Carlos García Velásquez (Colombia/The Netherlands)
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Biomass use for bioplastics
Carlos developped a new module of the BeWhere model including the use of biomass for the production of bio-plastics. He added a a life cycle assessment analyses on top of it, and concentrated his study on the PET bottle production in Europe.
Hoang Anh Tran (Vietnam)
University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), Vietnam
Biomass use in the Coal power plant of Vietnam
Huang Anh based her work on the model An-Ha had developped for Vietnam (YSSP 2017), and implemented the possible use of diverse agricultural residues for the the use in the coal power plant co-firing.
Yoga Pratama (Indonesia/UK)
Energy system planning with endogenous fuel price
Yoga studied the impact of the interactions between potentially stranded fossil assets, biomass industry, and the UK electricity systems on least-cost decarbonisation pathway. He used the BeWhere model to identify the biomass that can allocated for co-firing in the UK.
| Fumi Harahap (Sweden/Indonesia) Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden Palm oil industry development Fumi developed the Indonesian BeWhere model starting from Sumatra island. She studied how the paln oil mills can further be developped to diversify their energy output, and how they can contribute to the country's emission reductions. |
| Arif Mohr-Idris (Malaysia) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia Coal plant transformation into co-firing in Malaysia Arif studied the possibilities for the Malaysian coal power plant to upgrade their technology to co-firing based on loacal biomass. |
| Ying Meng (China) Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Hydro power potential in Indonesia Ying studied the devlopment of the hydro power stations in Indonesia based on different emission pathways and taking into account the ecosystems services protection. |
| Hana Mandova (UK/Czech Republic) Leeds University, UK Integration of biomass in steel industries Hana developed the European BeWhere model with the integration of biomass in the existing steel industries in Europe and assessed the theoretical, technical and economic potential based on forestry residual and sewage. |
| An-Ha Truong (Vietnam) University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), Vietnam Coal plant transformation into co-firing in Vietnam An-Ha developed the BeWhere Vietnam model, and adapted the model to be recursive dynamic. The model identifies when the existing coal plants would be transformed into co-firing based on rice residues. |
| Kasparas Spokas (USA/Canada) Princeton University, USA BECCS in gas and coal power plants in the US Kasparas adapted the USA BeWhere model with the integration of the gas and coal power plants. He studied the economic potential of those plants to be converted towards biomass use and carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS). |
| Poh (Rachel) Hoo (Malaysia) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia Biogas production in Malaysia Rachel applied the biogas model developed by Piera. The model is applied in Malaysia. Biogas will be produced based on palm oil waste, animal manure or municipal solid waste. The model will determine new biogas production plants as well as new extension of the pipeline network. |
| Maria Xylia (Sweden/Greece) Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden Locations of electric charging stations in Stockholm Maria adapted the BeWhere model to determine the optimal locations of the future electric charging stations for the city of Stockholm. The model will identify what technology should be implemented on each bus line. The buses can run on biogas, biodiesel or electricity - conductive or inductive. |
| Sudhanya Banerjee (USA/India) University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA CO2 distribution between algae production and sequestration Sudhanya developed the BeWhere model to identify the trade-off between CO2 sequestration and CO2 use for algae based biodiesel production. He applied the model for the state of Texas where there are a high availability of CO2 emissions and saline water optimal for algae growth. |
| Sie Ting Tan (Malaysia) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia Waste management in Malaysia Ting applied the BeWhere model to estimate the potential of recycling Municipal households waste into power though divers type of technologies in Malaysia. The economic and environmental impact of MSW has been assessed. |
| Daniel Sanchez (USA) University of California, Berkeley, USA Temporal and geographic allocation of resources Daniel analyzed the spatial and temporal resolution of renewable resources in the Alps. His work was a preliminary phase for the potential assessment of power to gas/liquid. |
| Sennai Mesfun (Sweden/Eritrea) Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden Power to gas/liquid technology Senai developed the BeWhere model by integrating the power to gas/liquid (P2G/L) technology. He integrated the data compiled from Daniel Sanchez on a detailed temporal resolution and analyzed the potential of P2G/L in the Alps under divers policy scenarios. |
| Piera Patrizio (Italy) University of Udine, Udine, Italy Biogas production in North Italy Piera developed the biogas technology in the BeWhere model applied in North Italy. Crop or manure can be used as feedstock in order to produce power heat or transport fuel. |
| Pietro Campana (Sweden/Italy) Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden PV water pumping system in China Pietro developed the BeWhere model to identify the optimal locations of PV water pumping system in china for irrigation of grass on agricultural land. The produced grass is dedicated for feed. |
| Kalvis Kons (Sweden/Latvia) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden Integration of terminals in the BeWhere model
Kalvis contributed in the development of the BeWhere model by integrating the forest terminals. He applied his research for Sweden, where he compiled a database of the actual terminals, and used it as an input data into the BeWhere model. |
| Dilip Khatiwada (Sweden/Nepal) Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden Development of BeWhere Brazil
Dilip contributed in the development of the BeWhere model for Brazil. He studied the impact of the use of bagasse and residuals from sugar cane for the production of 2nd generation bio-ethanol on the costs, emissions, and international trades. |
| Ellen Slegers (The Netherlands) Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands Optimal location for algae production Ellen contributed in the development of the BeWhere model by including the production of algae. Sea water and CO2 emissions from electrical power plants are the resources used for algae production. The study is focused on the comparisons for the optimal location of algae based biofuel production plants between Benelux, South of France and North Africa. |
| Anna Olsson (Sweden) Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden Forestry market in Sweden Anna developed a partial equilibrium model that determines the optimal distribution of forestry wood resources between the different woody based industries. The output from her model, (i.e. amount of biofuel that can be produced) will be used as input into the BeWhere model applied for Sweden. |
| Viktoria Gass (Austria) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria Development of BeWhere Wind for Austria Viktoria developed the BeWhere model applied for wind turbines for Austria. Based on a GIS modeling, on a 100*100 m2 grid, Viktoria determined the leveled cost of electricity generated from the wind turbines at different optimal locations. |
Elisabeth Wetterlund (Sweden) Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Development of BeWhere Europe Elisabeth contributed in the development of the BeWhere model at the European level. Forest biomass and lignocellulosic waste were used as feedstock, and the location of both ethanol and Fischer-Tropsh diesel production plants were determined regarding heat and electricity demand, price, and carbon cost. Elisabeth received the Mikhalevich Award for her outstanding work during the YSSP. |
| Yun Wu (USA/China) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA Bioenergy Production Potential in the Forest Market of Southeastern US Yun studied the biofuel production potential from the pulp and paper mills. She included into the BeWhere model the possibility to produce biofuel from the pulp and paper mills or and from new second generation biofuel production plants. She applied the model for the Southeastern US. |
| Johannes Schmidt (Austria) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria Development of BeWhere by including the Use of Waste Process Heat Johannes contributed in developing the BeWhere model to consider waste heat utilization for district heating. He built up a geographical database of heating demand in Austria and integrated the heat demand and heating infrastructure costs. The heat demand was estimated applying a bottom up approach, combining data on dwelling areas with average consumption quantities. |
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Phone: (+43 2236) 807 0 Fax:(+43 2236) 71 313