Hauptaufgaben

• Biomassenutzung
• Lebenszyklusanalysen
• Treibhausgasbilanzierung
• Carbon-Footprint
• Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung
• Treibstoffe der Zukunft - Biotreibstoffe, Elektro-Mobilität, Wasserstoff 

Werdegang

Studium Maschinenbau an der Technischen Universität Graz; Dissertation: "Treibhausgas-Emissionen der Bioenergie-Nutzung – Lebenszyklusanalyse zum Vergleich von Bioenergie-Systemen und fossilen Energiesystemen“

seit 2006: Key-Researcher des Forschungsbereiches “Energiesysteme und Strategien” in der Energieforschung, JOANNEUM RESEARCH

seit 2007: Mitarbeit in der Internationalen Energieagentur (IEA): National Team Leader in der IEA Bioenergy Task 42 „Biorefinery“;
Operating Agent der Task 19 „Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles“ des IEA Implementing Agreement „Hybrid and Electric Vehicles“ (HEV);

Österreichsicher Vertreter im Annex 40 “Life Cycle Analysis of Transportation Fuel Pathways” of IEA “Advanced Motor Fuels” (AMF)

Auszeichnungen

Poster Award "for an outstanding scientific poster and particularly valuable contribution to the conference" für den Beitrag "Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Cars with Biofuels in Austria - A Comparison to Cars with Conventional Fuel" bei der 12 Biomasse Konferenz in Amsterdam 2002

Lehrtaetigkeit

TU-Wien „Ecological Resource Management“
FH-Tulln „Ökobilanzierung der Bioenergie“
FH JOANNEUM Kapfenberg „Biofuels“
Donau-Universität Krems „Ökologischer Fußabdruck

