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Copernicus InstituteSustainable Development and Transition Management

Department of Science, Society and Technology (STS)

Utrecht University Copernicus Institute

Dr. Martin Patel/Dr. Evert NieuwlaarUtrecht UniversityDepartment of Science, Technology and Society (STS)Padualaan 14, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, [email protected], Tel.: 0031 30 253 7634, Fax: 0031 30 253 [email protected], Tel.: 0031 253 7607, Fax: 0031 30 253 7601


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Copernicus InstituteExploring a sustainable world

use of space

environmentalpressure

effects on theeconomy

risks

social reaction

management

innovation

economy energymaterials

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cause and effect chain


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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)


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• 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

Research clusters at the Dpt. of Science, Technology and Society (STS)


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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.)


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Efficient use of energy and materials

Two types of projects:

• Techno-economic analysis

• Policy analysis

Material flow analysis, emission inventories

Bio-based materials

Short & long-term energy and materials efficiency


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Current projects (1/3)

• 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


Bio-based materials

Techno-economic analysis

• 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


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The BREW Project Medium and long-term opportunities and risks of the biotechnological production of bulk chemicals from renewable resources

Fraunhofer

ISI

InstituteSystems andInnovation Research

CERISS


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• 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


Bio-based materials

Short & long-term energy and materials efficiency

Techno-economic analysis


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• Energy-efficiency technology for the non-energy intensive sector. AI O p os iti on, An drea Ra m i rez , 2 00 1-2 00 5

• Breakthrough technologies in industry. AI O p os iti on, Ta o Ren , E CN/UCE, 20 02 -20 06

• Validation of MEI-Energy. An a na ly tic f ram e work fo r m o nito ri ng the e ffe c ti v en es s o f p o l ic y in s trum en ts ; UU fo r R IVM , 20 02

• White & Green: Innovative policies and measures for energy efficiency and renewable energy. L u nd Univ ers ity , I AEE , S y d k ra ft an d UU fo r DG Re s e arc h, 20 03 -20 04

• Leakage & Spillover: Carbon leakages and induced technological change, the negative and pos itive spill-over impacts of s tr ingent c limate change policy . ECN, VU, U-W AG, UU fo r NRP-CC-W AB, 2 0 0 4

Short & long-term energy

and materials efficiency

Policy analysis


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Research Cluster

Efficient 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


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Research Cluster

Efficient 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 and various downloadable publications; more in preparation). http://www-n.chem.uu.nl/nws/www/nenergy/

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