 253 7601
Copernicus Institute Exploring a sustainable world energy materials economy A innovation use of space cause and effect chain environmental pressure C management B effects on the economy social reaction risks
Copernicus Institute(composed of 4 departments at Utrecht University) • Dpt. of Science, Technology and Society (Fac. of Chemistry) • Dpt. of Science, Technology and Innovation Management (Fac. of Geographical Science) • Dpt. of Environmental Sciences and hydroecology (Fac. of Geographical Science) • Dpt. of Environmental Sciences and Policy (Fac. of Geographical Science)
Research clusters at the Dpt. of Science, Technology and Society (STS) • Efficient use of energy and materials (EMD)Prof. Kornelis Blok, Dr. Martin Patel • Sustainable energy supplyProf. Wim Turkenburg, Dr. Andre Faaij • Land use and biodiversityDr. Pita Verweij • Risk assessment and global changeDr. Jeroen van der Sluijs
EMD cluster • AIOs Jun. researchers • Andrea Ramirez (Eng.) - Manuela Crank (Eng.) • Tao Ren (Innov. Science) - Maarten Neelis (Eng.) • - Vlasis Oikonomou (Econ.) • - Dirk-Jan Treffers (Chem.) Staff - Prof. Kornelis Blok (Phys.) - Evert Nieuwlaar (Chem.) - Prof. Bert de Vries (Chem.) - Martin Patel (Eng.)
Material flow analysis, emission inventories Bio-based materials Short & long-term energy and materials efficiency Efficient use of energy and materials Two types of projects: • Techno-economic analysis • Policy analysis
Current projects (1/3) Techno-economic analysis • NEU-CO2-II, -III: Non-energy use and CO2 emissions.UU, ECN and ~20 network partners for DG Research, 1999-2003, 2004-2005 • NEAT-NL: Improvement of CO2 emission estimates from hydrocarbon feedstocks in the Netherlands.UU and ECN for MinVROM and NOVEM, 2002-2003 • NEAT-DE:Methodenaktualisierung für die Emissionsberechnung – Nichtenergetischer Verbrauch.UU for Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Berlin, 2004 Material flow analysis, emission inventories Bio-based materials • BREW: Medium and long-term opportunities and risks of the biotechnological production of bulk chemicals from renewable resources.UU and 13 partners for the EC’s GROWTH Programme, 2003-2004 • PRO-BIP: Techno-economic Feasibility of Large-scale Production of Bio-based Polymers in Europe.With Fraunhofer-ISI for the European Commission’s Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Seville, Spain
ISI Fraunhofer Institute Systems and Innovation Research The BREW Project Medium and long-term opportunities and risks of the biotechnological production of bulk chemicals from renewable resources CERISS
Current projects (2/3) Techno-economic analysis Material flow analysis, emission inventories Bio-based materials Short & long-term energy and materials efficiency • PIE-I, -II: Process Industries - Inventory of Energy Use. UU for ECN via UCE, 2002-2004 • Clean Technologies in the materials sector.Ecofys and UU for IPTS, 2001-2002 • FYSI: Physical indicators as a basis for estimating energy savings in industry. UU for ECN (& CPB, ECN, Novem and RIVM), 2003/2004 • VLEEM: Very Long Term Energy-Environment Model. ENERDATA and 5 partners(among them UU) for DG Research, 2002-2004 • EMD: Development of an improved energy and materials demand model. UU for RIVM, 2004
Current projects (3/3) Policy analysis • Energy-efficiency technology for the non-energy intensive sector.AIO position, Andrea Ramirez, 2001-2005 • Breakthrough technologies in industry.AIO position, Tao Ren, ECN/UCE, 2002-2006 • Validation of MEI-Energy.An analytic framework for monitoring the effectiveness of policy instruments; UU for RIVM, 2002 • White & Green: Innovative policies and measures for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Lund University, IAEE, Sydkraft and UU for DG Research, 2003-2004 • Leakage & Spillover:Carbon leakages and induced technological change, the negative and positive spill-over impacts of stringent climate change policy. ECN, VU, U-WAG, UU for NRP-CC-WAB, 2004 Short & long-term energy and materials efficiency
Research ClusterEfficient use of energy and materials (EMD)Selection of projects related to renewable resources in the chemical industry: • BREW: Medium and long-term opportunities and risks of the biotechnological production of bulk chemicals from renewable resources. UU and 13 partners for the EC’s GROWTH Programme, 2003-2004, http://www.chem.uu.nl/brew • PRO-BIP: Techno-economic Feasibility of Large-scale Production of Bio-based Polymers in Europe. In co-operation with Fraunhofer-ISI for the European Commission’s Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Seville, Spain, ongoing • Clean Technologies in the materials sector; Ecofys and UU for IPTS, 2001-2002 • Non-energy use and CO2 emissions (NEU-CO2). UU, ECN and ~20 network partners for DG Research, 1999-2003, http://www-n.chem.uu.nl/nws/www/nenergy/ • Improvement of CO2 emission estimates from hydrocarbon feedstocks in the Netherlands. UU and ECN for MinVROM and NOVEM, 2003 • PIE: Process Industries: Inventory of Energy Use. UU for ECN, 2002-2003
Research ClusterEfficient use of energy and materials (EMD)Publications related to renewable resources in the chemical industry: • Personal UU website (contains also downloadable publications on comparative life-cycle assessments for bio-based materials):http://www.chem.uu.nl/nws/www/general/personal/patel_a.htm • Website of BREW Project (Medium and long-term opportunities and risks of the biotechnological production of bulk chemicals from renewable resources; website contains project profile; publications not yet available) http://www.chem.uu.nl/brew • Website of the International Network “Non-energy use and CO2 emissions” (NEU-CO2; project profile andvarious downloadable publications; more in preparation). http://www-n.chem.uu.nl/nws/www/nenergy/