• A Sustainale Bioenergy Strategy for Austria
• Algae for Energy – Assessment of algal-based pathways for energy production in Austria
• Algae for Energy – Identification of the most promising algal-based pathways for fuels, power and heat in Austria (poster)
• Application of the GHG methodology of the European Directive to 7 European Biofuel Production Plant - Experiences, lessions learned, and future perspectives for greenhouse gas emissions of biofuels production in Europe(lecture)
• Application of the GHG methodology of the European Directive to 7 European Biofuel Production Plant - Experiences, lessions learned, and future perspectives for greenhouse gas emissions of biofuels production in Europe.
• Aspekte zur erfolgreichen Einführung von Elektro-Fahrzeugen in Österreich – Technik, Kosten, Umwelt und die Menschen (lecture)
• Assessment of lingo-cellulosic bioethanol concepts in Austria – Technical, economic and environmental aspects
• Autofahren mit Wasserstoff
• Biomethane injection into the gas grid - A multi criteria analysis (lecture)
• Classification and assessment of biorefinery concepts in IEA Bioenergy Task 42 “Biorefineries”
• Costs of Greenhouse Gas Reduction with Bioenergy in Austria
• Der technologische Fortschritt bei Holzfeuerungen - Ergebnisse einer statistischen Analyse der Prüfstandsmessungen der BLT Wieselburg von 1980-1998
• Die Energieforschung in der JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
• Energieversorgung der Zukunft - Beiträge von JOANNEUM RESEARCH
• Energy- and greenhouse gas-based LCA of Biofuel and bioenergy systems: Key issues, ranges and recommendations
• Environmental assessment of biomethane as transportation fuel
• Environmental assessment of biomethane injected into the gas grid (lecture)
• Environmental assessment of biorefinery systems – Life cycle analyses of greenhouse gas emissions and cumulated primary energy consumption
• Environmental assessment of different vehicle concepts (lecture)
• Environmental burdens over the entire life cycle of a biomass chip plant
• Experiences and lessons learned of applying the GHG-methodology of the European Directive to Austrian biofuel plants (lecture)
• Greenhouse gas and energy analysis of substitute natural gas from biomass for space heat.
• Greenhouse gas balance of bioenergy systems – a comparison of bioenergy with fossil energy systems
• Greenhouse Gas Balances of Bioenergy Systems, Methodology and First Results
• Greenhouse Gas Benefits of a Biogas Plant in Austria
• Greenhouse Gas Benefits of a biogas Plant in Austria, JOANNEUM Research on behalf of IEA Bioenergy Task38
• Greenhouse Gas Benefits of a biogas Plant in Austria, JOANNEUM Research on behalf of IEA Bioenergy Task38
• Greenhouse gas emissions of bioenergy from agriculture compared to fossil energy for heat and electricity supply
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Bioenergy Systems – Compared to Fossil Systems, Methodology and First Results
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Cars with Bio-fuels in Austria
• Greenhouse gas emissions of energy generation from recovered wood – a comparison to fossil energy systems
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Transportation-Services with Hydrogen
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Costs of Implementing the EC Biofuel Directive in Austria
• Grüne Biotreibstoffe für die grüne Steiermark - Machbarkeitsanalyse zur Erzeugung von Bioethanol in der steirischen Papier- und Zellstoff- Industrie (poster)
• Identification and Assessment of Most Promising Biorefineries until 2020 in IEA Bioenergy Task 42 "Biorefinery"
• Identification and assessment of most promising biorefineries until 2020 in IEA Bioenergy Task 42 "Biorefinery" (lecture)
• Identification and assessment of the most interesting algal-based energy pathways for Austria (lecture)
• IEA Bioenergy Task 42 - Biorefinery: Skizzierung der Bioraffinerie- Konzepte und ihrer Potenziale (lecture)
• Innovative Biorefinery Concepts and their Assessment – Results from IEA Bioenergy Task 42 „Biorefinery“
• Life cycle assessment (LCA) of thermal processes - Examples for gasification and pyrolyses to transportation biofuels, electricity and heat (lecture)
• Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas and Biomethane – Examples from Austria
• Life cycle assessment of electric vehicles - Updated proposal for a new annex (lecture)
• Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles in a New Task of the IEA Implementing Agreement on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (IA-HEV)
• Life cycle assessment of transportation biofuels - Greenhouse gas emissions of 1st and 2nd generation biofuels in comparison to gasoline, diesel and natural gas (lecture)
• Life cycle assessment of transportation biofuels – Greenhouse gas emissions of 1st and 2nd generation biofuels in comparison to gasoline, diesel and natural gas
• Nachhaltig unterwegs im Jahr 2020 – Steirische Initiative für Treibstoffe der Zukunft
• New Task on Life Cycle Assessment of Electric Vehicles in IEA IA-HEV (Hybrid and Electric Vehicles)
• QUO VADIS ELEKTROAUTO? Grundlagen einer Road Map für die Einführung von Elektro-Fahrzeugen in Österreich (Endbericht)
• Reaching 10% renewable transportation fuels in 2020 by electric vehicles in Styria/Austria
• Reaching 10% renewable transportation fuels in 2020 by electric-vehicles in Styria/Austria
• Stand und zukünftige Perspektiven von Biotreibstoffen in Österreich (lecture)
• Steirische Elektromobilität im Jahr 2020 – Implementierungsszenarien für E-Fahrzeuge in der Steiermark
• Sustainable chain assessment of biofuel-driven biorefineries (lecture)
• The Future of Biorefinery Evolution - How will Biorefinery Platforms fit in the Industry Sector?
• The Long-Term Prospects of Biofuels in the EU-15 Countries
• The Perspectives of Biomethane in the Austrian Energy Market
• The Treatment of Fossil energy Substitution in LCA for Forest Products – Criteria and Case Studies
• Towards a standard methodology for greenhouse gas balances of bioenergy systems in comparison with fossil energy systems
• Treibhausgas-Emissionen aus Biogasanlagen
• Treibhausgas-Emissionen der Stromerzeugung - Ein Vergleich von Bioenergie-Systemen und fossilen Energiesystemen
• Wie man leben soll – Einfluss unterschiedlicher Lebensstile auf Treibhausgas-Emissionen, Energie- und Flächenbedarf
• Wie man leben soll – Einfluss unterschiedlicher Lebensstile auf Treibhausgas-Emissionen, Energie- und Flächenbedarf (lecture)
• Woher kommt der zusätzliche (erneuerbare) Strom für die Elektro- Fahrzeuge - Am Beispiel Steiermark (lecture)
• Ökobilanz von Biomasse-Kleinfeuerungsanlagen für die Entwicklung eines Produktlabels (poster)